I will forever love the combination of orange and blue. I saw this old Case tractor this weekend and just really liked it’s shape and colors. A little web research told me that this Case tractor is actually an old one-cylinder, 10 horse power lawn tractor, produced by Case in their Winneconne, Wisconsin Plant between 1968 and 1988.
Sony A7C
The office
Glad I had my asbestos mask and tripod with me for these images. The first image looking out the window, is an HDR (High Dynamic Range) image compiled of five layered exposures. To do this, the scene is first properly exposed and captured. Next, the same scene is captured four more times, under and over exposing from -2 to +2 stops. Lastly, the images are stacked, aligned with each other, and processed. By using this technique I’m able to overexpose the scene to capture details in the shadows that the eye isn’t able detect, as well as underexpose the scene for those details in the highlights that are normally blown out (Tree branches against the sky). When the stacked files are carefully edited, the HDR image produced can have quite a surreal look.
HDR image.
30 seconds, at f/16, ISO 50, 14mm, Sony A7R IV
3.2 sec at f/9, ISO 50, 14mm, Sony A7R IV
I heart The Smiths
I mean, who doesn’t love The Smiths? I started listening to The Smiths and Morrissey in high school. A few of my favorite Smiths songs are:
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
This Charming man
What Difference Does It Make?
Girlfriend In A Coma
1/800 sec at f/1.8, ISO 100, 14mm, Sony A7C
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
AKA: The Daffodil. Simple flowers. Pretty. They always boost my spirits this time of year and get me looking forward to getting back out on my mountain bike. I really like the texture of all the dead grass in the foreground of this image, and the daffodils leading you to the old stone house.
1/30 sec at f/16, ISO 160, 14mm, Sony A7C
The Chapel
Badly vandalized, yet still pretty, the Chapel at Sleighton Farm School stands solemnly at the end of an overgrown road.
1/4000 sec at f/1.8, ISO 100, 14mm, Sony A7C
1/30 sec at f/1.8, ISO 640, 14mm, Sony A7C
30 sec at f/16, ISO 50, 14mm, Sony A7C
Snapshots from the Pine Barrens
in Photography
I popped down to the Pine Barrens of New Jersey today, to visit my buddy John and take some photos out amongst the evergreens and sandy back roads. Below are a few snapshots from the day.
1/4000 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100, 24mm, Sony A7C
1/1000 sec at f/2.8, ISO 100, 24mm, Sony A7C
1/800 sec at f/3.2, ISO 100, 24mm, Sony A7C
Nature photography
in Nature, Photography
I’ve got a pretty great set up in my backyard for capturing shots of the seasonal birds who have been dining at uplandphoto Headquarters. I’ve always enjoyed watching the birds and even the squirrels who raid the feeder on a regular basis. All are welcome. Below are a few shots of a white breasted nuthatch, red-bellied woodpecker and house finch.
All images were shot at 1/1000 sec at f/6.7, ISO 6400.