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Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern
Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message ... If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk Outstanding. You were fortunate to have clouds for your visit. I had none when I was there in June. Some of your shots were taken while standing in the exact same location as some of my shots I sent you before your trip. It's great seeing the differences in composition and lighting. Mono lake is a terrific shooting location. I'd like to revisit when there are more interesting skies on hand. I'd love to see more photos from other locations on your trip, especially if they were posted where the EXIF data could be reviewed. I always learn something from a good photo when I can see the capture details. Where else did you get to go on your trip? |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message ... If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk Some really great photos. |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
On Nov 24, 4:21*pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote: If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo *were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. * *So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. *In the past I had always used auto white balance. *Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually *By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk Bodie is an awesome place, good job! |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
RG wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message ... If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk Outstanding. You were fortunate to have clouds for your visit. I had none when I was there in June. Some of your shots were taken while standing in the exact same location as some of my shots I sent you before your trip. It's great seeing the differences in composition and lighting. Mono lake is a terrific shooting location. I'd like to revisit when there are more interesting skies on hand. I'd love to see more photos from other locations on your trip, especially if they were posted where the EXIF data could be reviewed. I always learn something from a good photo when I can see the capture details. Where else did you get to go on your trip? We went to Yosemite via Tioga Pass and Eastern Sierra including Mono Lake, Twin Lake, Bodie and most of the area between Bridgeport (?) and Mono Lake. Do you have a photo posting site you like? |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
We went to Yosemite via Tioga Pass and Eastern Sierra including Mono Lake, Twin Lake, Bodie and most of the area between Bridgeport (?) and Mono Lake. Do you have a photo posting site you like? I've been meaning to build an online gallery for sometime now, but I never seem to get around to it. I do occasionally post photos in the monthly challenges in the landscape forum at Nikonians, but I've not built a gallery of my own there. I did a little bit of research a while back on which site I would be more inclined to use, and the one that interested me most was Smugmug. Feel free to email any photos you might like to share. I'd be happy to review them for you. I recently sent a whole boatload of mine to Tom as reduced jpgs, and he's been giving very insightful commentary as he has time. |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:21:33 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote: If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for posting them. -- A Harry Krause truism: "It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!" |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message ... If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk Wow! Congratulations, they are simply breathtaking. Eisboch |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:21:33 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote: http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk That's interesting - Russ took a bunch of shots from exaclty the same place as you did. Not bad. They look a little grainy on review. I really like DSC-3615 though - that one has a lot to recommend it. I like precise shots like that - nice and sharp with plenty to look at. That funeral parlor shot is a good one, although the blue is a little distracting. If I was forced to make one comment, I might say that you need to make what works for you in your candid shots, work for you in these situations - it's not really coming through - at least for me. Nice job - not quite as good as your previous work, but not bad at all. |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
Eisboch wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in message ... If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk Wow! Congratulations, they are simply breathtaking. Eisboch I appreciate your comments. |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:21:33 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote: http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk That's interesting - Russ took a bunch of shots from exaclty the same place as you did. Not bad. They look a little grainy on review. I really like DSC-3615 though - that one has a lot to recommend it. I like precise shots like that - nice and sharp with plenty to look at. That funeral parlor shot is a good one, although the blue is a little distracting. If I was forced to make one comment, I might say that you need to make what works for you in your candid shots, work for you in these situations - it's not really coming through - at least for me. Nice job - not quite as good as your previous work, but not bad at all. I view this as a enjoyable learning experience, and hopefully I will get better. |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in
: If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk The coffin in the window brought back memories. I used to hang in the Eastern Sierra in the summer as a teen. Visited Bridgeport/Monolake area several times, Bodie once. While I was in Bodie took virtually that exact same photo (on film of course; developed in my own darkroom). Must be something about coffins. I also liked the old gas pump. Still there? |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in message ... On Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:21:33 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote: http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk Not bad. They look a little grainy on review. I didn't notice that. I have blurry eyes. Eisboch |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
akheel wrote:
"Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in : If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk The coffin in the window brought back memories. I used to hang in the Eastern Sierra in the summer as a teen. Visited Bridgeport/Monolake area several times, Bodie once. While I was in Bodie took virtually that exact same photo (on film of course; developed in my own darkroom). Must be something about coffins. I also liked the old gas pump. Still there? It probably looks exactly the same way as when you were there. They have kept the town in a state of arrested decay. They have the old fire truck in front of two old gas pumps. |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:45:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote: akheel wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in : If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk The coffin in the window brought back memories. I used to hang in the Eastern Sierra in the summer as a teen. Visited Bridgeport/Monolake area several times, Bodie once. While I was in Bodie took virtually that exact same photo (on film of course; developed in my own darkroom). Must be something about coffins. I also liked the old gas pump. Still there? It probably looks exactly the same way as when you were there. They have kept the town in a state of arrested decay. They have the old fire truck in front of two old gas pumps. Fine, so when are you coming up to DC? Looks like we're going to be here another year in hopes the housing market improves. -- A Harry Krause truism: "It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!" |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:45:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote: akheel wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in : If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk The coffin in the window brought back memories. I used to hang in the Eastern Sierra in the summer as a teen. Visited Bridgeport/Monolake area several times, Bodie once. While I was in Bodie took virtually that exact same photo (on film of course; developed in my own darkroom). Must be something about coffins. I also liked the old gas pump. Still there? It probably looks exactly the same way as when you were there. They have kept the town in a state of arrested decay. They have the old fire truck in front of two old gas pumps. Speaking of which, Russ sent me some photos from his latest expedition - he's got some amazing images of that same area - freaky good. Guy has some real talent. |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:45:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote: akheel wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in : If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk The coffin in the window brought back memories. I used to hang in the Eastern Sierra in the summer as a teen. Visited Bridgeport/Monolake area several times, Bodie once. While I was in Bodie took virtually that exact same photo (on film of course; developed in my own darkroom). Must be something about coffins. I also liked the old gas pump. Still there? It probably looks exactly the same way as when you were there. They have kept the town in a state of arrested decay. They have the old fire truck in front of two old gas pumps. Fine, so when are you coming up to DC? Looks like we're going to be here another year in hopes the housing market improves. If you can talk Harry into taking us for a spin in his boat with the heated cabin, I am up tomorrow. Seriously, I have promised my wife that the next photo trip is her choice. She is really into wildlife and nature, and she is talking about a trip to the Okefenokee Swamp. Me, I would love to go to Washington DC and do a series of photos of the people looking at the monuments and capturing their emotions. As Tom has pointed out, I really do enjoy photographing people. |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
Tom Francis - SWSports wrote:
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:45:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote: akheel wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in : If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk The coffin in the window brought back memories. I used to hang in the Eastern Sierra in the summer as a teen. Visited Bridgeport/Monolake area several times, Bodie once. While I was in Bodie took virtually that exact same photo (on film of course; developed in my own darkroom). Must be something about coffins. I also liked the old gas pump. Still there? It probably looks exactly the same way as when you were there. They have kept the town in a state of arrested decay. They have the old fire truck in front of two old gas pumps. Speaking of which, Russ sent me some photos from his latest expedition - he's got some amazing images of that same area - freaky good. Guy has some real talent. Yeah, he sent me some zip files of the Eastern Sierra, and he is superb, really as good as I have seen. He needs to get a coffee table book published. My objective was to take a few photos that came close to his quality. PS - You mentioned I have some problems with noise in my photos. I know I shot a few in complete darkness, and they were noisy, but I thought most of the ones at dawn were fairly clean. I think I have the same problem Eisboch has, my eyes are crap. Was there a few photos that had the most problem with noise? |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:40:04 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote: Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:45:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote: akheel wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in : If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk The coffin in the window brought back memories. I used to hang in the Eastern Sierra in the summer as a teen. Visited Bridgeport/Monolake area several times, Bodie once. While I was in Bodie took virtually that exact same photo (on film of course; developed in my own darkroom). Must be something about coffins. I also liked the old gas pump. Still there? It probably looks exactly the same way as when you were there. They have kept the town in a state of arrested decay. They have the old fire truck in front of two old gas pumps. Speaking of which, Russ sent me some photos from his latest expedition - he's got some amazing images of that same area - freaky good. Guy has some real talent. Yeah, he sent me some zip files of the Eastern Sierra, and he is superb, really as good as I have seen. He needs to get a coffee table book published. My objective was to take a few photos that came close to his quality. PS - You mentioned I have some problems with noise in my photos. I know I shot a few in complete darkness, and they were noisy, but I thought most of the ones at dawn were fairly clean. I think I have the same problem Eisboch has, my eyes are crap. Was there a few photos that had the most problem with noise? A couple of them actually. I exploded the images out to look at them and, in particular the first one, it just appears in places, like on the right hand side, that the image is pixelated - meaning kind of grainy. That seems to run through the first couple and one or two of the others. Just an off hand comment - doesn't mean that the images are bad or anything. Could just be processing artifact too. |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:34:44 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote: JohnH wrote: On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:45:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote: akheel wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in : If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk The coffin in the window brought back memories. I used to hang in the Eastern Sierra in the summer as a teen. Visited Bridgeport/Monolake area several times, Bodie once. While I was in Bodie took virtually that exact same photo (on film of course; developed in my own darkroom). Must be something about coffins. I also liked the old gas pump. Still there? It probably looks exactly the same way as when you were there. They have kept the town in a state of arrested decay. They have the old fire truck in front of two old gas pumps. Fine, so when are you coming up to DC? Looks like we're going to be here another year in hopes the housing market improves. If you can talk Harry into taking us for a spin in his boat with the heated cabin, I am up tomorrow. Seriously, I have promised my wife that the next photo trip is her choice. She is really into wildlife and nature, and she is talking about a trip to the Okefenokee Swamp. Me, I would love to go to Washington DC and do a series of photos of the people looking at the monuments and capturing their emotions. As Tom has pointed out, I really do enjoy photographing people. Well, in the Okefenokee you'll have to put up with lots of poisonous snakes, accidentally-released pythons, alligators, humongous mosquitos, and hot weather. Up here you'll have to put up with the liberals infesting the area inside the beltway. I'll join you in the swamps! -- A Harry Krause truism: "It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!" |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:34:44 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote: JohnH wrote: On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:45:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote: akheel wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in : If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk The coffin in the window brought back memories. I used to hang in the Eastern Sierra in the summer as a teen. Visited Bridgeport/Monolake area several times, Bodie once. While I was in Bodie took virtually that exact same photo (on film of course; developed in my own darkroom). Must be something about coffins. I also liked the old gas pump. Still there? It probably looks exactly the same way as when you were there. They have kept the town in a state of arrested decay. They have the old fire truck in front of two old gas pumps. Fine, so when are you coming up to DC? Looks like we're going to be here another year in hopes the housing market improves. If you can talk Harry into taking us for a spin in his boat with the heated cabin, I am up tomorrow. Seriously, I have promised my wife that the next photo trip is her choice. She is really into wildlife and nature, and she is talking about a trip to the Okefenokee Swamp. Me, I would love to go to Washington DC and do a series of photos of the people looking at the monuments and capturing their emotions. As Tom has pointed out, I really do enjoy photographing people. PS. We do have the national zoo, you know. -- A Harry Krause truism: "It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!" |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:34:44 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote: JohnH wrote: On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:45:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote: akheel wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in : If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk The coffin in the window brought back memories. I used to hang in the Eastern Sierra in the summer as a teen. Visited Bridgeport/Monolake area several times, Bodie once. While I was in Bodie took virtually that exact same photo (on film of course; developed in my own darkroom). Must be something about coffins. I also liked the old gas pump. Still there? It probably looks exactly the same way as when you were there. They have kept the town in a state of arrested decay. They have the old fire truck in front of two old gas pumps. Fine, so when are you coming up to DC? Looks like we're going to be here another year in hopes the housing market improves. If you can talk Harry into taking us for a spin in his boat with the heated cabin, I am up tomorrow. Seriously, I have promised my wife that the next photo trip is her choice. She is really into wildlife and nature, and she is talking about a trip to the Okefenokee Swamp. Me, I would love to go to Washington DC and do a series of photos of the people looking at the monuments and capturing their emotions. As Tom has pointed out, I really do enjoy photographing people. Well, in the Okefenokee you'll have to put up with lots of poisonous snakes, accidentally-released pythons, alligators, humongous mosquitos, and hot weather. Up here you'll have to put up with the liberals infesting the area inside the beltway. I'll join you in the swamps! LOL, it would be safer. Well you and your wife really need to take a spin down south. The MOS are only a problem in the summer, you just need to go out in the early spring and it is beautiful weather. |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
JohnH wrote:
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:34:44 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote: JohnH wrote: On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:45:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote: akheel wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in : If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk The coffin in the window brought back memories. I used to hang in the Eastern Sierra in the summer as a teen. Visited Bridgeport/Monolake area several times, Bodie once. While I was in Bodie took virtually that exact same photo (on film of course; developed in my own darkroom). Must be something about coffins. I also liked the old gas pump. Still there? It probably looks exactly the same way as when you were there. They have kept the town in a state of arrested decay. They have the old fire truck in front of two old gas pumps. Fine, so when are you coming up to DC? Looks like we're going to be here another year in hopes the housing market improves. If you can talk Harry into taking us for a spin in his boat with the heated cabin, I am up tomorrow. Seriously, I have promised my wife that the next photo trip is her choice. She is really into wildlife and nature, and she is talking about a trip to the Okefenokee Swamp. Me, I would love to go to Washington DC and do a series of photos of the people looking at the monuments and capturing their emotions. As Tom has pointed out, I really do enjoy photographing people. PS. We do have the national zoo, you know. Don't most people just refer to it as The Congress? |
Eastern Sierra - Mono Lake / Bodie
On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:56:02 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq."
wrote: JohnH wrote: On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:34:44 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote: JohnH wrote: On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:45:41 -0500, "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote: akheel wrote: "Reginald P. Smithers III, Esq." wrote in : If anyone is interested here are a few photos from my trip to Eastern Sierra. Most of the photo were taken within the 2 hours of sunrise and sunset. So I took many shots making changes in the exposure and white balance to see how they turned out. In the past I had always used auto white balance. Ken Rockwell suggest I play around with the the white balance setting the Kelvin degrees manually By adjusting the white balance you could achieve the same results photographers used to get from using tinted filters when shooting with film. http://outdoors.webshots.com/slideshow/568888240tlWOCk The coffin in the window brought back memories. I used to hang in the Eastern Sierra in the summer as a teen. Visited Bridgeport/Monolake area several times, Bodie once. While I was in Bodie took virtually that exact same photo (on film of course; developed in my own darkroom). Must be something about coffins. I also liked the old gas pump. Still there? It probably looks exactly the same way as when you were there. They have kept the town in a state of arrested decay. They have the old fire truck in front of two old gas pumps. Fine, so when are you coming up to DC? Looks like we're going to be here another year in hopes the housing market improves. If you can talk Harry into taking us for a spin in his boat with the heated cabin, I am up tomorrow. Seriously, I have promised my wife that the next photo trip is her choice. She is really into wildlife and nature, and she is talking about a trip to the Okefenokee Swamp. Me, I would love to go to Washington DC and do a series of photos of the people looking at the monuments and capturing their emotions. As Tom has pointed out, I really do enjoy photographing people. Well, in the Okefenokee you'll have to put up with lots of poisonous snakes, accidentally-released pythons, alligators, humongous mosquitos, and hot weather. Up here you'll have to put up with the liberals infesting the area inside the beltway. I'll join you in the swamps! LOL, it would be safer. Well you and your wife really need to take a spin down south. The MOS are only a problem in the summer, you just need to go out in the early spring and it is beautiful weather. The Army sent me for my bachelors at University of Tampa. Plus, my dad was stationed at MacDill AFB when I was in second grade, plus I worked for a couple years as a surveyor at Cape Canaveral. I've done my southern time. Oh, I almost forgot my nine months at Fort Benning, GA! -- A Harry Krause truism: "It's not a *baby* kicking, beautiful bride, it's just a fetus!" |
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