Photography Blog - Aaron Shack

Finding the Puppies

Aaron Shack — Wed, 22 May 2024 17:00:00 +0000

2/14/24 Some puppies were abandoned on the streets and we found them and they came up to us. I got some photos with my Google Pixel 8 Pro. The black, brown, and white boy puppy is named Shifty. The brown and white spotted girl that really clung to me is Daisy Cow, and the all brown girl puppy is Doe. They were so adorable.

I use a Canon Rebel T5 DSLR Camera, a Canon EOS 6D Mark II Camera, and a Sony A6000 Mirrorless Camera with a few choice lenses:
18-55mm EFS by Canon
16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E by Sony
35mm f/1.4 E by Meike
75-300mm EF by Canon
50mm EF by Canon
24mm EFS by Canon
85mm by Lightdow
40-60mm EF Pinhole by Thingify
and a 500mm by Vivitar.
Google Pixel 8 Pro

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Night in the City

Aaron Shack — Wed, 15 May 2024 17:03:00 +0000

4/3/24 Some night photography in the city with my Sony A6000. I tried the Meike 35mm f/1.4 E Lens as well as the 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E Lens by Sony.

I’m trying to be artsy okay?

Crossing with my new shoes!

One second left!

This was a sharp photo and I really enjoyed what was happening with the light. Just kinda interesting.

Bronze lady was a good subject

I had fun with lights and lens flares with this 35mm lens!

No comment

Dirty glass. Clean man.

Since this is manual focus, I wasn’t always perfect at getting everything I want in focus. Some images were softer or less sharp than normal.

The Potato

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Two Doves flying above

Aaron Shack — Wed, 08 May 2024 17:00:00 +0000

3/21/24 Spotted Two Doves flying above while visiting a park one afternoon. I used the Sony A600 and the 16-50mm Lens.

Two Doves flying above

I’m now searching for new angles, low angles, and new things to focus on.

My face while swinging!

Risky photos in motion on the Swingset!

I use a Canon Rebel T5 DSLR Camera, a Canon EOS 6D Mark II Camera, and a Sony A6000 Mirrorless Camera with a few choice lenses:
18-55mm EFS by Canon
16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E by Sony
75-300mm EF by Canon
50mm EF by Canon
24mm EFS by Canon
85mm by Lightdow
40-60mm EF Pinhole by Thingify
and a 500mm by Vivitar.
Google Pixel 8 Pro

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Aaron.

A Lovely Stream in the Spring

Aaron Shack — Wed, 01 May 2024 17:00:00 +0000

3/13/24 One of my favorite nearby nature spots is this little stream and wooded area. It was nice to return here in the Spring after shooting here in the Fall when the leaves were yellow and floating in the water. Photos taken with the Canon 6D Mark II and the 50mm Lens.

There’s turtles on the tree branch but also one on a lone branch above the water!

This next set of photos are taken using my Sony A6000 Mirrorless Camera that I mostly use for livestreaming and making YouTube videos. I was excited to use it for some actual photography today! It hardly ever leaves the tripod on my desk in the studio. I’m using the Sony 16-50 f/3.5-5.6 E Lens.

A bird hit the glass here and left an imprint.

Can you spot the Baseball?

The Baseball is just hanging around.

Evidence of Spiders

Absolutely gorgeous reflections!

Blue skies

Turtles just hanging out!

The fountain was on!

Peacock!

Framing Frame

A plane flew by!

All I see are these trees

Ducks!

These grass shots are probably the photos I’m most proud of this shoot. I was able to get low, focus on the grass, get good lighting on the blades kissed by the sun, and a nice bokeh in the background.

Little Robin

This is a different location. Mackenzie Park, some trash in this stream.

I was wondering why there was a sidewalk and perfect grass off to the left, it’s a golf course!

Remnants of an Amusement Park

Joyland, where the fun is.

One flew over the moon.

A close up of the lone turtle using my Google Pixel 8 Pro to zoom in!

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The Last Day with the Puppies

Aaron Shack — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000

2/20/24 Several weeks ago we found some puppies. Two girls and a boy, these puppies were left on the street and we were instantly drawn together. I suggested before putting them up for adoption that we spend one last fun day with them at the park, feeding them, carrying them, hugging them, and playing with them, letting them roam freely so they would have nice memories with us. Photos taken with the Canon 6D Mark II and the 50mm Lens.

Doe (like a deer)

Daisy Cow & Doe

Daisy Cow was very attached to me.

Doe was often skittish and lonely.

A few photos of the puppies taken with my Google Pixel 8 Pro.

I use a Canon Rebel T5 DSLR Camera and a Canon EOS 6D Mark II Camera with a few choice lenses:
18-55mm by Canon
75-300mm by Canon
50mm EF by Canon
24mm EFS by Canon
85mm by Lightdow
40-60mm EF Pinhole by Thingify
and a 500mm by Vivitar.
Google Pixel 8 Pro

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Aaron.

Blizzard in February

Aaron Shack — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 17:00:00 +0000

2/11/24 In February this massive blizzard rolled in and several feet of snow covered the ground as it snowed day and night! This is probably among some of the heaviest amount of snowfall I’ve seen in Texas and it was really cool to capture snowflakes falling. Photos taken with the Canon 6D Mark II and the 50mm Lens.

Even seeing across the street became a struggle at one point!

My car was mostly covered.

2/11/24 A few photos taken with my Google Pixel 8 Pro.

Silver Fox Aaron.

Visibility was low.

The icicles were huge!

2/12/24 More photos taken with the Canon 6D Mark II with the 50mm Lens.

We left a yardstick on the table overnight!

No grilling tonight then?

Very long icicles!

Some icicles were as long as these wind chimes!

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Campus and Night Skies

Aaron Shack — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:00:00 +0000

1/9/24 I took some photos on campus with my Canon 6D Mark II and my 50mm lens. I’m learning more about shooting at night. I really enjoy lonely and dark shots highlighting liminal spaces. The second batch of photos are from my Google Pixel 8 Pro. I did some astral photography and some selfies.

Hope you enjoy!

Swaddling John Malcovich. Photos taken with Google Pixel 8 Pro.

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Aaron.

Late Afternoon at Mackenzie Park

Aaron Shack — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:00:00 +0000

12/8/23 I wanted to work on lowering my ISO when shooting photos. I often like to rely on the Auto ISO option and sometimes that can result in my daytime photos coming out washed out or grainy. So with some learning and some tinkering I think I was able to bring in some of the colors and emotion I wanted in these images.

Enjoy!

I always like to have some new angle or lesson I’m learning when I go out for a shoot. I was wanting to work on having multiple layers in the photo from the foreground, to the middle of the image where the eyes often are drawn, to the background.

Lonely little ornament on this tree.

Saw a little dog interacting with the ducks swimming by the shore. He was running around having a good time so I had to get a photo.

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Late Afternoon at Mackenzie Park | Google Pixel 8 Pro

Aaron Shack — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 16:03:00 +0000

12/8/23 I took a few images of the pond as the sun set and some ducks swam by. I continue to be surprised by the capabilities of the Google Pixel 8 Pro when it comes to photography.

Enjoy!

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Santa’s Village 2023

Aaron Shack — Tue, 19 Dec 2023 16:03:00 +0000

12/19/23 Went for stroll tonight in Santa’s Village and came back with some photos using the Canon 6D Mark II and my Google Pixel 8 Pro. Night photography is always a challenge and I’m really pleased with how the photos came out.

Enjoy!

Star Wars!

Precious Moments

Toy Story!

The Grinch

Away in a Manger

Sonic and the gang

Frozen

Ice Age

Shrek and friends!

NES Controller in the Super Mario Bros. area!

Spongebob and friends!

Charlie Brown and friends!
All photos after this one were taken with my phone, the Google Pixel 8 Pro.

Absolutely LOVED the Super Mario Bros. area!

Marvel/DC Comics area was awesome!

LEGO Movie!

The Child

Star Wars!

Definitely a fan of this action hero Leia!

Precious Moments

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Peacocks, Ducks, & Autumn Leaves

Aaron Shack — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 18:00:00 +0000

11/22/23 In the early evening and into the golden hour, I visited a restaurant nestled in this lovely little nature spot. Autumn leaves falling from the trees of red and gold, still water stream, ducks, peacocks, and more. I used my new phone the Google Pixel 8 Pro for all these photos.

Enjoy!

30x Zoom loses some fidelity but it's still a decent image.

30x Zoom on the moon actually looks better than any photo I’ve ever taken of the moon!

1x Zoom

30x Zoom on the same image

30x Zoom on the moon

30x Zoom on a moving plane!

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Peacocks, Ducks, & Autumn Leaves | Canon 6D Mark II

Aaron Shack — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 16:03:00 +0000

Enjoy!

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Downtown Lubbock Daytime

Aaron Shack — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:19:00 +0000

9/26/23 I spent the late afternoon walking around Downtown Lubbock. The blue skies eventually gave way to some clouds. Walked around and found some interesting buildings, a fallen tree, and some cute little baby birds. I shot most of this with the 50mm lens, the bird photos with the 75-300mm lens. I’m constantly trying new techniques, angles, perspectives, and styles. Thanks for coming along for the ride.
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This poor tree has fallen over and died. Who knows how long it's been there.

Hey little birdy!

This cat was not buying my meows

Silent Hill?

Mario and Luigi are on the front window! Yahoo!

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My 34th Birthday | Downtown Lubbock

Aaron Shack — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 12:01:00 +0000

9/19/23 Another year passes by and I grow older. I grabbed my Canon 6D Mark II and my 50mm lens for this evening on the streets of Downtown Lubbock. I'm also testing out the Camp Snap Camera as well, which is a digital camera with a fixed lens at an affordable price. More details on that soon!

Enjoy!

This building was really nice despite being an abandoned gallery. There is also what I would call a liminal space to shoot photos of inside.

Liminal Spaces are the subject of an internet aesthetic portraying empty or abandoned spaces that appear eerie, forlorn, and often surreal. Liminal Spaces are commonly places of transition or nostalgic appeal.

These neon lights shifted colors on Camera!

Now the lights are blue! Which in real life was the actual color seen by the naked eye.

I really found this lonely chair to be interesting. Feeding into the eeriness of Liminal Spaces!

Now the light around the column is white!

Frame within a frame, within a frame, within a frame.

I love a lengthy and narrow alleyway.

Pizza?!

A Red Door

Gorillas!

Astrophotography. Something I want to work on properly.

Yeah, wait to be seated Phil!

The Potato

I’d like to try this pizza spot. I love pizza!

Long dark alley.

Art Deco style building!

A selfie taken with the Camp Snap Camera

I wanted to try the chair photo I took with my Canon 6D Mark II with the Camp Snap Camera

Final photo taken with the Camp Snap Camera.

Me and my 34th Birthday cake. Yellow cake with chocolate frosting and sprinkles!

Mom!

Aunts & Uncle!

More aunts and uncle! Uh oh! Somebody got blocked.

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