A touch of Flare

Just experimenting with some lens flare here.

Candy Cane

Another one to add to the lighthouse series. Used a polarizer when taking this one, which is what gave the sky that darker bluish/purplish tint. This one would make a great postcard.

Notice the bird in the enlarged version of this picture.

Patriotic Flame

So I bought two HUGE boxes of fireworks this year for the 4th of july. After spending $250 on fireworks, I was expecting explosions that would blind and deafen me for days to come. I must say, I was pretty disappointed with what I found when I opened up the boxes and got them all lit up. A very weak display of fireworks for the price.

Nonetheless, they made for some great shots. This is a picture of one that was called "atomic tornado"...Ha!

Lady in red

Saw this lady bug crawling around my basement the other day. As pretty as she looked, I just had to make sure I took her back out into the back yard, so I picked up a piece of paper from my printer and scooped her up to take her outside. It just seemed like a perfect photo opportunity so I picked up my camera and began clicking away. The longer exposure and bright flash helped maintain the white background.

Scraping the Sky

Vertical view from the vicinity of 56th and Broadway in New York City. This is just a few blocks from Times Square, one of the busiest places in the world. The towering buildings always make me dizzy when I look up.

Mrs King

Natural Curls

Some more experimentation with my new 580EX Speedlite II. I love the soft tones from the vertical bounce. I also tried to make good use of the Rule of Thirds here.

It came out exactly how I wanted it to, so I didn't need to post process this one.