Archive for October, 2009

October 4th, 2009

Motion: Clouds

I’m jealous. Jealous of the east coast with their seasons, cool weather, and occasional snow. Being in San Diego, we usually get “Sunny and 70,” which is great, but extremely boring. That is, until today. I woke up to clouds in the sky, cool weather, and the feeling that maybe fall is coming. Finally.

In honor of the fall-ness, I decided to make a short time lapse video. I dusted off my fish-eye lens and set the camera in the freshly-washed front window. One frame every 10 seconds, and about three hours later, I had my video. Enjoy.

October 3rd, 2009

Details: Backyard

An extremely tiny spider, about the size of a ballpoint pen tip.
  • Aperture: f/20
  • ISO: 400
  • Shutter Speed: 1/60 s
  • Focal Length: 105mm
  • Camera: NIKON D300
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Extremely tiny spider.

As humans, we’re often “big picture” people. Take a walk outside and you’ll see plants, trees, and everything else that makes up our cities and towns. That’s the big picture, but how often do we take a moment and look at the details?

Last week, I rented a macro lens for a product shoot I’m working on. For those non-photographers reading this, a macro lens allows you to get extremely close shots of things – revealing details you might never see with the naked eye. This afternoon, I ventured out to the backyard (I know, adventurous!) and grabbed a few photos.

The first one, above, is of a spider about the size of a ballpoint pen tip. Take a look at a few more shots after the break.

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