Here’s a shot I took at the Lincoln Memorial. I was fortunate to get this picture amongst the crowd. Also, the sun had set and was shooting handheld without a flash (my preference).
ISO 500 1/45 f/1.4 50mm summilux
Lincoln Memorial
the fallen
Most of the time when I post pictures they are not pre-planned. I sit and go through the thousands of pictures I’v taken and I try to find something that is interesting, tells a story, or has some sentimental value. Often times it’s hard to find the “one” picture I want to post.
The picture I’m posting today, was taken last fall at Arlington National Cemetery. It was a beautiful late fall afternoon and a friend and I came across this large tree with many fallen yellow leaves. The contrast between the green grass, yellow leaves, and headstones was remarkable. It’s hard to call a cemetery beautiful, especially one like our National Cemetery but I’m sure most would agree that it is a great place to pay respect to our fallen.
ISO 160 1/360 f/2.0 28mm summicron
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Carrying the little one!
I’m sure some get tired of seeing me post pics of my baby girl all the time. First, she’s very photogenic and second, she consumes almost 100% of my time right now outside of work. Last, it’s my blog therefore I guess I can post whatever I want. LOL.
My family has been in Louisville for the past few days and while my wife works, my baby girl and I have been walking the streets. I should say, I’ve been walking the streets with her attached to my waist.
This second picture was taken at Maker’s Mark. It’s a local restaurant that makes its on Bourbon. I’m not a whiskey drinker but their food was fantastic (it’s seasoned with bourbon).
ISO 1000 1/45 f1.4 50mm summilux
ISO 320 1/30 f.14 50mm summilux
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Abandoned Outhouse
My brother-in-law and I drove around yesterday looking for abandoned structures to take pictures of. We came across this old church that was built in 1898. It’s still in use but does not having running water and still had outhouses.
The sun was beginning to go down and I was trying to capture it in the picture. This can be a challenge because it will often causes everything in the foreground to be extremely dark. I decreased the shutter to 1/750 of a second, hoping to increase the detail in my foreground but also catch a glare from the sun. This doesn’t always look good but I think it worked well in this picture.
ISO 160 f1.4 1/750 50mm
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Barn Door
The past few weeks I’ve been busy updating my logs so that I can take my boards this year. The next step will be gathering all the chart notes, x-rays, etc… It will be a lot of work but will be well worth it when I’m done.
I’ve posted a picture of this barn before but not from this angle. I really like the texture in the wood.
Here is the link to the previous picture. Also, the previous pictures, “Rustic Barn” was recently posted on Photopeka.
ISO 400 f16 HDR
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Washington Monument
It can be a challenge trying to capture shots that are different than others, especially when shooting in popular tourist attractions. Every time I travel to places like Washington D.C. I take the traditional tourist shots but also try to capture a different perspective.
A friend and I were at the Lincoln Memorial taking pictures and I noticed this couple looking onward towards the Washington Memorial and I snuck up behind them and capture this shot. I was shooting without a tripod in darkness and was only able to capture this because I was using my 50mm summilux (shot at f/1.4).
ISO 1600 1/12 f/1.4 50mm summilux
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Chicago Sky
I know I’ve mentioned it before but I really like Chicago, it’s definitely my favorite city. I took this shot a few years ago with my Canon 5d MrkII. It was a great day to shoot landscapes and I took this HDR shot with 5 exposures.
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Man’s best friend and his ship
As we were walking around the harbor during our recent visit to Tampa we came upon this dog sitting on the deck of his owners ship. I hoped that I could get him to turn around but wasn’t so lucky (I even tried to get in front of him but he decided to move). Anyway, I still liked the shot.
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Falling apart
I don’t typically post-process pictures like this one but I didn’t have much of a choice. It was a very bright day and even at f/16 I was over exposing all my shots. This is an HDR and then used Color Efex 3 to make additional changes. It turned out fine but don’t expect to win any awards with it.
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Looking Onward
In 2009 my wife and I traveled to Hawaii for a 7 day cruise. We had a really good time and enjoyed spending time with our friends Sarah and Bryan. This picture was taken of my wife on our balcony. Obviously, I love the picture.
