reflecting on a new day

I've decided to drop the camera information part of the photo. Anyone that wants that can click on the picture and view it on flickr. Most people probably don't care all that much anyway.

This was a shot taken shortly after sunrise. I usually wake up before sunrise, but I don't typically feel like dragging myself outside for photos. I had a special project that needed me in North Little Rock around sunrise. I took the 40D along hoping to get something good. This is the Broadway Bridge. It picks up light really well and tends to be great for sunset/sunrise shots.

bah-bye now. see you again tomorrow.

Taken: July 11, 2009
Camera: Canon EOS 40D plus Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 640

Another day - another shot from Big Dam Bridge. This place has been where I learned a lot about photography. My shooting buddy always wants to get a nice sunset. I've had to explain a few time that not every night as a good one and they fad a lot faster than you think. This was the first time we planned things on a nice sunset night. This was the first shot I got after pulling the camera out of my bag. We seriously almost missed this one by about two minutes. Time goes on with or without you, eh?

all that glitters

Taken: July 11, 2009
Camera: Canon EOS 40D plus Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Exposure: 0.2 sec (1/5)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 20 mm
ISO Speed: 640

This is the Big Dam Bridge again. One of the most impressive and photogenic things about this bridge is that they light it up at night. It changes colors every month or so. In the past it was usually static colors on each column. Lately Little Rock and North Little Rock have been treated to flashing lights. For Independence Day the bridge flashed red, white, and blue. The latest and greatest is a purple and green combo that looks like Mardi Gras.

When the bridge stayed one color it was pretty easy to set up a camera on extended shutter speed and get some cool shots. With the lights moving it's a bit harder (and fun). The game plan was to keep the shutter open as long as possible but still miss the series of flashes. Otherwise red, white, and blue makes one muddy purple mess.

sixth sense

Taken: July 17, 2009
Camera: Canon EOS 40D plus Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Exposure: 1 sec - Actually it's three blended images at 1 sec each making this a total of 3 sec.
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 37 mm
ISO Speed: 400

As I mentioned above this is actually three imagines blended together using Photoshop. It took me a while to get the editing down on this. It was really hard to get a natural looking sky color. This was taken on Big Dam Bridge which connected Little Rock and North Little Rock over the Arkansas River.

sky's the limit

Taken: March 2, 2009
Camera: Canon PowerShot G10
Exposure: 15 sec
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 18.1 mm
ISO Speed: 80

How about a blast from the past? This was my first night series, ever! They make me smile. I look at it and I see a lot of flaws and a lot of areas I've grown. I'm still learning, which is why I retitled this "sky's the limit." I got my fancy little point and shoot that morning. I charged the battery. Then I conned someone into going with me to stand in North Little Rock, Arkansas in 32/33 degree weather. Some things have changed about my photography, but my motivation has yet to change!

joy

Taken: June 29, 2009
Camera: Canon EOS 40D plus Canon EF-S 18-55mm
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 24 mm
ISO Speed: 400

This was taken at Cooks Landing in North Little Rock, Arkansas near the Big Dam Bridge. I was headed back to my house after spending the day with my parents. I noticed it was going to be a nice sunset, so thought of a good place to pull over. The best spot happened to be here. I was actually making a mad dash to the bridge, when I noticed a car was pulled over at this spot. I looked over to see the view they were checking out and was nicely surprised. I decided to hop out and join them.