Jeff's Photo Blog

Teeth

2010-07-25T13:56:00.000-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 1/30th
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 800

July 4 2010 - Raymore Mo

2010-07-05T01:39:00.002-05:00

The weather wasn't planning to cooperate so the display started early; this left the sky much brighter than I would have liked. That said I was able to pull some shots out in post processing that I liked. I hope you enjoy the video.

Fireworks Macro

2010-06-30T22:00:00.000-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 1/40th
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400

Silly Wabbit

2010-06-19T20:45:00.001-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO: 400

Happened to look out the window this evening and saw this little guy (or gal...) out there. So I snapped on my 70-200 and went rabbit hunting. Amazingly he let me get pretty close (this is a crop but I kept 10 out of 18mp) and I managed to get a couple of in focus shots.

Experiment

2010-06-17T21:10:00.002-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 100

When creativity isn't flowing just shoot.... I don't think this is particularly interesting, it's ok mind you... just not all that exciting ...

But it was something to get me to drag the gear out and start playing. Quit complaining about not having any creative ideas and just Shut Up and Shoot, in the words of David duChemin.

I made a real mess doing this too so that was fun lol....

See large on my blog if you care to....

Filament

2010-06-14T20:11:00.001-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 100

For Macro Monday Flickr Group
Theme Looking Up
Jun 14, 2010

Looking up at a light fixture outside my house a very close up macro of the inside of a light bulb in the fixture. The cloudy stuff is the dirt on the bulb and how the light interacts with it.

Pink Bunnys

2010-06-13T00:52:00.004-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.01 sec (1/100)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400

Strobist Sunday - June 6, 2010 - Needs A Battery
(yes a bit of a stretch based on the theme, but i figure many of the group members will post things that require a AA or two, so feel free to take one of these :D )

This is a quicky for the Flickr Strobist Sunday group. I spent all day today watching Zack Arias teaching a studio lighting course online through creativelive.com. I'll be around on Flickr to comment and stuff on Monday (after this seminar/workshop/whatever is over)

Strobist Info:
580exII 1/2 power behind white paper background.
430EXII 1/8 power through shoot through umbrella camera right.
Triggered by Cybersync

Tine After Tine

2010-06-09T19:33:00.004-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400

This subject has been done a lot on flickr but I wanted to do it too.

Edit... Removed insecure nonsense

I liked this because it kind of, to me at least, has an interesting abstract quality to it.

Life Is a Game of Chance

2010-06-08T20:49:00.002-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400

Life Is a Game of Chance

Audio Book

2010-06-07T09:15:00.002-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/9.0
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 100

For Macro Monday Flickr Group
Theme Hobby or Hobbies
June 7, 2010

I really wanted to do something photography related as I am seemingly obsessed with the subject; but, the assignment here was meant to show us something about each other that we didn't necessarily know. So I chose to do something based on a 'hobby' of sorts that I enjoy a lot.

I have a reasonably long commute, approximately 1 and 1/2 hours a day between the trip to work and the trip home. I find the chitter chatter on the radio occasionally interrupted by songs a bit annoying so I skip it.

I have never been a huge reader; but I have found this commute to be a perfect time to 'read'. In the past 5 or 6 years I have accumulated over 100 audible audio books and have really enjoyed the break from the radio. If you haven't tried audio books, and you have a time when you can't read but listening would work for you give it a try.

Boom!

2010-06-06T13:59:00.002-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 40D
Exposure: 4 seconds
Aperture: f/18.0
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO: 100

We always host a 4th of July get together for the family at my house. We can see the display the city puts on not too far from us from our driveway. I enjoy making photos of the display and my kids are getting excited even though we still have a month to got before this years festivities. So we were looking at the photos from last year and I thought I would post one to flickr. I have posted several others from 7/4/2009 but I am pretty sure I haven't posted this one before now.

Ice Cold

2010-06-05T12:54:00.001-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400

Shot for Strobist Sunday 6/6/2010 - Theme Liquid

This is my first strobist sunday entry. I had a 430 exII camera right on the table beside the glass at 1/64 power. I had a 580 exii aimed at a tablecloth behind the glass on full power. Both without modifiers; I'm kinda lazy that way sometimes :(. Triggered both using Cybersyncs.

Hey Kool-Aid

2010-06-03T21:39:00.002-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO: 400

A bit of a cliche the straw macro is.... that said I wanted to do something colorful.

If you want to see the sexy thing that made this check out my other post from today, "My New Girlfriend".

My New Girlfriend

2010-06-03T19:48:00.001-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 800

Don't tell my wife :P Just kidding she already knows. I just got it today and haven't really gotten to use it much yet. But the few tests I have done with it are telling me it is fantastic (and not just for macros).

I plan to walk around with it for a while to get to know it -- I think it will be interesting to go back to a prime for a walk around when I have been using a zoom for a long time. I'll post photos from it when I get a chance.

Strawberry Shortcake

2010-06-01T19:08:00.001-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.04 sec (1/25)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 400

My photo management software, Aperture, tells me that I shoot strawberrys a lot. I just think they are a great subject. This is a simple strawberrry shortcake that we had after dinner tonight. It was quite yummy!

Creepy Fingers

2010-05-31T11:12:00.002-05:00

Macro Mondays 5/31/2010 - Theme 6

Sticking with my creepy theme over the last few days I present to you Creepy Fingers.

Creepy Toy

2010-05-30T19:29:00.003-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO: 200

One of my kids toys, probably from Burger King or McDonalds. I just thought it was pretty creepy in it's own right, I mean the thing laughs when you yank on it's arms, so I decided to see how ominous looking I could get it to look in a photograph. Not as creepy and ominous as I was going for but still not a horrible effort imho.

I shot this mostly just to play with strobes as I haven't done much with two strobes lately and I just got a 430exII to replace my vivitar 285hv which just stopped working. This was done with a 580exii camera left 1/128th manual and a 430exii behind subject and camera right 1/8th power (I think) triggered by Canon Wireless from my 7D.

B&W Conversion with Nik Silver Efex Pro.

Creepy Crawly

2010-05-29T15:46:00.002-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO: 200

This is way out of my norm and my comfort zone. Not a spider fan and if memory serves correcty this is my first macro of any kind of bug like creature. I used my 50mm lens and 68mm of extension tubs -- I really should buy a proper macro lens.

Future Hacker

2010-05-27T20:38:00.001-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.025 sec (1/40)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 153 mm
ISO: 800

My son's school year is about over and in the all important third grade award ceremony he was awarded "Most Technology Driven". I have been into computers all of my life but this boy is already giving me a run for my money.

My Big Boy

2010-05-26T20:53:00.001-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO: 400

This is one from a little while ago. My oldest son, Jeffrey, at a family birthday party. We don't often get great portraits and expressions from him. So I was pleased with this candid shot.

He seems to be getting older so fast.

Snack With a Splash!

2010-05-25T20:58:00.002-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO: 400

Cooking The Books

2010-05-24T19:43:00.002-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.033 sec (1/30)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO: 800

Shot for Flickr Macro Monday group 5/24/2010 - Theme Crime

Radio Flyer

2010-05-22T20:36:00.001-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 173 mm
ISO: 200

As those of you who follow me know I have been posting very infrequently as of late. Just haven't been motivated or had the inspiration. I am not sure what I need to do to get back the inspiration; I am pretty sure sitting around complaining about not having inspiration isn't going to bring it back though :).

But, in any case, tonight I looked out the window at my son's old wagon, it happened to be sitting in the back yard, and I just liked what I saw for some reason.

Vroom

2010-05-17T22:29:00.001-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 115 mm
ISO: 200

Taken for Flickr's Macro Mondays Group for 5/17/2010 - Theme Wheels

Congratulation Sis!

2010-05-16T21:18:00.003-05:00

Camera Model: Canon EOS 7D
Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO: 800

Certainly not the sharpest photo but posting it anyways as I am very proud of my sis!