This is from Laumeier Sculpture Park here in my area. I love this park and while shooting bokeh panoramas there this day didn't turn out too well, I did walk away with a couple nice single shots like this one here. I was intrigued that the grass turning more yellow for fall was playing off of the warm tones in the sculpture and the DoF would draw the eye through the trees to the sculpture. Please let me know what you think, as any suggestions are welcomed and appreciated. Enjoy!
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
POTD - Shooting with The Fishes
This is another moderately successful bokeh pano. The original composition had to be scrapped due to stitching errors. Those were more than likely caused by my inexperience shooting such tight panos handheld. I'm going to keep practicing and hopefully end up with a very useful and versatile tool in my bag. Please let me know what you all think as any suggestions are welcomed and appreciated. Enjoy!
Monday, September 23, 2013
POTD - Stan The Man At Busch
This is the Stan The Man Musial Memorial and third base entrance at Busch Stadium. Now I'm not the biggest baseball fan, but that would be the sport I follow out of everything. Like this night, we went after the game so that we could shoot with the lights on. The last time I went to a game I didn't even do any shooting, just enjoyed. It's a beautiful stadium, both inside and out, and every bit as essentially baseball as our old Busch Stadium was. Please let me know what you all think as any suggestions or comments are both welcomed and appreciated. Enjoy!
Friday, September 20, 2013
POTD - Flares And Curves
I took this the other night while night shooting through downtown STL. I was at a super low, super wide angle here and because of my HDR of very long exposures, I ended up with an insane amount of flaring. Flares and streaks going every which direction, so I decided to turn it black and white. That did wonders for this photo. I was about to trash this when I figured to try that, and after some tinkering in Silver Efex, I have something I quite enjoy. Please let me know what you all think as any suggestions are welcomed and appreciated. Enjoy!
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
POTD - Take Me Out After The Ball Game
A shot from our downtown outing this past Saturday night. We were getting down there just after a Cardinals game had ended. It was good because the traffic and crowds were gone by time we made it to Busch Stadium. That way we could take our time shooting photos. With all the lights all over this area, lens flare was a tough element to battle, but we made it work. I've been doing a lot of shooting here lately leading up to our trip to WDW, so I think I'm doing ok and am feeling very good about the photography skills I'm taking traveling with me. :) Please let me know what you all think as any suggestions or comments are welcomed and appreciated. Enjoy!
Monday, September 16, 2013
POTD - Rolling Down The Fountain
This past Saturday, my friend Scott and I ventured back downtown for some more night shooting. I will say that it was quite successful. We had good weather, some good shots, and I even learned some things which is a plus.
This is a shot of Kiener Plaza downtown looking further downtown. Had I made a 180 degree turn, you would've seen the backside of the old courthouse, another fountain, and then the arch. This view to be specific - St. Louis Sunrise .
I chose to go with this vertical composition because it include more in the frame without being distracting. I liked showing all of the fountain, but the layering in this shot is much better. Please let me know what you all think as any suggestions are welcomed and appreciated. Enjoy!
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