Scattered Paul

Today is the 4th of July. Due to the weather, I decided to shoot indoors. I had no ideal as to what I wanted to create. So, I figured that a portrait would be a good start. Here is my self portrait. The image was shot with a Canon 6D and the 40mm pancake lens. The shot was lit using two Alien Bees 800 watt lights. One was used behind me (bare bulb) to separate me from the background. The Key light had white umbrella on it for light diffusion. All other parameter varied from shot to shot. (usually 1/160, f8, iso 100). The image was manipulated in Photoshop using a 3 layer method.    

A Relatively Quiet Saturday

These are a few shots from a relatively quiet Saturday. The first two are Lazy Susans shoot in Washington Square in New York. The last two are shot at 30th street station in Philadelphia. The cityscape in a revisited shot. The first time I attempted to shoot the scene I was using an aps sensor Canon camera (the T2i). This time I used a full frame camera (the Canon 6D). I must admit, the wider shot is more pleasing to the eye.

  

   

Wizard World 2014

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Street Photography

We live in an interesting world filled with various types of beauty and expression. I must admit, I prefer to shoot in a controlled environment with a designation subject.However, in an attempt to improve my eye,over the last couple years I have taken to street photography. At it's core it is organic and , by nature, conveys the quirks, flaws and originality of us all. These a few of the things I took snapshots of when roaming around. Hopefully as I shoot more I will become less conscious of what I'm doing and more reactive to what I am seeing. For now, this is what I have seen thus far. 

Shooting Droplets Using High Speed Sync.

This is my second attempt at shooting single droplets. I shot between 1/400 to 1/800's of a second at f13 using the Canon 6D with a Tamron 90mm macro lens. My ISO was at 320. I used the Canon 430EX II and a Yongnuo YN500EX speedlite. The flashes were triggered using Yongnuo YN-622C transceivers. This setup provides me the ability to do high speed sync. I plan on using this setup for various projects. This setup isn't as powerful as a Alien bees or White Lighting setup. But, the flexibility it provides makes using this setup a no-brainer. 

    

Here are some pictures from the March 2014 Monster Mania at the Crowne Plaza Hotel

Butterflies at the Philadelphia Flower Show.

Here are a few pictures taken at the the Philadelphia Flower Show. For an addition 3 dollars you can see a butterfly exhibit. I personally think it was well worth it. There were various species in different stages of development. These were all shot with the Canon 6D and a Tamron 90mm macro lens. No flash was used.