TULIPS - Stacked Image Capture
This is a version of the image shown below with textures and edge treatment.Canon 70 - 200, 2.8 IS lens - Exposure Triad f 5.6, 1/25 sec ISO 100This is a stack of 20 individual captures focus bracketed.
Looking to do something different with a few tulips that were a part on an arrangement brought over by a friend I decided on “Image Stacking” to attain great depth of field at a fairly wide aperture. A Canon 7D with a Canon 70 - 200, 2.8 IS lens - Exposure Triad f 5.6, 1/25 sec ISO 100 was used for the two images as shown below. Each image is a stack of 20 individual captures focus bracketed front to back.
Screen to Paper - Color Management
Did an educational program for the Greater Lynn Photographic Association on color management, color calibration and workflow.You can view the presentation as a pdf - click on the link below:Screen to Paper
Charleston South Carolina
The PSA Conference was absolutely fantastic. Between sessions one did get some time to shoot. I found Edisto and Folly beaches to be two of the most interesting photo locations.
Edisto Beach
Breakwater - Folly Beach - Charleston
2011 SW Florida Workshop Participants Images
Here is a slide show of some of the participants images from the February 2011 South West Florida Workshop.[slideshow]
Canon DSLR Custom Functions Explained
For those who attended the two session educational program on February 3 and 17 my slide presentation on Canon DSLR custom functions is now available. Please click on the link below to launch the presentation in Quicktime. Quicktime players are available at no charge from the Apple web site. Click on the slide to advance to the next - your comments and suggestions are welcome.Canon Custom Functions (Web Version)
Noise Reduction - Canon 7D and ISO 3200
Question: "Shiv, do you do much post-processing on images shot at ISO 3200 with your 7D? I have many such photos from our Costa Rica trip and wonder if I can improve some a little by reducing "grain"."Response: When you shoot at ISO 3200 you need to process using Canon's DPP for the initial Noise Reduction before you do any work in Aperture, Lightroom or ACR. Now you can bring the images into Photoshop and use NIK's Define if you have it or use the noise reduction in Adobe Camera Raw for further noise reduction if required - I find Define to be about the best.
Canon 7D - ISO 3200
Jan 23, 2010 - Wakodahatchee Wetlands - Gator. I waited for the light to get really miserable - cranked the 7D to ISO 3200 and shot this image. The image has not been edited or cropped - i used Lightroom to export it to JPEG in the sRGB color space - no resizing. You may click on the image to see the full resolution. I AM HAPPY!!!!!!!
Low and Poor Light High ISO experiments
Saturday Jan 23, 2010 - Wakodahatchee Wetlands once more. I did not see what the forecast was but was the light poor - dark clouds with an occasional break. Time to test the 7d as I wanted to yesterday. I will post my ISO 3200 image in a subsequent blog - a straight conversion from RAW to JPEG.
7D ISO 1000 Test
Friday January 22 - The light just kept getting worse as the afternoon progressed. I decided to go to Wakodahatchee and push the 7D a bit - ISO 1000 hand held. I was pleasantly surprised ............, next I will push it to ISO 2000 (only when the opportunity presents itself).
Sanibel & Ding Darling
Monday Jan 18 - A two and a half hour drive to Little Estero lagoon in Fort Myers Beach yielded nothing. I was hoping to get an image of the white morph - Reddish Egret. On to Sanibel Ding Darling WLR - a few roseate spoonbills in the distance and the usual compliment of shore birds.
Green Cay Wetlands
Sunday January 17, 2010 It rained all morning but cleared up for a early afternoon trip to the wetlands. "...there is a sora in the weeds just past the first gazebo..." were the first words I heard as i approached the Nature Center. I have been trying to get a decent image of this creature but had failed on each prior attempt. Finally............
