turnerbudd

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NIKON D50

Aperture 160/10 Shutter 10/2500 Focal Length 3000/10

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Jul, 2016

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On a day when we got more than six inches of snow dumped on us, right before the Bengals-Chiefs 2023 AFC title game, my neighbors built a snowman and

A lone bird flying away from the sun which is setting over the Gulf of Mexico.

The sun setting off of the west coast of Florida. No Photoshop or other type of post production editing. This was all done in camera.

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Chateau LaRoche is a small, hand built castle on the banks of the Little Miami River.

I discovered this patch of garden down a small side street in a city's downtown district. The purple and red flowers nestled among the green was

The deep, dark red contrasts with the brighter yellow and orange of these two trees.

I found this lion, standing on its back two legs, to be a particularly interesting hood ornament.

An old gate set up years ago to keep people out. Not it has become more decoration than anything else.

The colors of the flowers in this flower bed really struck me as beautiful.

Shooting through some leaves gave the model an almost ghostly appearance. There is no post production software though I did shoot through a diffusion

I happened to take a look outside as dusk began to settle in and saw this sky. I didn't have time to set up anything, just grabbed my camera with

The light from the back of my house was highlighting the fresh snow on this tree in winter.

This 1964 Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud II actually starred in the motion picture Cannonball Run (as well as a short film I produced and directed).

Behind The Lens

Location

I was wandering through a nearby park, mostly looking for interesting trees to photograph when i noticed this guy peeking up from out of the grass. I figured he would fly away if I got too close. Since I happened to have a fairly long lens available and so, as quietly as I could, I swapped it out. I started taking photos as I crept toward him. I was surprised that he didn't move until I got this shot. It's just a matter of being in the right place at the right time. I do love the angle and how he was lifting his head. It gives him something of an annoyed look. I couldn't get a better pose from a professional model.

Time

I don't remember the exact time this was taken but it was an early evening in July. The sun was still pretty high in the sky.

Lighting

I was pretty much a prisoner to the existing light. Luckily this was beneath the trees' canopy so the sun light was a bit soft and diffuse.

Equipment

As I was out tromping around in the woods I had my back up Nikon, a D50. The shot was handheld despite the fact that I'd slapped on a 300mm zoom lens.

Inspiration

This was just one of those happenstance moments you can sometimes luck into. The bird was very co-operative by striking a wonderful pose and holding it.

Editing

There is absolutely no processing or post-production work done to this photograph.

In my camera bag

This all depends on what I'm shooting and where I'm going.

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