85. Wild - January 25-31, 2015
Deron-
These are the wild burros of Riverside/Moreno Valley, CA. They are quite a sight to see. Free range. No fences. Sometimes you see them in herds of 20+, while other times they stand alone. More than once, I've been riding my bike and a half dozen of them will cross my path... don't get me wrong, they are very polite and will high tail it across the street when they see me coming. There are signs that tell you not to feed them, but apparently, if you give them an apple, they will be your best friend.
Technical jargon: Used the longer lens.
These are the wild burros of Riverside/Moreno Valley, CA. They are quite a sight to see. Free range. No fences. Sometimes you see them in herds of 20+, while other times they stand alone. More than once, I've been riding my bike and a half dozen of them will cross my path... don't get me wrong, they are very polite and will high tail it across the street when they see me coming. There are signs that tell you not to feed them, but apparently, if you give them an apple, they will be your best friend.
Technical jargon: Used the longer lens.
Paul,
I really wasn’t born to be wild (sorry, Steppenwolf). So I settled for something predictable, non-threatening, and manageable (at least with tweezers): rice. Specifically, wild rice. There are five varieties pictured here. From the center, outward: 1) Basmati (white); 2) Paddy Grown; 3) Basmati (brown); 4) Red Jasmine; and 5) Organic Short Grain (brown).
I took a sheet of glass and wrapped wax paper around it to slightly diffuse the glare from the light table on which all this rests. Using an artist’s circle template (with mixed success), I created the inner most circle and built out from there using the template and my fingers to get something approximating uniform rings. As grains from one ring intruded into others they were removed bit by bit with a tweezers. (Not a set-up for someone with delirium tremens.)
The picture was taken from a copy stand with the front of the lens about 16” above the surface. I wish the table's surface had been larger so I could have expanded the view to create more of a mandala kind of look.
Our story so far…
For some reason he was thinking a bowl of steaming wild rice soup. Olympus E-500 with a 35mm lens (focused at 35mm); ISO 400; 1/200 sec. at f5.6.
I really wasn’t born to be wild (sorry, Steppenwolf). So I settled for something predictable, non-threatening, and manageable (at least with tweezers): rice. Specifically, wild rice. There are five varieties pictured here. From the center, outward: 1) Basmati (white); 2) Paddy Grown; 3) Basmati (brown); 4) Red Jasmine; and 5) Organic Short Grain (brown).
I took a sheet of glass and wrapped wax paper around it to slightly diffuse the glare from the light table on which all this rests. Using an artist’s circle template (with mixed success), I created the inner most circle and built out from there using the template and my fingers to get something approximating uniform rings. As grains from one ring intruded into others they were removed bit by bit with a tweezers. (Not a set-up for someone with delirium tremens.)
The picture was taken from a copy stand with the front of the lens about 16” above the surface. I wish the table's surface had been larger so I could have expanded the view to create more of a mandala kind of look.
Our story so far…
For some reason he was thinking a bowl of steaming wild rice soup. Olympus E-500 with a 35mm lens (focused at 35mm); ISO 400; 1/200 sec. at f5.6.
Jerry-
Here be the wild Jerry, identity protected by a special mask and reading a politically incorrect magazine, no doubt not available in California.
Photo taken with the D5200 and 40mm Nikon lens, set to f11 @ 1/200, iso 200. Light from the SB700 in bounce mode.
Here be the wild Jerry, identity protected by a special mask and reading a politically incorrect magazine, no doubt not available in California.
Photo taken with the D5200 and 40mm Nikon lens, set to f11 @ 1/200, iso 200. Light from the SB700 in bounce mode.
Byron-
When a person leaves a nightclub and sees red and blue flashing lights coming up fast. The best idea is to stay calm. Never approach the officer and get into a shoving match. Ok, lesson learned. Getting into the back seat of a Black & White unit voluntarily is easier and much more dignified than going in there with the assistance of 2 officers.
This photo which seems so simple is actually quite complicated. I used most of the equipment I brought with me. I setup 2 flash units. I put a red gel in one and a blue gel in the other. I used the SU-800 to control both flash units. I had to dial down the red flash by 2 stops. Since I was shooting a selfie I couldn’t look through the viewfinder to compose so I attached the WU-1A. It allows me to use my iPad as a viewfinder and a shutter release.
ISO 200, f/8, 1/200, focal length was 34mm (DX).
When a person leaves a nightclub and sees red and blue flashing lights coming up fast. The best idea is to stay calm. Never approach the officer and get into a shoving match. Ok, lesson learned. Getting into the back seat of a Black & White unit voluntarily is easier and much more dignified than going in there with the assistance of 2 officers.
This photo which seems so simple is actually quite complicated. I used most of the equipment I brought with me. I setup 2 flash units. I put a red gel in one and a blue gel in the other. I used the SU-800 to control both flash units. I had to dial down the red flash by 2 stops. Since I was shooting a selfie I couldn’t look through the viewfinder to compose so I attached the WU-1A. It allows me to use my iPad as a viewfinder and a shutter release.
ISO 200, f/8, 1/200, focal length was 34mm (DX).
Kevin-
There were so many possible approaches with Wild, but rather than going to a zoo to photograph a wild animal or hoping for some wild storm system or perhaps a wild bar fight I wanted to show someone who looked Wild, specifically a Wild Woman.
Fortunately I have this great local model, who was willing to combine makeup and hair in a way that was quite unlike her normal personality and appearance.
Nikon D3s, 24-120mm f/2.8 Nikkor lens set to 100mm. One Nikon SB-910 flash unit in the front with a tight grid over it to keep the light really narrow. One Nikon SB-900 Flash behind with a red gel as a back/hair light. ISO 200, Flash sync of 1/250th of a second, f/8.
There were so many possible approaches with Wild, but rather than going to a zoo to photograph a wild animal or hoping for some wild storm system or perhaps a wild bar fight I wanted to show someone who looked Wild, specifically a Wild Woman.
Fortunately I have this great local model, who was willing to combine makeup and hair in a way that was quite unlike her normal personality and appearance.
Nikon D3s, 24-120mm f/2.8 Nikkor lens set to 100mm. One Nikon SB-910 flash unit in the front with a tight grid over it to keep the light really narrow. One Nikon SB-900 Flash behind with a red gel as a back/hair light. ISO 200, Flash sync of 1/250th of a second, f/8.