CharClar Photography: January 2012

Sunday, January 22, 2012

Dos Lagos Bridge At Night

Bridge At Night
I waited until late at night to capture these photos of the Bridge at Dos Lagos. I like the patterns and various lights in the photo. Even though these were taken at night, I used a relatively small aperture (f/8.0) to increase the depth of field.

Canon EOS 60D, EF-S 10-22mm at 18mm, f/8.0, 10 sec., ISO 100
Used Tripod at 10:11PM, RAW Processed in Lightroom 3

Canon EOS 60D, EF-S 17-55mm at 28mm, f/8.0, 5 sec., ISO 100
Used Tripod at 10:26PM, RAW Processed in Lightroom 3

Canon EOS 60D, EF-S 17-55mm at 18mm, f/8.0, 3.2 sec., ISO 100
Used Tripod at 10:32PM, RAW Processed in Lightroom 3

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Keys Ranch at Joshua Tree National Park

Back in November we visited Keys Ranch on dreary day however, the photo opportunities were still tremendous. I am posting some of the more rustic looking ones. Let me know what you think. Enjoy!

Canon EOS 60D, EF 70-300mm at 188mm, f/16, 15 sec., ISO 100

Used Tripod at 8:21AM, RAW Processed in Lightroom 3

Canon EOS 60D, EF-S 17-55mm at 18mm, f/3.5, 1/400 sec., ISO 100
Used Tripod at 8:43AM, RAW Processed in Lightroom 3

Canon EOS 60D, EF-S 17-55mm at 17mm, f/8, 1/125 sec., ISO 100

Used Tripod at 8:44AM, RAW Processed in Lightroom 3

Canon EOS 60D, EF-S 17-55mm at 55mm, f/8, 1/100 sec., ISO 100

Used Tripod at 8:49AM, RAW Processed in Lightroom 3

Canon EOS 60D, EF-S 17-55mm at 20mm, f/8, 1/125 sec., ISO 100

Used Tripod at 8:53AM, RAW Processed in Lightroom 3

Looks Like Mr. Ed The Talking Horse

This photo kind of reminded me of Mr. Ed the talking horse, I'm calling it "Who Has The Last Laugh!"

Canon EOS Rebel T3, EF-S 55-250mm at 96mm, f/5.0, 1/125 sec., ISO 1600
Handheld at 12:44PM, JPG

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Salton Sea & Salvation Mountain

January 14, 2012
Went to the Salton Sea and Salvation Mountain this weekend, we had a great time. We were not the only photographers there; there was a group, maybe a photography club, of about a dozen or so photographers enjoying the many photographic opportunities. As we were leaving Bombay Beach another group came in to do a photo shoot. There were two models in long white dresses and two photographers. They had a large 24” silver beauty dish, a couple of 3’ Softboxes and other camera gear. Darla and I took close to 800 pictures between the both of us. Here are some of our favorite photos (not necessarily the best, but our favorites).

This photo was taken at Bombay Beach, Salton Sea. I found it interesting that the picture behind the chair survives and is such great shape.

Canon EOS 60D, EF 70-300mm at300mm, f/5.6, 1/640 sec., ISO 100
Used Tripod at 2:17PM, RAW Processed in Lightroom 3

The next photo was taken at the Salvation Mountain. Darla and the person at the top of Salvation Mountain give you a perspective on the size of this place. I enjoyed the variety of colors used on the mountain.

Canon EOS 60D, EF-S 17-55mm at 21mm, f/8.0, 1/160 sec., ISO 100
Handheld at 3:15PM, RAW Processed in Lightroom

The next photo is the living quarters of Leonard Knight the creator of Salvation mountain (he is currently in the hospital).

Canon EOS 60D, EF-S 10-22mm at 10mm, f/16, 1/40 sec., ISO 100
Handheld at 4:11PM, RAW Processed in Lightroom 3

The next photo is a wide angle view of the North Shore Beach at the Salton Sea

Canon EOS Rebel T3, EF-S 18-55mm at 18mm, f/14, 1/200 sec., ISO 100
Handheld at 1:13PM, JPG

The next photo was taken at Bombay Beach, Salton Sea. The green fish is a real fish and was the color as you see it in the photo.

Canon EOS Rebel T3, EF-S 18-55mm at 44mm,f/6.3, 1/250 sec., ISO 100
Handheld at 2:44PM, JPG

The next photo was taken at Bombay Beach, Salton Sea. I like the composition of this photo, looking through a hollowed window frame on the remains of a building at the remains of the building.

Canon EOS Rebel T3, EF-S 18-55mm at 20mm, f/6.3, 1/250 sec., ISO 100
Handheld at 2:45PM, JPG

The next photo was taken at Salvation Mountain. Looking through a broken bus door window at the side mirror.

Canon EOS Rebel T3, EF-S 18-55mm at 28mm, f/8.0, 1/320 sec., ISO 100
Handheld at 4:40PM, JPG

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