Photography
Canon Speedlite Wishlist
Syl Arena over at PixSylated wrote an excellent post on some of the current shortcomings of Canon flash technology. As a Canon shooter and avid strobist I feel Syl’s frustration every time I can’t do something with my Canon gear that is relatively simple with Nikon gear. I am a huge fan of Joe McNally and Scott Kelby but both photographers shoot Nikon so their tutorials don’t always carry over to Canon users. So when Joe is tells you to set up flash group A at this power, flash group B at that power, and flash group C at this….. oh wait…. I shoot Canon and my ST-E2 is still stuck in the analog era and doesn’t have the functionality...
Read MoreFourth of July
Yesterday, Megan and I decided to go to the College Station Lions Club’s annual Fourth of July Celebration at the George Bush Presidential Library. I’ve heard about this event for several years from my friend Adam, who plays with the Brazos Valley Symphony, but I’ve never made it out due to the fact it usually rains. When we arrived at 8PM it was over a 100°F, but luckily there was a strong breeze and the temperature quickly dropped to the mid 90s. There were several events for families and kids and various performers on stage. The Brazos Valley Symphony was the last to perform and did an outstanding job. For a small community the fireworks show was...
Read MoreLuchenbach Car Show
A few weekends ago I went to the Luckenbach Rod & Custom Car Show with some of my family. If you’ve never been to Luckenbach it’s kind of just a building know as the post office with a very small bar and big stage in the back. The car show pretty much allowed anything with four wheels to enter. So there were some cars that were crap but I was surprised with some of the cars I did see; 3 Shelby Cobras. Below are some images of my favorite car at the show. There were a few new model Mustangs, Camaros, and Challengers. The Camaro below looked really sharp and some kid kept saying “look, it’s bumblebee”. Overall the car show was pretty...
Read MoreFredericksburg Trip Photos
I just finished some quick edits on the photos from my Fredericksburg trip and I’m in the process of uploading them to Flickr. There are two sets: Luckenbach Rod & Custom Car Show Fredericksburg Vacation The photos are still uploading so it might be an hour or so before everything is done. When I get some time I’ll blog a bit about the trip; It was a blast!
Read MoreBonfire Memorial Photoshoot
Monday I got this wild idea to wake up before the crack of dawn and shoot the Bonfire Memorial as the sun came up. Wow, it was not a wild idea, it was a great idea! Only problem was my brain doesn’t work so well at 5 AM. It was one of those “I can’t brain today i have the dumb” moments. I took some great shots that looked awesome on the LCD screen but I didn’t realize until later that I had three major problems: I left the ISO at 800, I had my McDonald’s coffee cup in a few of the pictures, and I had my camera back in a few other pictures. Doh! Right before the sun came up (~5:30) I was able to dial the white balance down and make...
Read MoreGeorge Bush Presidential Library and Museum Photos
I went up to the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum on Sunday to take some shots to find a good bridal portrait location. I was surprised how nice the pond behind the museum is so I shot almost 1.3GB of photos. Only wish it had not been early afternoon; the light was not great. Watched a photographer take some shots of his future daughter-in-law. He was really good at posing her and telling her what to do, but he seemed a little light on the camera knowledge. Once I was done shooting at the museum I headed over to the administrative building. I was surprised to see a few photographers waiting their turn to shoot; popular place on Sundays. I was lucky...
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