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Pre-Christmas Photos

Josh — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 13:33:13 +0000

Not a lot to say, too busy, so here are some pre-Christmas photos of the kids!

Pre-Christmas photos

Shot’s O’ the kiddos

Josh — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:10:21 +0000

I had a few minutes of free time this weekend, and I’ve been wanting to experiment with some lighting techniques, so I pulled out my camera and forced my kids to sit down for some photos. Some of these were lit with natural light, while the others were lit by a pin spot, bounced off a white photo reflector. I like the way these all turned out, and I think it will get me more into using different lighting styles to take some photos. Anyway, have a look, and let me know what you think.

Kids 9/18/2011

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Lake 2011

Josh — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 02:52:52 +0000

My wife’s aunt and uncle were nice enough to invite us up to a house they rent on the lake during the summer, and while there, I snapped these photos. I like these, especially the ones of the black lab and the banner photo. I think the lab photo could be in a dog calendar, and the banner photo is just cool because of the high contrast and the way the pier seems to stretch forever into the photo. Anyway, drop me a line and let me know what you think.

Lake 2011

Black Swallowtail Caterpillar

Josh — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 03:28:36 +0000

I took these photos of a black swallowtail caterpillar at my mothers house. She plants dill in her garden specifically to attract these guys.
I thought these turned out very nice, so I wanted to get them up here for others to see. I also included a photo taken with the Tokina 11-16mm lens I am renting for a trip I am taking. Anyway, let me know what you think.

black swallowtail caterpillar

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Chess Shots!

Josh — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 03:50:25 +0000

I had this chess/checker set out earlier tonight playing checkers with my son, and teaching him the basics of chess. As we played, I started to think I could take some pretty decent photos with the right lighting. All of these were shot with my D7000, and Nikon 50mm F1.8 lens, in aperture priority mode. Various apertures were used, mainly around F4 and F8, and once wide open at 1.8 for some DOF shots. I used a small, goose neck, desk lamp positioned above, and to the left to light most of these. Everything was shot using my tripod (my new one with the pistol grip, which is AWESOME!), and my remote shutter release. Anyway, I know these are a bit arty, but I like the way they turned out. Drop me a line and let me know what YOU think.

Chess

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New Random Photos

Josh — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 03:14:36 +0000

Here are a few random photos I took today with my Nikon D7000. I took these with a combo of my 18-105mm lens, and my 70-300mm Tamron lens. I think they turned out really well. Also, I know that my daughter has food all over her face in this picture, but I snapped it while she was eating and I included it here because of how blue her eyes were. The hornet photos were taken of a nest that is hanging from my garage door, and the finch photo was taken through my sliding glass door, of the finch feeder in my backyard. The others were taken in my front yard. Anyway, take a look, and drop a comment or two.

7-31-2011

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Picking Blueberries

Josh — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 01:48:15 +0000

We had a beautiful day, today, so we headed out in the morning to pick blueberries. I took my camera along and snapped the photos you see here. Well, except the two of me, which were taken by my wife. I think this is the first (and probably will be the last) pictures of myself that I’ve ever placed on the website, so enjoy! Anyway, I like all these and think they turned out really well. If you think the same, or even if you don’t, drop me a line in the comments area.

Blueberry Picking

Nice Sunday Day

Josh — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:08:53 +0000

Had a really good Sunday today. Went swimming at my Mother-In-Laws pool with the family, played baseball with my son in the backyard, and hung out while my kids rode bikes out front. Couldn’t ask for a better day. These are some shots I captured today. My 2 favorites are my twins “playing baseball” (my son and I had ditched our gear outside, when we ran in for some drinks. We returned to see this, so I had to take a photo), and the sunset shining through one of the birthday balloons from the party yesterday. For some reason, I just think there is something about this photo. I really dig the colors and the way the sun lights up the bottom of the balloon. Anyway, on with the photos!

Nice Sunday

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Flickr Portrait Shoot

Josh — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 03:54:15 +0000

I’m a member of a local Flickr group, and we got together yesterday to take some portrait shots of some very accommodating models. It was pretty cool, and was my first chance to try some shots using off camera lighting. I don’t think I did too bad, but it sure made me learn that:
A) I have a lot to learn
B) Compared to the people there, my equipment is peanuts
C) Post processing is your friend.

Anyway, here are the photos, and have a gander.

Flickr Photoshoot

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Nerf Wars 2011

Josh — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 06:23:18 +0000

Had a good day with the kids today, and officially kicked off Nerf Wars 2011. We all had a pretty good time chasing each other around with the nerf guns (note the eye protection). I snapped some pics of the event, as well as some more traditional type portrait shots. So…drop me a line and let me know what you think.

Nerf Wars

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