Photolog

My random life, infront of the lens.

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ice drop

there are very few things that i enjoy about winter. one of them is the beauty and randomness that it produces. no matter how many times you see ice, snow, or frost it is never the same. constant change and transition is something that makes for beauty in the smallest things.

in this shot i used my 50mm f1.8 to shoot a very large icicle coming off our roof. i had the aperture maxed out to get the fastest shutter i could to freeze the drop as it fell. i took plenty of shots of this and loved the macro style of this shot.

Jon

scarred land....

burnt tree

this was shot on a short vacation to the Black Hills of South Dakota. i took a trip out there with my girlfriend for the 4th of July in 2012. this was out by Jewel Cave.

i shot SO MANY photos out there and i am just now finally getting around to taking a peek at some. pretty sure i over shot. this was back when i was on my HDR kick and everything was bracketed. this is not and HDR shot, just a single exposure.

shot at F22 1/8th of a second ISO 250 using my Sigma 17-35mm lens.

first snowfall... part 4

falls pano

now for my final post on the first snowfall at Falls Park in Sioux Falls, SD.

the whole shebang.... this is a panorama of the whole park, with our city's skyline in the background.

Jon

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first snowfall... part 3

falls winter 4

this is the waterfall in the background of the previous post. nothing exciting happened during the capture of this image. it was a pretty straight forward shot. i wish i had a good story to go along with the shot, but i don't. it was just pretty.

Jon

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alright... sorry for another delay. my computer decided to let its power supply shit the bed. so i was out of commission for a bit. out of my frustration... i logged on to ebay and got a new computer. i have not fully converted to the darkside. i got an amazing deal on a mid 2009 13" macbook pro and i could not be happier. i have installed my photo stuff on here now too, so i will always be able to do my photography..... hopefully.... knock on wood. so this week i decided to introduce my new toy in the photo above.

thanks again for reading. as always, please comment and give me any feedback you wish.

Jon

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so this week my work sent me to Orlando, FL. no vacation allowed, because i was too busy. i still bring my camera to see what i can capture in the few moments i have. in this case... it was a nap at the Atlanta Airport. i have 2 more photos i will be posting this week from my work trip. nothing too special, but they were all i could get as i was traveling and working the entire time. hopefully on the next trip i will have a few more minuets to try a couple more shots.

as always thanks for looking and post comments for anything you might like to see in the future. i am open to all ideas.

Jon

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here is a panorama i shot this week while i was in Jacksonville, Florida for work. it turned out surprisingly well due to the fact that when it was shot i was slightly inebriated, and had no tripod with me. this was had held with my canon 28-135 at F3.5 and ISO 3200!!!

i think i got lucky on this one.

Jon

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single file please...

here is a shot i did on the same day as 40/52...

literally a short walk on my local bike path, led to many beautiful photos. this one is not HDR, the wind was too high for me to get a decent bracketed exposure. so i shot to the left and really underexposed the sky. the sun was shining directly on the trees so that helped a ton. all post was done with lightroom. i added a graduated filter to the bottom to lighten it up a bit, and boosted the vibrancy and saturation a little. probably one of the most simple photos i have taken in a while, but it turned out amazing.

thanks again for reading.

jon

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oh man, how i love HDR. i am still very addicted to HDR, and my fisheye lens. for some reason i just love the perspective that it is capable of delivering.

jon

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this week i did a sunset silhouette. i went east of Sioux Falls to Arrowhead Park and shot towards Sioux Falls. nothing too special about the shot technical wise. i just waded for the sun to set below the horizon and snapped away.

i chose a tight/narrow crop on this, because i am debating on getting it printed on either Fuji high gloss, or a metallic paper, and encapsulated in plexiglass. this is very similar, ok its actually the same thing Peter Lik does for his prints. over the weekend i met a local photographer that does the same thing and was able to look at a few of his encapsulated prints. they were AMAZING. the look and reflection are so awesome. it gives a different dimension to the print. the other thing is the fact the prints last longer and can not be damaged as easy!

as always, thanks for looking/reading.

Jon

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i decided to play with the Brenizer method again today. i used this bench under a bridge in Sioux Falls to create a pretty neat panorama.

i also shot one from a little different perspective.

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this is my first attempt at the Brenizer method. this method consists of stitching multiple photos together to achieve a focal length and aperture that can not be matched by most lenses.

this photo of my son is comprised of 70 photos all shot with my 50mm f1.8 on a canon 50D. i used photoshop to stitch them together and crop the image down. this is about 55 photos worth cropped and re-sized.

due to the cropped sensor i am using an effective focal length of 80mm at f1.8 each image was re sized to 1500x1000 before stitching. after i finishes the image is 6674x4333 with and effective focal length of 18.125mm at f.41. that is super impressive depth of field, and due to all the images being hi res the final image has TONS of detail.

you can google the Brenizer method to see plenty of tutorials, and the calculator i used to figure the effective focal length and aperture. i have a feeling i will be using this method more in the future for some of my still life photography. it takes some extra time, but the finished product is well worth it.

jon

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shutter speed: 30 sec aperture: f2.8 ISO: 6400 focal length: 17mm

decided to revisit an old spot. this spot has been featured on my blog twice. i took my first panorama photo here, and my first star shot. the star shot was the most memorable. i have included the link to both posts below.

i went back because the last time i was here was October of 2011, since then i have gotten a WAY better camera, and have learned a ton of new tricks to composition and editing. thankfully my camera has a bit higher ISO speed, granted its not as nice as i wish but it does the job. this will be a favorite spot of mine for a long time. its in the middle of nowhere and super peaceful.... well except that one night... read Stars to see what i'm talking about.

Stars: http://jonseaton.wordpress.com/2011/10/21/stars/

country evening: http://jonseaton.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/country-evening/

Hot Harley Nights...

here is a 3 shot HDR from the Hot Harley Nights gathering last night. i set out to check out some bikes with my son, watch the parade, and snag a few photos. i still m not a lover of the one shot HDR froma RAW file, so i will still use AEB as much as i can. this was one of the few shots i could get AEB without a lot of ghosting. nothing really special about the motorcycles, i just liked the line up and the sunset in the background.

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4 shot HDR image. using my 8mm fish eye lens. post process with Photomatix for the HDR, cs5 to remove some ghosting, and light room for final touch up.

this happens to be one of my dream bikes, for the last couple years i have wanted to buy and old Honda CB or CL to turn into a cafe racer. my only issue would be if i happen to buy one this nice!! i don't think i could rip a beautiful bike like this apart.

jon

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