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standard operating equipment

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:28:07 -0700

standard operating equipment

abstractions: no.4

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:25:00 -0700

the feeling on the mountain reminded me of the beach as a kid… my head on the blanket, studying the sand. shot with a detached lens.

No. 203 - From a shoot in front of a brush fire.

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 02:57:32 -0700

I have to say, sunsets are harsh. High-contrast yellows, oranges, reds… for someone who tends to shoot natural light in storms or fog, it’s not something i’m entirely comfortable shooting or editing. Throw in a raging brush fire? Alright, we’ll adapt.

Racing the sun, we parked and sprinted up this rather steep hill with about 30 lbs of equipment. To get everything in focus and to compensate for the incredible amount of light hitting the sensor, i promptly stopped all the way down to F22 Raptor. An aperture that small blows your depth of field wide open so you’re sure to get some detail in both the foreground & background. It also creates a lovely star burst when you’re pointed directly at the sun, which Siskel and Ebert give two thumbs up.

Additionally, with most of the light coming from behind the model, I had to use a flash fill to expose her face and the forground. Otherwise, we’re just seeing a pretty silhouette.aaaaand… CLICK.

(Fun Fact: I destroyed a brand new an air mattress and tore a foot long rip in my pant leg in the 15 minutes we were on the hill. The air mattress was used for some earlier falling shots. Did i mention it was raining burning embers?)In post, it took a while to find the right colors and treatment for this shot. Turns out the trick was to desaturate the colors a bit, compensate for the high-contrast with some milkier tones, and fight the fire with subtle blues and magentas.

Below is the end result.

two souls

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:20:16 -0700

the result of a shoot in front of a raging brush fire, sparked by a plane crash that claimed two lives. twelve houses were destroyed as tens of thousands of acres burned over three days.

abstractions: no.3

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 10:20:17 -0700

north of mono lake

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:53:08 -0700

wouldn’t mind this as a backyard…

madras, oregon

Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:10:52 -0700

cinder cone

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 15:32:00 -0700

day in the fog

Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:24:00 -0700

weather on the mountain

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:10:26 -0700

weather on the mountain

aerobatics in a sailplane over hawaii

Thu, 05 May 2011 23:12:02 -0700

glider training over the northern coast of Oahu, coincidentally, just above the “others” village and the beach from the first season of Lost. hell of a weekend.

20 badass photos of vintage planes.

Thu, 05 May 2011 07:58:05 -0700

good news! the san diego air & space museum just dumped over 100,000 photos into an account on Flickr. here are some highlights:

you can see the rest here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sdasmarchives/

explorations with space: no.7

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 01:14:39 -0700

taken in nevada at 70mph

earth & moon from 114 million miles.

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:15:07 -0700

as seen by the messenger spacecraft on it’s way to mercury. found here: http://messenger.jhuapl.edu/gallery/sciencePhotos/image.php?page=3&gallery_id=2&image_id=388

Photo

Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:43:57 -0700

the world through my sweater

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:23:05 -0700

discovered a neat trick today quite accidentally, when i put my iPhone in my front sweater pocket to tie my shoe. while bending down, i saw a little light peaking through on the screen (the camera app was still open), so i pulled the knit fabric tighter and took some photos.

the light play was fantastic, though it required a little trial & error to get just right. it was only later i realized a sleeve was a little less awkward to shoot through :)

make real in-camera light leaks on an iPhone 4, without using effects.

Tue, 08 Mar 2011 04:53:15 -0800

just place a drop of water between your flash and your lens.

trying some new portrait work

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 04:05:07 -0800

See the full gallery on Posterous

met a newt name nemo today...

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 00:41:28 -0800

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astronauts doing mundane things...

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 06:50:53 -0800

neil armstrong cutting cake…

these fellas enjoying a cave…

gene cernan hugging a man with a bowtie…

you know… the usual.