A Dive in Action

259 days ago

I captured this dive in 5 shots over the course of about 1.5 seconds. That was the easy part. Blending the images took an additional 2 hours of fiddling in Hugin and Gimp.

Here is the result:

The shot features the finale of the pirate dive show from the 2009 Texas State Fair.

Charles Maresh

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Smoky Mountains

316 days ago

My trip to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park was an excellent opportunity to do more camping photography.

The following images are interesting in that the first required a tripod, getting my shoes muddy and fending off bugs. While the second image was a quick snapshot during our train ride. I am pleased with both.

Charles Maresh

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Fireworks

387 days ago

Two of my favorite photos from this past weekend’s festivities:

Surprisingly firework photography is easier than it seems. And since this was my first time shooting fireworks I followed the tips from How to Photograph Fireworks Displays.

My take from all the tips I read was to use a tripod, keep the shutter speed between 1-3 seconds and set the focus to infinity. After your camera is configured, shoot as many photos as possible.

Charles Maresh

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Dragonfly

444 days ago

A photo of a dragonfly from last November at the Trinity River Audubon Center.

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Passion Flower

449 days ago

Recently at the Texas Discovery Gardens' preview of their new butterfly facility, I was able to capture this image of a Passion Flower.

The lighting was excelling, however I did not have my tripod handy to give it the “tack sharp” feeling.

Charles Maresh

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