Fog on the Chattahoochee

Man, I got lucky today. As I was crossing the river while going down 400, I looked down and saw fog settling. I had some extra time, and figured I may be able to get a good shot or two. Turns out I got so many good shots I couldn't decide on which to post! This one is one of my favorite shots I've ever taken. Exposure is 1/1000 of a second at f/9. This one will probably find its way into a frame in my house soon.

Under the Bridge

On the way to Cartersville today, I stopped under the Hwy 41 Bridge over the Etowah River. I wanted to get some shots of the river and the Old 41 bridge pilings. I took quite a few shots of the river, but the most compelling shots were the signs of the people that hang out under the bridge. There were several graffitti shots, and this one. 1/100 sec at f/4.8.

Waterfall in Cherokee County

Today was definitely a learning day, and and an interesting day. This waterfall is part of a creek that runs along Brick Mill Road off Hwy 140. It looks beautiful in the shot, but there were very few places where I could set up without trash and graffiti being in the shot. It really was a shame. I didn't shoot here for long because someone had taken a giant crap and threw all their toilet paper about 6 feet from where my tripod was sitting. There was a man at the top of the waterfall sitting on a rock with his feet in the water when I climbed down to the bottom. We said hello to each other and I went to set up. When I climbed back to the top, he was sleeping in nothing but his boxers. Pretty creepy, but I did learn some things about exposure compensation. It was still pretty bright outside, but I had to use a slower exposure to capture the flow of the water. I pulled this one off without any compensation using a 1/3 second exposure at f/22. However, I had to compensate the exposure on some other ones up to a full stop.

Flickr Page

I also have some past work on my flickr page. Occasionally, I'll probably post a few photos from that page on here. Here's one of my favorites taken on long exposure at the 2007 Georgia National Fair in Perry.

Nightfall at Allatoona

This is the view from Victoria Harbor Day Use Area at night. The shot was taken about 9:25, 45 minutes after sunset. I shot an anti-climactic sunset looking west (of course), then turned around and the southeast sky looked great, so I put on the 17-35 wide angle and went to work. Exposure was 30 seconds at f/9.

Carrie Underwood 7/25/09

This shot is one of just a few that turned out well when I got the opportunity to see Carrie Underwood at the Grand Ole Opry. The Opry is one of the few concert events where audience members are actually encouraged to "rush the stage" to support the artists. I took my chance, put on the 80-2oo zoom, and took probably 200+ shots. Out of those, about six turned out well. That's the way it goes, and here is one of my favorites. When shooting concerts from the audience, there's no chance to set up lights, so you take what the venue gives. I like the red rim-lighting around her hair here, and once again, it was one of a handful that didn't turn out blurry. I've probably said it a dozen time since then, but I wish I could have been just a few feet closer! I used my SB800 flash on this one (they let you do that); exposure is 1/60 sec at f/2.8.

Black Rock Mountain 7/16/09

Once again, found this gem one morning on the way to a cell tower atop Black Rock Mountain. 1/125 sec at f/11.

Hendrix 7/25/09

This photo was taken at Wes Aldridge's house in Nashville. Just a shaky shot of a poster on Whit's wall that turned out kinda cool. Hendrix probably looked about like this to most of the people who saw him in concert, anyway! 1/2 sec @ f/5.6.

Old Bus 7/17/09

Found this on the way back to a cell tower in Buford. No idea how long its been there. 1/80 sec at f/5.6.

Fog in the Gorge 7/10/09

This is one of those moments that happen in the rearview mirror and it turns out rather nicely. Courtney and I pulled off for gas on the way up to a camping trip in NC. I turned around and looked back toward where we came out of the Nantahala Gorge and saw this. I took the $15 flexi-leg tripod, sat the camera on my truck toolbox, and took the shot with a 1.6 second exposure at f/4.5.