This may look like a UFO as a thumbnail. But it is actually the fountain at Lake Eola in Orlando, Florida.
I took several captures of this one with the 70-200 2.8L 4 images were used to create this final composite. Three were used for tonmapping, then the sky was edited/cleaned up and another image was used for compositing the water.
Today’s Photo is of the Plaza in Downtown Orlando, Florida. I was fascinated by the circular top of this building and the colors. If you have never been in Downtown Orlando, it’s a must visit spot during your time in Florida.
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I wanted to highlight everyone hovering around near the entrance of the church. The effect you see was done in camera by zooming the lens as I pressed the shutter.
This was shot using a 24-70 2.8L at 2.8 1/30
Today’s Photo is an sweet moment between a mother elephant and her calf. I captured this while on the move on a safari at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Lens here was a 70-200 2.8L; Post-processing was done using photomatix (single raw) and Topaz Adjust.
As I’ve been working to prepare for the the The Bethlehem Christmas Project, I started thinking of some of the images I have collected over the years during my time on the ground. Some of them are poignant and some are whimsical like this one. I plan on posting a few here and there as we get closer to December.
The one you see here is of a camel at the Caves of Qumran (the site where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found). At the time, I was shooting with a Rebel XTI and an EF 75-300 lens – that lens died on that trip. This is one of the last images I was able to shoot with it.
By the way, if you can zoom in, you will see flies on the camel and buzzing around him. The downsizing for getting this on the web obscures them to a certain degree, but they are there.
Another one from my night at Epcot last week. I’ve shot quite a bit at Epcot but never had the opportunity to get this shot and I was happy to be able to.
Today’s Photo: A shot from Epcot’s Illuminations fireworks show on 9/15.
This was shot at f/13, 6seconds on a 2sec timer and long exposure noise reduction on. Very little, if anything, was done in post on this.
I couldn’t mess with the camera much as I was holding my 6 month old son so he could enjoy the show, too! Overall, though, I think it worked out. More to come with fireworks. I’m just starting to experiment.
Today’s photo is from the Norway Pavilion at Epcot’s World Showcase. I love the feel of the sky and the color during this time of the day. Heading over to Epcot again tonight. Can’t wait!
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