The Milky Way

Last week, I had the chance to get out and shoot with the Ogden Camera Club.  We had a great time, and finished the evening shooting the Milky Way.  As you can see, it was a perfect opportunity.

This last shot isn't mine.  It belongs to my son, Pete.

More Milky Way

This past week, I took a couple of days off to join my family for the last weekend of their month long stay in the Uinta Mountains.  It just so happened that the weekend coincided with the new moon, so it was a good opportunity to shoot some stars.  I'm pretty sure that I'll never get tiered of shooting the night sky.

Canon EOS 5D Mark III - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM

13 Sec - f/2 - ISO 2500 - 24 mm

Canon EOS-1D X - EF15mm f/2.8 Fisheye

13 Sec - f/2.8 - ISO 3200 - 15 mm

Canon EOS 5D Mark III - EF15mm f/2.8 Fisheye

15 Sec - f/2.8 - ISO 2500 - 15 mm

Canon EOS-1D X - EF24mm f/1.4L II USM

13 Sec - f/2 - ISO 3200 - 24 mm

Canon EOS 5D Mark III - EF14mm f/2.8L II USM

13 Sec - f/2.8 - ISO 3200 - 14 mm

Gettysburg

While in Virginia this summer spending some time with my sister-in-law and her family, we took a day and headed out to see Gettysburg.  I had never been to Gettysburg, and I must admit that I knew very little about the place and what exactly happened there.  It was a pretty amazing experience to drive around the area listening to the self-guided tour.  This is definitely a place that I'd like to return to.

Images were created using the Canon 7D and the Canon 24-105mm f/4.0L IS and 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye lenses.

Fireworks

Well, I finally got the chance to shoot some fireworks this summer.  It's always a good time when cameras and explosives are involved, right?

Images were created with the Canon 1Ds Mk III and the Canon 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye lens.

New York City Panorama

This is a 180° view of New York City, taken from the top of the Rockefeller Center.
You can see that the software struggled with the foreground and with some of the buildings,
but overall, it is an interesting image, and a great view of the city.

This is 6 images taken with the Canon 5D Mk II and the Canon 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye lens.

The images were converted to jpeg in Lightroom 3 and stitched together in Photoshop Elements 9.

Ft Tilden - Bunkers

On my recent visit to New York, my brother and I spent a morning wandering around  Ft. Tilden.  This is an old military base that was turned over to the National Park Service in the early 70's.  When active, the base served as a coastal artillery installation and eventually was used as a missile base as well.  The area is now overgrown with thick, coastal forest.  It is a bit surreal to be wandering the trails and come upon one of the massive gun bunkers, shelters, or barracks.  The largest bunkers housed a 70 foot long gun that shot 16" projectiles as far as 25 miles out to sea.  Pretty amazing to stand there, no more than about 10 miles from Manhattan,  and contemplate why these were built.  Now, the structures are in disrepair, overgrown, and covered in graffiti.  If you are ever in NYC and have a bit of time to kill, it is worth making the trip to Ft Tilden.

Images were created using the Canon 5D Mk II and the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L and Canon 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye lenses.