Exactly a year ago we were on a mini-vacation in LaJolla California. Sunny days and beautiful sunsets! Why did we not do that again this year? I do enjoy Winter - at least the first month or two, but lately I've been more and more sad that Summer is gone. Maybe next year... Composition with stock photo and a sunset shot Canon 5d mkIII | Canon 24-105 f/4 | 1/30s at f/9.0
St. Timothy's 2017 Confirmation class - such a nice group of young adults! See more pictures at St. Timothy 2017 Confirmation
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A quick portrait by the fountain in Riverside Park, Neenah. This photo was taken with the beautiful afternoon light during the "blue hour". The f/4 aperture should be obvious as the fountain is not in focus. I could have done more depth of field but that would have meant cranking up the ISO = more noise. I was at 800 ISO which for this camera is just fine. What makes this photo "work" is the good compositional elements. When we see a photo our eyes are first drawn to the brightest part. I did a curves and color adjustment to…
Another picture from the Menasha food truck event thing! We were just laying on the grass and enjoying the music where a group of fire performers moved in. Hot lady in more ways than one! Just kidding! Taken with my Panasonic Lumix LX7 - a handy little camera with a great lens. Only 10mp but who needs more. I purposely slowed down the shutter just a bit to get some movement blur - especially the flames. Panasonic Lumix LX7 | 17.7mm | 1/125s at f/2.3
Hey Mister! What ya doin' down there? The things you see laying on the ground in Menasha! This was taken on a Thursday evening while watching the clouds go by. You don't need a fancy camera - just carry a camera with you and have it ready at all times. Panasonic Lumix LX7 | 4.7mm f/3.2 | 1/250s
I'm just sitting here - enjoying the cool water! Well, maybe not. Given the river I don't think I would be making friends if I had actually sent her out there so this is just a composition i.e. Photoshop job! Just 2 pictures blended together and so much fun!
Again this year I did the pictures for St. Mark's confirmation. Such a nice group of young adults! Group pictures can be a challenge especially at St. Mark's where there is a lot of back light from the windows at the front of the church. The natural light has to be balanced with the flash on the people to turn out correctly. I used 2 Alien Bees B800 strobes with 64 in white shoot through umbrellas. The strobes were placed just behind and above me to the left and the right. Everything was shot in manual. Knowing I wanted most…