Bubble Sunset

Bubble Sunset
Originally uploaded by khosey1

Truly beautiful photography by Kimberly Hosey. This photo is simply stunning in every way!

Seascape Tiltshift Miniature

Seascape Tiltshift Miniature
Originally uploaded by fenriq

Might have posted this already but I like it so much I'm just going to go ahead and post it again. Not that it really matters since IP Photography isn't visited very often by anyone (heck, I don't even visit the site very often, I just post to it every once in a great while).

Leap

Leap
Originally uploaded by fenriq

One of my favorite photos from a recent trip up to the snow (which is becoming a tradition) over the holiday break. This is one of those photos that gets better and better the longer you look at it.

Some of the things I really like about it, the matched colors of background and Grady's outfit, the stop action moment where Grady is clear off the ground and about to land in the fresh untouched snow, his shadow off to the right, the streak of red on his boots.

Really it just makes me smile to see my little big guy having such a great time in the snow (and knowing that he melted down about a half hour later which forced us to pack up sooner than expected).

Puppy in a Pumpkin Patch

Puppy in a Pumpkin Patch
Originally uploaded by fenriq

I love the dramatic effect of using the color accent setting on my camera. Combined with my son in his Halloween costume, I just love this photo all the way around.

Capitola Wharf TiltShift

Capitola Wharf TiltShift
Originally uploaded by fenriq

I'm rather happy with how well this photo came out. Especially since I took this one specifically to create a tilt-shift miniature out of it. We went to the Capitola Art & Wine Festival this afternoon and had a quite nice time enjoying some tasty wines, some impressive arts and the boys got to play in the sand so they were thrilled.

All in all, a good way to spend a Sunday!

Wedding Photography - Lessons Learned

Some excellent advice and guidelines contained in this Tutorial: Wedding Photography - Lessons Learned.

Life in Miniature

I've really been enjoying Plastic Life - a set on Flickr. Maybe you will too.

Interactive Aperture, Shutter and ISO Explanation

This is an excellent interactive tool to learn How System Cameras Work: aperture, shutter and iso value. Play with the sliders, watch the image change in real-time depending on what you do. Each adjustment can be counter-adjusted by another slider.

For beginning photographers this could be an invaluable tool to learn by painless doing rather than risk missing an important shot while out at a shoot.

I got very adept at adjusting my shutter speed on the fly this last weekend to account for the many different lighting situations I encountered at the two weddings. My general preference is to err a little on the high side (a step to the right of center) rather than too low.

This is a really great tool!

Impressive Storm Photography

Photographs: Storm Chaser by Jim Reed

Pretty Violet Flower with a Dagger

Pretty Violet Flower with a Dagger
Originally uploaded by fenriq

Yep, another flower macro. I like flower macros, actually, I like macros and happen to like flowers. This one is a little unusual because of the coloring of the stamen and pistil cluster in the center. Very pretty but also very easy to miss in our busy running from one thing to the next lives.