I can't for the life of me remember the name of this aircraft carrier in San Diego.. Lincoln or Ike maybe...Anyway, it's an old HDR image I took a few months ago. Pretty clean for an HDR I think.

#SepiaSaturday (+Renee Stewart Jackson)

Dance of Light and Fog - Yosemite Valley

As I watched the fog layer move towards me trying to engulf the entire valley, a beam of light, as if almost from the heavens, decided to fight back and swept across the valley floor.

The contrasting elements in the nature are always so much fun to photograph! A thick layer of fog was advancing from the east slowly covering major landmarks in the valley such as Half Dome, which can be seen from this vista point on a clear day. On the west there were patchy clouds in the sky with pockets of opening. The fog was just just behind the Bridalveil falls when one such opening in the clouds shot a beam of penetrating light down to the valley floor. It swept across the valley floor slowly and finally illuminated the falls....


Tech Info:
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 @ 70mm
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mk II
Exposure: 2min at f/14 and ISO 50
Filters: LEE Big Stopper 10 stop ND filter, LEE 0.6 (2-stop) soft graduated ND filter

Anne's Beach - The best little beach in Florida - I've photographed this beach many times, but only at sunrise or sunset. I happened to be passing by a few hours before sunset, the clouds weren't bad so I stopped to have a look... I noticed how the waves were creating a nice leading line. Every other time I've been here the tree is either submerged (high tide) or the water is several meters from the roots (low tide). I think the gentle lapping waves make this shot. They normally couldn't be captured as well in lower light conditions, so I decided to take this shot... I'm glad I did!

#PlusPhotoExtract

Autumn within me..
which one do you prefer?

Rotterdam Impressions I

A bit different from my usual architectural photography. This time I wanted to have a more impressionistic view on it. Whenever I approach Rotterdam by car then the white buildings always catch my eye and I forget about the rest of the environment.
Shot taken from this bridge and I recommend highly to view it on a calibrated screen: https://plus.google.com/107742567767125793693/posts/1Sn7tNDqdtB #BWFineArtLE

Technical info:
ND110 - 10 stops.
f/22
ISO100
14 mm
60s (1min0sec) exposure
Software:
Lightroom 3.0
PS CS5 - Silver Efex Pro

we all took photos of a bench.. in this case what i like most is that it seems like the sky is "sitting" on it...My solitude my salvation..
#BWFineArtLE

hi
A photo taken few hours before, lot of wind today at Cannes.
this spot ( Pointe-Croisette ) is famous for many people who loves to do some aqua-sport like : Kite-surf or surf
i play with my car to do some reflection for the fun :-)))
take care ;-)

Red Cube

Mabry Mill, Virginia from 2010.

I've updated my Blue Ridge portfolio if you want to see all the shots. http://www.genebowker.com/blueridge