Posts in Category: New Jersey
10/22/2009
Cape May Light
In honor of my trip to Cape May today, an image from Cape May. Cape May light from the north, looking back over the inner dunes and ponds.
Sony DSC H50 at 31mm equivalent. F5.6 @ 1/640th @ ISO 100. Programmed auto.
Just my basic added Vibrance and Clarity in Lightroom, along with the Sharpen landscapes preset.
This is from my flickr site.
5/16/2009
Hard Flowers and Deep Bokeh
The husks of last year’s milkweed (I think) make a flower like presentation all through the marshy areas of Cape May. This cluster, isolated with the long end of the zoom, floating against the variegated green bokeh backdrop, makes for an interesting image.
Sony DSC H50 at 465mm equivalent. F4.5 @ 1/400th @ ISO 100. Programed Auto.
In Lightroom, a bit of recovery for the highlights, added Clarity and Vibrance, and the Sharpen landscapes preset. Bumped up the contrast slightly as well.
From Cape May 2009.
5/15/2009
Lowdown on the Lighthouse
Where are the clouds when you need them? Of course this would be more dramatic with some detail in the sky…but it is what it is. Gotta love a Lighthouse. To compensate I chose the super low angle, actually dangling my camera below the level of the boardwalk and framing with the flip out LCD. I like the way the tree/grass line frames the lighthouse in an off center notch. Cropped at the top for better composition.
Sony DSC H50 at full wide. F5.6 @ 1/250th @ ISO 100. Programed Auto.
In Lightroom I used a graduated filter effect to darken the sky and a second filter up from the bottom to increase foreground contrast for a more chiseled look. Added Clarity and Vibrance in the Presence panel. Landscape sharpen preset.
From Cape May 2009.
And here is what you have to do to get the shot if you do not have a flip out LCD. My friend Paul Hackett make the sacrifice for art.
Paul Hackett going the extra mile for art...
5/13/2009
Hands Off!
While scouting for the World Series of Birding, driving the back streets of Cape May Point, along Lilly Pond, we came upon this fellow attempting to cross the road. Found a place to park the car and of course took some shots. We did try to encourage him out of the street, but he was not having our help (or interference). It was a quiet street had he was pretty safe, but the next day we found a crushed carcass along side a more traveled road, just to prove the danger of being a very large snapping turtle in the spring wander season.
Straightforward tel portrait. Minimal processing in Lightroom: Clarity, Vibrance, and Sharpen. A bit of added contrast.
Sony DSC H50 at about 400mm equivalent. F4.5 @ 1/400 @ ISO 100. Programed Auto. -.7 EV exposure compensation.
From Cape May 2009.
And for context, the video (taken with the Sanyo TH1, HD camcorder).