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These are a few of many pictures I have taken, from Ashland, OH to
the Sangre de Cristo Mountains
in northern New Mexico. If you
would like more pictures, check back in the future, I will upload more
as I take them, or you are
welcome to email me and ask for more.
I have many more pictures of the
southern Rockies and
Philmont Scout Ranch, as well as different locations in Ohio and France. Feel
free to ask any questions you
may have. sn
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This and the next few photos are macro shots of flowers in my
hometown in mid-northern Ohio. One
of
many key components of a good macro shot is keeping the camera perfectly still.
The best way to
do
this is with a tripod (an investment that can greatly increase the quality of
your photos). If you can’t
get
a tripod (they really aren’t that expensive, and since I use different cameras,
I have one with a quick-
Release), keep the camera as close to your body as possible (use
the viewfinder, not the LCD screen on
a
digital), and breathe evenly. Squeeze the shutter release when you exhale.
This is the view of Baldy Mountain from the top of Wilson Mesa at
Philmont. Baldy is 12,441 feet high,
and we scaled it 2 days after I
shot this photograph. I liked the way I could see the shadows of all the
clouds on the mountainside. I like
black and white photography primarily because of the excellent contrast
and nostalgia, but also because
it’s easier for me to discern things in black and white --- I’m colorblind.
4 members of my first Philmont crew overlook the precipice of Tooth
Ridge at 5:30 AM. The sunrise
from this perspective is one I
have had the pleasure of watching more than once. The light reflecting off
the tops of the clouds below
provides for some interesting lighting effects that change as the sun’s angle
does.
This is me in the same spot, but the
silhouette of the Tooth of Time is evident in the background. I find that
400 speed film is ideal
for sunrises and sunsets, although it can be grainy in high-light situations.
It helps bring
out deep colors in the wee
hours of the morning, though, especially with shots using darkness like this
one.
Adding some illusions with computer programs can be fun sometimes,
and make an otherwise boring shot a little
more
interesting. These are three maple leaves on Morton Hill at Ohio University.
The main college green at OU offers some pretty views as well, with
the deciduous foliage and numerous brick structures.
This is the Templeton-Blackburn Memorial Auditorium in the early
morning.
This is a statue outside the fron of Alden Library at OU, which is
surrounded by a nice grotto of trees and shrubs.
I took this shot on a very overcast day because the statue is a
green-blue stone, and the light through the opaque clouds
tends to bring out shades of blue
rather well. This was taken in mid-morning so there were still some visible
shadows,
but on cloudy days shadows are
very much less defined. I also used an illusion in Microsoft Photo Suite 2002
to give
the picture a textured effect.
This was an interesting shot from the middle of a bush, contrasting
the tree and the green background, although
the
digital camera’s autofocus had trouble figuring out what I wanted it to focus
on, so the quality is somewhat limited.
This is a case in which using a manual focus option would be very
useful.
