They’re shooting off fireworks every Friday night during the Washington State Fair
How about some more fireworks for Jet?
Starship and Rockets
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Dripping the Lights Fantastique
Light painting with camera movement at the Washington State Fair
After accidently tripping a shutter at the Chihuly Center I got on a kick to create some 3d abstracts. Sorry about the lens flare. This was captured at the Washington State Fair. Stars are on a ride in the foreground and the green comet in the background is the center of the grand ferris wheel.
Golden Spikes
looking up toward the ceiling at the Chihuly Center
Taken at the Chihuly display at the Seattle Center. Tripods are not allowed, but, that being said, the guards are pretty mellow! I popped the prism finder off my TL-120 and laid it down on the floor facing the ceiling. Used a cable release. Somewhere I’ve got exposures written down probably but I would have just metered off some particular highlights and added 1.5 stops.
This is what it would look like if you were at the earthworm party, approaching from below, and heading toward the area where all the food and drinks were offered.
White Spiders on Golden Blossoms
Fireworks on Lake Union in Seattle
How about some fireworks to celebrate the arrival of Jet Weston Co? Congratulations to Boris and Michele.
This was captured on US Independence Day 2013 from the roof of a condo overlooking Seattle’s Lake Union. I had the roof to myself and was able to space my cameras 40 feet apart. On a previous attempt I had spaced the cameras 20 feet apart based on calculations from a Don Lopp formula. But when Don saw the images he told me that since there was nothing behind the fireworks I could go double on the distance. As usual, things go well when I listen to Don.
The cameras were 2 Hasselblad 500Cs with 150mm lenses. Film is Provia 100F. Aperture at f16 and I would count off about 8 seconds from when the fireworks started popping.
Welcome Jet Weston Co! Mazeltov!
Where’s the rattlesnakes???
I think I goofed and already have the same or similar image in the other folio. Taken at Palo Duro State Park Texas, September 2012. Taken with the TL120 handheld. Palo Duro Canyon State Park opened on July 4, 1934 and contains 29,182 acres of the scenic, northern most portion of the Palo Duro Canyon. The Civilian Conservation Corps of the 1930’s constructed most of the buildings and roads still in use by park staff and visitors.
The Canyon is 120 miles long, as much as 20 miles wide, and has a maximum depth of more than 800 feet. Its elevation at the rim is 3,500 feet above sea level. It is often claimed that Palo Duro Canyon is the second largest canyon in the United States. The largest, the Grand Canyon, is 277 miles long, 18 miles wide, and 6,000 ft. deep.
Palo Duro Canyon was formed by water erosion from the Prairie Dog Town Fork of the Red River. The water deepens the canyon by moving sediment downstream. Wind and water erosion gradually widen the canyon.
Early Spanish Explorers are believed to have discovered the area and dubbed the canyon “Palo Duro” which is Spanish for “hard wood” in reference to the abundant mesquite and juniper trees.
Home of the Pearl
This was taken in Port Arthur, Texas in April 2013. It is the childhood home of Janis Joplin. Taken in natural light with the TL120 handheld.
God Bless Texas
This image was taken with the TL 120 in a cemetery south of San Antonio, Texas. I was looking for a different kind of cemetery image. It sort of worked. Handheld under a bright sunny Texas sky. This was taken in 2012 when we had a bumper crop of color. I didn’t think to take thumbnails of my photos before I sent the folio on. So I dug out the extras I had and used the closest match.
Light Rain #2
Fireworks on Seattle’s Lake Union, 4 July 2013
This is the fourth year I’ve attempted to capture Seattle’s 4th of July fireworks display. I have a perfect spot for shooting them, provided by a good friend. Every previous attempt has had its problems. In 2010 the triggers I used worked in my basement but not in the field. So I came down off the roof disappointed and my friend Jim, an inventor, asked me to describe the problem. Some months later he presented me with a box containing some solenoid triggers.
2011 worked better but I was trying to do too many things at once. The triggers worked pretty well but in the end I only had a couple of usable shots. When I say usable I mean awesome. The Hasselblads were spaced about 20 feet apart, based on a formula I got from Don Lopp.
When Don saw the photos he said, “You know, since you don’t have infinity in the shot you could double the distance between the cameras.” I was shooting the fireworks against a dark sky (which presents a problem in aiming the cameras) but I resolved to shoot with greater separation.
In 2012 I had 40 foot separation but my aim was not good and I didn’t get anything I could use.
Fast forward to 2013. I asked my friend to make the triggers more powerful as there were times when it seemed the signal wasn’t strong enough to go over long distances. James did beef up the triggers such that he thinks I could trigger from several miles without that problem! This year the triggers were good, the aim was near perfect, and a I got some really nice shots. 40 foot separation between cameras. I’m currently too protective of the best ones to send them out on tour but even the “also-rans” are quite good! And I hope I can get to share some of these with you in person!
And I can’t wait ’til next year!
Rose Petals with Leaf and Droplets
Rose from Mandy’s garden shot in a DIY macro box
I had been wanting to try out some close-up subjects with my hasselblads and I remembered seeing some great close-up flower images that Hai Tran had shown me. And Dale Walsh shared some close-up MF-3D at one of the NSA conventions. So I started shooting some experiments.
Of course after I started shooting I got all my film mixed up so I can’t exactly tell you what I did! But I’m going to start over again when I have the time and do some better documenting!
This was shot with a hasselblad on a slide bar. I think the separation between the lens centers is about 1/2 inch. The foremost part of the rose isn’t as sharp as I want it. But I think the leaf looks awesome! And the lighting on this setup worked out better (on the leaf) than in subsequent setups, and I am going to try to match this look.
I clearly needed some dust control. The rose blossom was heavy and I propped it up with a little tripod bent out of wire but I wasn’t clever enough in hiding it so you can see a sliver of it on the bottom.
I built a DIY macro box based on this post on strobist:
http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/07/how-to-diy-10-macro-photo-studio.html
I’m not done exploring this.
Large Golden Slinky
The ride “Enterprise” in action at the Puyallup Fair in Western Washington
This is a shot of the ride “Enterprise” at the Puyallup (pyoo AL ip) Fair in Western Washington. The Puyallup is one of the granddaddies of all the fairs. Its url is thefair.com.
See what I’m sayin’?
The enterprise starts out as a flat disk and then tilts up, making a fun pattern. The ride doesn’t last very long!
Trick or Treat!
White sandstone formations in the area of the Pillars of Silence
This one reminds me of old-school halloween costumes. All you need is a sheet.
This was taken in the same area as my image, “Approaching the Pillars” from the last round. I hired a photo guide out of Page, Arizona and he would take me around to great spots each morning and evening.
Taken with the TL-120.
Krumlov Tower
Krumlov Tower
Everywhere you go in this UNESCO protected town there is a great potential for photographers. The narrow lanes and medieval buildings also make for plenty of deep stereo subjects. This image was shot hand held on the fly at 1/125 on Provia 100f. I set the aperture while metering through the lens of my TL120 and don’t remember what it was.
Krumlov Lane
Krumlov Lane
Shot hand held f16 at 1/125 on Provia 100f using my TL120.
Czesky Krumlov has become a popular tourist attraction in the Czech Republic, but up until the Velvet Revolution in 1989, it was just another medieval town. this place is a target rich environment.
My wife is originally Czech, and we go there every year, so you can expect a lot of my stuff to be from there. We were in a hurry when we walked past this street scene. It looked so cozy, I wanted to capture that feel.
Timo Puhakka
At the back of the street car
At the back of the street car
Many years ago I took a shot with my Realist in the back of a taxi in Pakistan. I always liked the immersive qualities of that environment. I guess I tried to capture the same sensation in medium format. This is in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Chillin Shannon Falls
Chillin Shannon Falls
I liked the dappled light on the people at the base of Shannon Falls. Shannon Falls Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada. It is located 58 kilometers from Vancouver and 2 kilometers south of Squamish along the Sea to Sky Highway. How many people can you find?