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Bar Harbor in Purple

By Ingo, on July 13th, 2011%

I’m back from the off-line outback of Maine. I was without Internet access for a few days, that’s why I failed to upload the daily posts…

This is an HDR I created just 45 minutes ago while staying at the Best Western in Bar Harbor, ME. I shot 4 bracketed exposures 2 stops apart – I actually shot 9 exposures, 1-stop apart but just used the 4. The sky was so bright red, I had to desaturate it slightly. I wanted to shoot a second set of exposures with a slightly wider focal length but the magic was already gone – it lasted for just around 2 minutes….

Exif Info:

  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Exposure Time: 3.2s (32/10)
  • Aperture: f/14
  • ISO: 100
  • Focal Length: 23mm (23mm in 35mm)

 

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Goodbye Blue Sky

By Ingo, on July 7th, 2011%

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Dimming of the Day

By Ingo, on June 27th, 2011%

While writing this blog post, I’m listening to the song with the same name performed by Bonnie Raitt. Original version written by Richard Thompson.

Arth-Goldau train-station with some carts from the Arth-Rigi-Bahn in front of it.

Exif Info:

  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Exposure Time: 1/50, 1/200, 1/800
  • Aperture: f/8
  • ISO: 100
  • Focal Length: 24mm

 

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Construction Site

By Ingo, on June 24th, 2011%

Remainders of a sand castle in Naples, FL on New Year’s eve.

Exif Info:

  • Date Taken: 2010-12-31 18:24:58
  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Exposure Time: 25s
  • Aperture: f/8
  • ISO: 100
  • Focal Length: 16mm

 

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Ghost Birds

By Ingo, on June 15th, 2011%

Shore Birds in Naples, FL once again. The color is a result of the fluorescent white-balance setting that turns the twilight scene into purple.

No HDR this time.

Exif Info:

  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Exposure Time: 30s
  • Aperture: f/13
  • ISO: 200
  • Focal Length: 16mm

 

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East Coast Beach Sunset

By Ingo, on June 1st, 2011%

Who says you cannot shoot beach sunsets on the East Coast?

3 bracketed handhold exposures

Exif Info:

  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Exposure Time: 1/15,1/60,1/250
  • Aperture: f/13
  • ISO: 100
  • Focal Length: 16mm (16mm in 35mm)

 

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The Train Hotel

By Ingo, on May 26th, 2011%

Where they put the trains asleep.

9 shot bracketed handhold (!) exposures processed in Photomatix and Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Exif Info:
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 1/4000th – 1/8th
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 320
Focal Length: 24mm

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Shoot wide, open up and get down!

By Ingo, on May 24th, 2011%

I’m a big lover of fast wide-angle lenses and the glorious Canon 24mm f/1.4 is one of my favorites – I sometimes wish it would be even wider but there is no wider Canon lens at f/1.4. If I don’t shoot HDR’s with it I tend to use it wide open with a focus point really close to bring out the great bokeh that this glass produces.

WARNING: If you are shooting against the sun – like I did – use the live-preview function of your camera to prevent eye-damage. If you are using your view-finder to look directly into the sun for more than a few seconds you can seriously damage your eyes!

In addition, lying on railroad tracks for more than a few seconds can also cause attention…. just sayin’…

QUESTION: Why was I not shooting wide open?

Exif Info:

  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Exposure Time: 1/6400
  • Aperture: f/1.8
  • ISO: 100
  • Focal Length: 24mm

 

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The End of the World

By Ingo, on April 27th, 2011%

This was one of the most dramatic sunsets I’ve ever experienced. I shot this picture from the parking lot of the Bayside Resort Hotel in West Yarmouth, MA on the same evening as After The Storm at Cape Cod

Exact location:

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After The Storm at Cape Cod

By Ingo, on April 25th, 2011%

Bad weather is a photographers best friend.

We went to Cape Cod in June 2009 for a couple of days and a heavy thunderstorm rushed through the area one day right before sunset, it was really nasty with lighting, hail and the whole nine yards, but after it passed-by, the magic started to happen.

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