tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823Sun, 27 Nov 2011 23:38:14 +0000http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)Blogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-3493057458636336723Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:27:00 +00002011-07-26T00:00:02.149-06:00Beautiful July Sunday in Colorado merits a trip to Tiny Town in Morrison Colorado. The trip is no more that a half hour trip from the heart of Denver. (Depending on traffic of course.) Pictured is the #10 Cinder Belle "An honest-to-goodness coal-fired, live steam engine of the 2-6-0 design. In the United States, this type of locomotive was widely built from the early 1860s to the 1920s and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/tBt_9ggQP5M/tiny-town-colorado-photo-adventure.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MEQi7qxsCqkgAVICOujOB3ZdPus/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MEQi7qxsCqkgAVICOujOB3ZdPus/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MEQi7qxsCqkgAVICOujOB3ZdPus/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/MEQi7qxsCqkgAVICOujOB3ZdPus/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/tBt_9ggQP5M" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2011/07/tiny-town-colorado-photo-adventure.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-6625916729069984677Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:08:00 +00002011-07-13T16:08:40.202-06:00In my experience 4th of July Fireworks are much easier to capture than Lightning. And for get capturing the Thunder :). But here is some of my success and failure with the violent storm that rummaged through Colorado on the 12th of July 2011. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/mlBqH50LKD0/colorado-thunder-and-lightning-storm.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TgZ6T_cgR5l4kCYSyuBLGxBIHcY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TgZ6T_cgR5l4kCYSyuBLGxBIHcY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TgZ6T_cgR5l4kCYSyuBLGxBIHcY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/TgZ6T_cgR5l4kCYSyuBLGxBIHcY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/mlBqH50LKD0" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2011/07/colorado-thunder-and-lightning-storm.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-3899307840331108097Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:38:00 +00002010-08-04T23:17:23.174-06:00Not every one has the cash for Adobe PhotoShop but if you want to get your Feet wet with Photo editing try Gimp...Gimp Levels walk through step by step. Having already installed gimp from the Gimp Install PostFrom the Main Image window click File -> Open to open your image.or drag an drop an image from your folder in to the Main Image window.Gimp can open many different types of files including http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/tRINehNAjeM/photography-editing-with-gimp-levels.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DUf33RYmOxbeaDZjw7vNPCrjAO8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DUf33RYmOxbeaDZjw7vNPCrjAO8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DUf33RYmOxbeaDZjw7vNPCrjAO8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DUf33RYmOxbeaDZjw7vNPCrjAO8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/tRINehNAjeM" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2010/04/photography-editing-with-gimp-levels.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-7109050475403176931Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:13:00 +00002010-04-13T17:17:25.347-06:00I don't usually take pictures of what I eat ... But today the Soft Taco just looked really colorful. Taken with my Canon XTi and the Nifty-Fifty lens.It's a Prime lens but was very inexpensive and has a great f/stop.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/PIoc8OudXlE/whats-for-lunch-chicken-soft-taco.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0aABrNkv9lO6uxA_H9v86NLZRCI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0aABrNkv9lO6uxA_H9v86NLZRCI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0aABrNkv9lO6uxA_H9v86NLZRCI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/0aABrNkv9lO6uxA_H9v86NLZRCI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/PIoc8OudXlE" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2010/04/whats-for-lunch-chicken-soft-taco.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-7860755721708009560Fri, 09 Apr 2010 23:47:00 +00002010-04-09T18:21:49.989-06:00Not every one can afford Adobe's PhotoShop software for editing their Photo's when starting out and just testing the waters for amateur Photography. So why not try an opensource free software editing tool called Gimp.Lets get started Video first then Step by step tutorialGo to Gimp.org and download the version you need for this tutorial I used the Windows installer GIMP 2.6.8After you have http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/MZ8wx57b0VM/free-photo-editing-software-gimp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mVfGWNG1JEm8r4eeioDblAo88qo/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mVfGWNG1JEm8r4eeioDblAo88qo/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mVfGWNG1JEm8r4eeioDblAo88qo/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/mVfGWNG1JEm8r4eeioDblAo88qo/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/MZ8wx57b0VM" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2010/04/free-photo-editing-software-gimp.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-8257515821839395424Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:23:00 +00002010-04-02T14:34:37.448-06:00With the addition of a new member of the family there is no better way to remember than with pictures. If at all possible to make every thing perfect my suggestion is to higher a professional photographer with in the first few days. But that is not always fesable. So take as many pictures of your own as you can to capture the moments.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/Hq-plXqZXvo/newborn-photos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fujRgybn2QFw7M4zQVxwIGqtsfY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fujRgybn2QFw7M4zQVxwIGqtsfY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fujRgybn2QFw7M4zQVxwIGqtsfY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fujRgybn2QFw7M4zQVxwIGqtsfY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/Hq-plXqZXvo" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2010/04/newborn-photos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-9089638716128195534Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:27:00 +00002010-03-10T15:03:33.334-07:00Photography is not always a clean venture. Sometimes it is a dirty job and requires you to get down, dirty, and in to the thick of it. Not always are we faced with a clean studio atmosphere with freshly washed faces, clean and happy babies, or momentous occasions like weddings. For inspiration we may need to get the Gears turning, to get those creative juices flowingPhotography be it a hobbyhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/zmAYycOSsxI/photography-is-dirty-work.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KpS_CWZbqWcOO_IXKonGoi9NVDY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KpS_CWZbqWcOO_IXKonGoi9NVDY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KpS_CWZbqWcOO_IXKonGoi9NVDY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/KpS_CWZbqWcOO_IXKonGoi9NVDY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/zmAYycOSsxI" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2010/03/photography-is-dirty-work.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-8502555051373355688Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:45:00 +00002010-03-04T11:33:32.184-07:00My wife was stuck back in the hospital again last week after the second surgery for Thyroid Cancer. Hopefully the Surgeon got it all this time. Not only is her re-occurrence of Cancer taxing on the family, but our littlest one decided a couple of weeks ago she needed to have appendicitis. So between the two of them I have gotten use to sleeping in hospital chairs.Well family members always http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/pO6nB5piq8k/cala-lilly-flower-photography-dof-depth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QhSMS3-6-btbEg6G0_ISY4nhbXQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QhSMS3-6-btbEg6G0_ISY4nhbXQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QhSMS3-6-btbEg6G0_ISY4nhbXQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QhSMS3-6-btbEg6G0_ISY4nhbXQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/pO6nB5piq8k" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2010/03/cala-lilly-flower-photography-dof-depth.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-2426908622676306353Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:32:00 +00002010-03-03T17:35:34.184-07:00Photography, Canon XTi, Nifty-Fifty, 50mm Prime lens, Wedding Photography, Child PortraitAs the title states .. As a father I will be in big trouble with this one .. can you see the horns holding up that halo?? The Nifty-Fifty Lens was the best 85$ I have spend for my XTi, it takes just absolutely amazing pictures with great depth of field.Check out my Flickrhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/uCdFbiVQPvQ/dad-will-be-in-big-trouble-wedding.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)2<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QCJ1WQ-MMZtKyTwYgGq5zxwrwrY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QCJ1WQ-MMZtKyTwYgGq5zxwrwrY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QCJ1WQ-MMZtKyTwYgGq5zxwrwrY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/QCJ1WQ-MMZtKyTwYgGq5zxwrwrY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/uCdFbiVQPvQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2010/03/dad-will-be-in-big-trouble-wedding.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-6861880629075398062Wed, 03 Mar 2010 23:30:00 +00002010-03-03T16:43:53.466-07:00Photography, canon XTi, Nifty-Fifty Photo Effects Black and White vs. colorAs in the last post we recently attended a Wedding of a long time friend of the family. Photography is only a hobby of mine that I can do when spare time is available (like almost never).Taking shots of everything and anything I can that day went through 3 1GB cards but when she turned her back on me I just had to take thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/xQtUQIRjzyg/blushing-bride-color-or-bw.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nYBkVVE5NTcsUS_o8bUY-OxsZgw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nYBkVVE5NTcsUS_o8bUY-OxsZgw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nYBkVVE5NTcsUS_o8bUY-OxsZgw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nYBkVVE5NTcsUS_o8bUY-OxsZgw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/xQtUQIRjzyg" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2010/03/blushing-bride-color-or-bw.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-2480590966936369367Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:01:00 +00002010-03-03T15:29:35.259-07:00Photography, Canon XTi, Child Photography, Wedding PhotographyWas a beautiful day for a Wedding a long time friend of the family is getting married, It was slightly over cast and perfect temperature for an outside ceremony. Of course I had my camera in hand ready to take pictures. Just minding my own business when my daughter (flower girl) and the little boy (ring bearer) she was walking down thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/tZzS3bFec08/its-not-time-yet-daddy-flower-girl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ArC-_7WZDSqCgO9qmtMy3Po6b9Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ArC-_7WZDSqCgO9qmtMy3Po6b9Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ArC-_7WZDSqCgO9qmtMy3Po6b9Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ArC-_7WZDSqCgO9qmtMy3Po6b9Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/tZzS3bFec08" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2010/03/its-not-time-yet-daddy-flower-girl.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-179257083042222510Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:51:00 +00002010-03-03T14:59:21.235-07:00Digital Photography gadgets, Digital Photography photo storage, DSLR backup storage, Digital Photography toys Now this is one really cool little item I think every person that is in to photography should have in their arsenal of toys. Its the DigiMateIII it will accommodate a 2.5” hard drive (laptop hard drive) right now I have 60GB drive in there. It reads Compact Flash Card (CF) type I and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/kfIe36Qhj8o/digimateiii-cool-photography-gadget.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DK27Eq39nKxdrfJPMgrWzWVepCw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DK27Eq39nKxdrfJPMgrWzWVepCw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DK27Eq39nKxdrfJPMgrWzWVepCw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DK27Eq39nKxdrfJPMgrWzWVepCw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/kfIe36Qhj8o" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2010/03/digimateiii-cool-photography-gadget.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-4298963865454418884Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:12:00 +00002010-03-03T14:45:19.217-07:00Another off camera flash photography how to / diy with the CE's Photography off camera flash photography beginnerI don't claim to be a good photographer by any stretch of the imagination the only classes I have taken were back in High School and I will not say how long ago that was.Just another Sunday, everybody's bumming around the house today the football games are on the boob tube, not really http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/Gl3FJjxbCHM/march-of-crunch-bells-home-studio.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/faUAmusRe8rtEoe0TZ-hnePivsc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/faUAmusRe8rtEoe0TZ-hnePivsc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/faUAmusRe8rtEoe0TZ-hnePivsc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/faUAmusRe8rtEoe0TZ-hnePivsc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/Gl3FJjxbCHM" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2010/03/march-of-crunch-bells-home-studio.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-5457326832669618249Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:56:00 +00002010-03-03T13:23:45.130-07:00DSLR, dslr laptopb bag, dslr laptop backpackWell I have come to find out it does not exist here where I can purchase it! So, that is not entirely true either, but after spending 2 weeks searching on the web and looking at the limited camera shops we have here locally I have settled with this one.Label states Quantaray Pro by Nanue Pro,it seems well constructed and fits most of my stuff. I had http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/LerdNr1rej0/perfect-digital-slr-laptop-backpack.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UO0N0whbvyHjJwR7yPJdn6jEZpg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UO0N0whbvyHjJwR7yPJdn6jEZpg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UO0N0whbvyHjJwR7yPJdn6jEZpg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UO0N0whbvyHjJwR7yPJdn6jEZpg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/LerdNr1rej0" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2010/03/perfect-digital-slr-laptop-backpack.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-8588966480586186357Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:28:00 +00002010-03-03T14:35:47.529-07:00Poor Person's cheap Flash Photography Studio setup for beginnersI have been reading on Strobist web site for a while now. This is just a great site very informative when you want to move to off camera flash.Like a lot of people that get in to photography, (ok maybe not that many, I'm sure there are more folks out there that just want to take good pictures) I have delusions of grandeur and would http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/dmhQqFPhxv0/off-camera-flash-photography-beginner.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4ZbMgQ0mnIjEpOSxS9Too7452L4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4ZbMgQ0mnIjEpOSxS9Too7452L4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4ZbMgQ0mnIjEpOSxS9Too7452L4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/4ZbMgQ0mnIjEpOSxS9Too7452L4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/dmhQqFPhxv0" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2010/03/off-camera-flash-photography-beginner.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8658582571390782823.post-2235774430086894578Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:12:00 +00002010-10-11T12:17:38.571-06:00I started this blogging because I am a geek at heart and need a place to keep all of my stuff that I will end up forgetting if I don't type or post it somewhere. This site is specifically for all of my Photography related inspirations. But my thoughts tend to go in a million different directions at any one time. At the moment I have jumped in to the realm of digital photography with a Canon XTihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CesPhotography/~3/HLAG7-u1aZY/welcome-to-ces-photography.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CE's GeeBook)0<p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DH3wRN6kHcAtE6bMpy8uirEPD-A/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DH3wRN6kHcAtE6bMpy8uirEPD-A/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DH3wRN6kHcAtE6bMpy8uirEPD-A/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/DH3wRN6kHcAtE6bMpy8uirEPD-A/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/CesPhotography/~4/HLAG7-u1aZY" height="1" width="1"/>http://cesphotography.blogspot.com/2010/03/welcome-to-ces-photography.html