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Moth

2011-07-24T00:00:00+00:00

A large moth found its way onto my porch yesterday. View the full size image to see the details of its wings.

A Dive in Action

2009-11-12T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Smoky MountainsSmoky Mountains

2009-09-16T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Fireworks

2009-07-07T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Dragonfly

2009-05-11T00:00:00+00:00

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

Passion Flower

2009-05-06T00:00:00+00:00

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.

Couple of Squirrels

2009-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

This squirrel kept a watchful eye at all times. These were taken near the ponds at my apartment complex.

Full Moon

2009-01-03T00:00:00+00:00

A duck foraging at The Lakes.

Oh Christmas Tree!

2008-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

Close up shot of our Christmas tree’s needles.

Here I was playing with our new 105mm Micro-Nikkor lens for the first time. This photo is amazingly crisp even with the dim living room light.

Quick shot of our Winnie the Pooh ornament.

Blue Bark

2008-12-17T00:00:00+00:00

A photo of a tree’s bark which, in this light, appears to have a bluish color.