In The Curve

This was capture on 4-22-2020 on Hwy 704 in Adair County Ky. @ 3:00 am. The image details 16 RAW files Stacked in Sequator 2 Dark RAW files to reduce hot pixels ISO 4000 F-2.8 5 sec Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art Lens Edited the TIF Output file from Sequator in Lightroom Finished edit in Paintshop Pro

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Ok I have to admit this is not what I usually shoot, at least in the recent past. But, with the change in our World with the Corona Virus I have sheltered in place and I am searching for Photography opportunities to keep the creative juices flowing. This image is a Macro of the top of my Canada Dry Ginger Ale Can captured with a 40-year-old Nikon 55mm F-2.8 Macro Lens that is Manual Focus and just as sharp as the day I purchased it. The trick to manually stacking images is making sure you stagger your focus point and have enough DOF to insure the images blend This image is an 11 image stack done manually and stacked and created using XnConvert to go from NEF files to Tif Files and stacked in Zerene Stacker. This is so fun and super easy to do. So, I will be playing and posting some other Macro images in the days to come. Oh, the water droplets were created using a 60/40 mix of Glycerine and Water. The light is from my desk lamp and the Color Temp. is @ 2800 K

Squirrel

I was out shooting in a creek bed and this little guy showed up and posed for me. He scampered around and ended up in the notch of this tree waiting for me to take his photo. This is a Fox Squirrel

Blue Shores

A macro image using dish soap on a textured plate back lighting provided by my computer screen and the White Balance was set on 2800K. The exposure was F5 @ ISO 250 @ 8 Sec. I stacked 11 images to get the sharpestest detail throughout the image. I used an old Nikon 55mm Macro manual focus lens. What better way to spend your days stuck at home.

Bloom

From a distance, I saw the Sunlight backlighting this huge tree and the shadow area behind it was glowing blue. Spring has officially arrived.

Fuchsia Rainbow

Aluminum Foil & water with a Glycerin mix for the bubbles. The color comes from a full screen rainbow on my computer screen. This is 6 images stacked for greater sharpness. Nikon D-850 / ISO 250 / F5 / 3 Sec

Night Spin

Nightscape photography is my new passion. I have spent many hours under the stars in total amazement. This image is a 200 image Star Trail capture. I photographed this with a Nikon D-850 / 14-24mm lens@ 30 sec exp / 3sec interval @ F2.8/ISO 400 / Edited in StarStax

Flight Of The Gull

I captured this on a Marsh in South Carolina in the Summer of 2019

As It Begins

I captured this image in Canyonlands NP on a foggy morning. This place is amazing and around every turn there is another landscape to explore.

Majestique Morning

The mornings in the mountains are beyond explanation. In this image I am approaching the upper altitudes of The Rocky Mountain National Park as the Sun was rising.

Goblin Valley

I love shooting the Milkyway. This image was captured in Goblin Valley Utah in the Spring of 2019. We are getting close to this year's season. Nikon D-850 16 Images stacked / ISO 6400 / 4 sec / F 2.8 2-Z-96 lights on a small stand were used 1 - The light used for the area in front of the camera was bounced off rocks behind me for a softer light 2- The 2nd light was direct light to the right of the scene to create shadows and highlights for contrast.

Misty Morning

The Sun breaks through the clouds and lights up the foggy landscape.

Valley Of The Sun

I captured this in the Grand Canyon National Park

San Juan Sunrise

This image was captured at Sunrise just outside Mexican Hat Utah near the San Juan River

When Color Fades

The time I spend in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee has always been a time of searching out those intimate details in Nature. My vision is constantly evolving .

River Blue

Early this morning I found myself on the Ohio River during Blue Hour. I can not describe how quiet it was at this location.

Misty Mountain Morning

Captured from Clingmans Dome in the Great Smokey Mountains of Tennessee

...and so it begins

I captured this image from Clingmans Dome in the Great Smokey Mountains National Park as the Sun was rising. The light is ever changing here and effects the landscape differently moment by moment.

Still Waters

I set out to capture Fall here in Kentucky and though there were many colorful examples of this glorious time of year I really felt that this bridge over the Cumberland River told a good story of Fall.

Up River

Early this morning I found myself on the Ohio River just as the Sun was starting to light the sky. The Ohio River was smooth as glass.

Crimson Rolls

The crimson sunrise backs a blue haze across the valley below. Captured in the Great Smokey Mountains of Tennessee.

Winter Haze

I captured this image in Cades Cove in the Great Smokey Mountains of Tennessee.

Seeking Rainbows

A man flyfishes on the Cumberland River - Captured with the Nikon 180-400 / w/1.4 Teleconverter @ 560 mm

Bull

A Bull Elk in The Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. He bugles, calling his female cows to move in his direction and letting other bulls know he is there to protect what is his.

Red Alarm

I captured this at the Jim Beam Distillery in Bardstown, Ky. I was driving through the area and stopped by the Distillery just to check out the buildings and landscape.

Morning Blues

The Bernheim Forest Nature Area is open to the public year around. There are a number of roads that wind through the park that allow for beautiful views of the landscape and wildlife that live there.

Corona Arch

Moab Utah

First Snow

Captured in the Rocky Mountain National Park after the first snowfall on one of the mountain peaks.

Colors of Change

This was captured this morning in the Rocky Mountain National Park. Fall is coming late this year yet there are signs of the change taking place.

Sundowner

Captured along the Pacific Coast on HWY 1 in late May 2019