The World As I See It: May 2014

May 30, 2014

A Little Bit of Macro Work

I had the opportunity to spend a little bit of time with the MP-E 65 Macro lens this afternoon. The cool thing about this lens is that it lets you get close, really, really close. You can shoot at up to 5x life size. For my subject, I grabbed a daisy out of one of our flower beds.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III - MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo

1/4 Sec - f/8 - ISO 800 - 65 mm

Canon EOS 5D Mark III - MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo

1/125 Sec - f/16 - ISO 100 - 65 mm

Canon EOS 5D Mark III - MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo

1/160 Sec - f/16 - ISO 320 - 65 mm

This is an un-cropped image of the stem. Check out the little critter in the corner.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III - MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo

1/160 Sec - f/16 - ISO 320 - 65 mm

Canon EOS 5D Mark III - MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo

1/160 Sec - f/16 - ISO 320 - 65 mm

Canon EOS 5D Mark III - MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo

1/160 Sec - f/16 - ISO 320 - 65 mm

Canon EOS 5D Mark III - MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo

1/160 Sec - f/16 - ISO 320 - 65 mm

Canon EOS 5D Mark III - MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo

1/160 Sec - f/16 - ISO 320 - 65 mm

Canon EOS 5D Mark III - MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo

1/160 Sec - f/16 - ISO 320 - 65 mm

Canon EOS 5D Mark III - MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo

1/160 Sec - f/16 - ISO 320 - 65 mm

Canon EOS 5D Mark III - MP-E65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo

1/160 Sec - f/16 - ISO 320 - 65 mm

May 23, 2014

Milky Way in the Tetons

Can't believe I never posted this one. I shot this last year while camping in the Tetons.

I'm hoping the storms clear out for tonight's meteor shower.

Painting With Light

This is the second round of images from this week's light painting trip. This time, various LED tools were the light source for the images. The think I like about this spot is the reflections you get off of the water. I love the varying degree of ripples and how they alter the reflected light.

You'll note that these were shot with the 70D and the 10-22. Both reasonably priced and well worth the investment.

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

209.00 Sec - f/5.6 - ISO 320 - 22 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

229 Sec - f/5.6 - ISO 320 - 22 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

64 Sec - f/11 - ISO 250 - 10 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

69.00 Sec - f/11 - ISO 250 - 10 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

57.00 Sec - f/11 - ISO 250 - 10 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

40.00 Sec - f/11 - ISO 250 - 10 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

46 Sec - f/11 - ISO 250 - 10 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

45.00 Sec - f/11 - ISO 250 - 10 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

215 Sec - f/8 - ISO 160 - 10 mm

May 22, 2014

Painting With Fire

Earlier this week, I had some of my team in a little early for some team meetings, so we decided to head out and do a little painting. We had some great conditions to get good reflections off of the water. As always, it was a lot of fun and we came home with some great images.

Canon PowerShot G16 - 6.1-30.5 mm

60 Sec - f/8 - ISO 80 - 6.1 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

112 Sec - f/8 - ISO 160 - 10 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

99 Sec - f/11 - ISO 250 - 10 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

71.00 Sec - f/11 - ISO 250 - 10 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

58 Sec - f/11 - ISO 250 - 10 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

230.00 Sec - f/11 - ISO 250 - 10 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF-S10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

147.00 Sec - f/8 - ISO 160 - 10 mm

May 18, 2014

Birds, Birds, and more Birds

The other morning, I was up early, so I headed out to Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge to see what I could find. This is a great time of year to visit as there are tons of birds and they were really active. It was fun to see so many different species.

I shot with the 70D for most of this trip. While it is a fantastic still camera, it is amazing for video as well. I shot several clips of the birds and will get them posted when I get the chance to work on them.

Canon EOS 70D - EF400mm f/4 DO IS USM +1.4x III

1/1000 Sec - f/5.6 - ISO 400 - 560 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF400mm f/4 DO IS USM +1.4x III

1/1000 Sec - f/5.6 - ISO 400 - 560 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF400mm f/4 DO IS USM +1.4x III

1/1000 Sec - f/5.6 - ISO 400 - 560 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF400mm f/4 DO IS USM +1.4x III

1/1000 Sec - f/9 - ISO 400 - 560 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF400mm f/4 DO IS USM +1.4x III

1/1000 Sec - f/5.6 - ISO 400 - 560 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF400mm f/4 DO IS USM +1.4x III

1/1000 Sec - f/6.3 - ISO 400 - 560 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF400mm f/4 DO IS USM +1.4x III

1/1000 Sec - f/8 - ISO 400 - 560 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF400mm f/4 DO IS USM +1.4x III

1/1000 Sec - f/9 - ISO 400 - 560 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF400mm f/4 DO IS USM +1.4x III

1/1000 Sec - f/10 - ISO 400 - 560 mm

No, those aren't sensor spots. Those are mosquitoes.

Canon EOS 70D - EF400mm f/4 DO IS USM +1.4x III

1/1000 Sec - f/9 - ISO 200 - 560 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF400mm f/4 DO IS USM +1.4x III

1/1000 Sec - f/5.6 - ISO 200 - 560 mm

Canon EOS 70D - EF400mm f/4 DO IS USM +1.4x III

1/1000 Sec - f/5.6 - ISO 160 - 560 mm

May 15, 2014

A Few Flowers

A few flower images shot the other day while I was headed to see the steam engine. In a continued effort to get to know some of the more entry level cameras that I have available to shoot, these were shot with a Rebel series camera and kit lens. The more I shoot with this camera, the more I am impressed by the results that it is capable of producing. Good stuff!