Archive for the ‘Night’ Category:
Blackcomb at Dusk
This was taken on our recent trip to Whistler. I grabbed my camera on the way to the grocery store so that I could give the 5DII’s low video a workout. This is the base area of Blackcomb mountain just below the lift. It’s amazing how it’s now possible to get handheld shots like this that aren’t noisy. I also love the lights against the deep blue of the last moments of dusk.
Vital Stats: Canon 5D Mark II w/Canon 24-105mm f/4L @ 35mm ISO3200, f/4, 1/60 sec
Over Teakettle
Every Sunday evening at the base of Whistler Mountain they have the Fire & Ice festival. Besides fire dancers and fireworks, the main event is the stunt show put on by the Whistler ski school. At the conclusion of the show, they put up a huge burning ring and jump through it to the delight of the crowd.
It’s a tough thing to photograph between the huge crowds, the darkness, the distance to the jumpers, and the high speed. I wasn’t in a good spot because frankly, I was in the Garibaldi Lift Company enjoying a cold Kokanee.
Vital Stats: Canon 5D Mark II w/Canon 70-200 f/4L @ 200mm ISO 3200, f/4, 1/200 sec. A Canon 580ExII flash stops the action.
Hey! That tower isn’t straight!
This image is of something that is sort of famous – the Leaning Tower of Pisa. The first thing you notice is that yep, it’s really leaning. Actually, that’s the second thing you notice. The first thing you notice is that the area around the tower is surrounded by sleazy vendors peddling junk. Fortunately they were all packing up when we arrived there are dusk.
To get the shot, I used my Joby Gorillapod tripod perched on top of a cement signpost. I used a wireless trigger to shoot the shot as to not disturb the camera since it was a long exposure. The star points on the lights are caused by a really small aperture on the lens.
Vital Stats: Canon 350D w/Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 29mm ISO 100, f/10.0, 20 seconds
Disney Night
This shot was taken at Disney World back in January just outside of the Buzz Lightyear ride. We were waiting in a long line to get on the ride and I had enough time to look around a little and see all the great colors and converging lines overhead. It was also fun to see what the 5D Mark II could do at night! It’s a little abstract, but the colors and lines are very pleasing to me.
Vital Stats: Canon 5D Mark II w/Canon 24-105 f/4L @ 35mm, ISO 1250, f/4, 1/30 sec.
The Prinsengracht at Night
In 2005, I had the chance to spend a day in Amsterdam on my way to Bangalore, India for work. Rather than get a hotel, we rented a houseboat on a canal for two nights to recharge before the long push to India. I got a few minutes to wander around on a cool November evening to take some pictures of this beautiful city.
This shot was taken from a bridge over the Prinsengracht with my DSLR strapped to the railing by a little velcro tripod thingy I bought at REI about ten years ago. It works great for travel since it’s really small, it’s very light, and it can be velcro’d to ANYTHING.
Vital Stats: Canon Rebel XT w/Canon 17-85mm @ 47mm. ISO 200, f/5.6, 8s
Fire Daisy
This is probably the simplest image I’ll ever post on the T3 Imagery photo blog. It’s one long exposure of a single fireworks charge. The usual goal of most fireworks photography is to capture as many bursts as possible. I went a different route and went for simplicity. The net result is that a number of the images are very organic looking – including this one that really looks like a daisy.
This was taken at the annual 4th of July fireworks display on Whidbey Island, WA.
Vital Stats: Canon 40D w/Tamron 17-50mm @ 36mm. ISO 125, f/11, 4 sec.
The Flavian Ampitheater – Part II
I love this shot of the Colosseum in Rome for a bunch of reasons. First, it’s a night shot. That’s cool by itself. Second, due to the time of day and the long exposure – no people are in the shot. That’s pretty rare for the Colosseum. We were walking home from dinner at Da Baffeto (fabulous pizza, btw..) heading back to our apartment about three blocks from here. To get the picture, I put my Joby Gorillapod on a low rock (I think) and went for a couple of shots to make sure one turned out.
Vital Stats: Canon Rebel XT w/Canon 10-22mm @14mm. ISO 100, f/10.0, 25 sec.
Where’s the Mouse?
The family and I spent a lovely day at Disney World last weekend. With a 2.5 year old, I didn’t expect we’d be able to spend the entire day there. As the day went on, both kids were in a great mood and were having a fantastic time – even little 8-month-old Elizabeth loved walking around and all the colors and sounds. Because of this, we were able to stay for the 9:00 PM fireworks show.
This shot was taken shortly before the fireworks started and about three hours after sundown. Frankly, it’s a shot that I couldn’t have made two weeks ago. Thanks to the 5D Mark II and the image stabilized 24-105 f/4L, I didn’t need a tripod.
Vital Stats: Canon 5D Mark II w/24-105L @ 70mm. ISO 3200, f/4, 1/50 sec.
Nurse Log at the Hoh
You wouldn’t think sun would be a problem in a rainforest, would you? The day we went to the Hoh rainforest on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, it was a beautiful spring day. It would have been the perfect day for everything – except rain forest photos. Regardless, I still like this shot – it seems like it’s straight out of “Lord of the Rings meets the Matrix”.
What you are looking at is a nurse log. When a cedar falls, it sprouts many other new cedars that grow in a perfect line down the length of the trunk. This is a case where several sprouts have grown into full trees.
Vital Stats: Canon 40D w/Tamron 17-50 @ 34mm ISO 400, f/4.5, 1/50 sec.
Fire and Ice
Whistler is one of my favorite (if not my absolute favorite) destinations. We try to go skiing there just about every winter and we even got married there. Each day just after dusk, they have a stunt show put on by the ski patrol at the base of the mountain. The grand finale is a bunch of jumps through a burning hoop.
This was a tough shot due to extremely low light and fast action. I was able to get close enough to freeze the action with the Speedlite on the camera.
Vital Stats: Canon 40D w/Canon 50mm f/1.8II lens ISO 1600, f/8.0, 1/160 sec