Image Editing

I have had the opportunity to spend some time to develop my skill with image editing software.  Here is an early small project I did down at an old Georgia Pacific pier in Bellingham, WA.  Essentially, I had the camera on a tripod to keep it in the same location while I took multiple photos with the car in various locations each time.  Then in the computer I layered all the layers on top of each other and edited it so that the car showed through for all layers.  Also, I have learned that cropping a photo in certain ways can make or break a project.

More Macro

Here is another example that I did using the macro setting.  I also had to set the shutter speed fast (1/100s).  I got it by filling a large glass pitcher full of water and then just let the sink drip.  I got just about as close as I could to keep the lens from getting wet.

Macro

Something else that I find interesting is macro or close up photography.  My Olympus allowed me to use the macro setting to get close-up photos of objects and reveal details that are never realized or noticed because they are so small.  Once again, photography that shows something that may be seen everyday but is a new and different way.  This quick example shows details on the cork screw that are never seen.
Note: Click on the image to reveal the details

February 2005
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Shutter Speed

I have always had an interest with long exposure or time lapse photography.  The fact that a single image can actually show something that has happened over an extended period of time fascinates me.  It's interesting how it shows something in a different way that you never realize was there all along.
Again, looking at photos in National Geographic, I especially liked ones with the urban setting and car trails. This is one of my first attempts at capturing car trails.

March 2004

This was taken from a pedestrian overpass in Bellingham, WA over I-5.  It is actually a combination of several photos overlayed in Photoshop to make it appear there was more traffic (it was late and a quiet night).  The result is a little less favorable, but it was all I had to work with.

The Begining

Well, here is my blog.

This is a new thing for me, so let's see how it goes.  For the past several years I have had an interest in photography but with life's other responsibilities I have had little time to develop my emerging hobby.  Even when I was young I leafed through stacks and stacks (and stacks) of old National Geographic magazines, just looking at the interesting photos.

My first camera was a Olympus C-4000 ZOOM which was a gift from my father.  He had the same camera and must have been getting sick of me borrowing it all the time and killing his batteries (they go fast in that camera).

Here is one of my early photos and one of my favorites.  It was taken at Whatcom Falls in Bellingham, Washington.  I still need to go back there to take some more photos with my improved skills and equipment (more on that soon).

December 2004