2009 08-08 "Extra Close Up!" I took my nephew birding this morning. Unfortunately, there weren't too many birds for him to see, but we managed a heron, a couple bald eagles, a cooper's hawk, a family of osprey and lots of "little birds" as he put it (swallows, sparrows, blackbirds). The best line of the day was "Can we find a herd of those eagles?". We found ripe blackberries at the osprey spot and he was in heaven!
This was a great week for photography. I've shot interesting subjects all week (hydros, blue angels, soccer game, super cute kids!), and the new camera/lens setup is amazing. This was shot with the new 14-24 f/2.8. It's amazing how wide this thing is, and how close I needed to be to pull this shot off. I was making him laugh by moving backward and forward for his 'extra close up'. Silly smile and goldfish were the outcome.
I made this one selectively colored because I thought it further emphasized Nolan's expression. I did this by selecting everything around him and turning it black & white. I did nothing with the curvature however. This is exactly as shot, with a black & white backdrop.

2009 08-08 "Extra Close Up!" I took my nephew birding this morning. Unfortunately, there weren't too many birds for him to see, but we managed a heron, a couple bald eagles, a cooper's hawk, a family of osprey and lots of "little birds" as he put it (swallows, sparrows, blackbirds). The best line of the day was "Can we find a herd of those eagles?". We found ripe blackberries at the osprey spot and he was in heaven!
This was a great week for photography. I've shot interesting subjects all week (hydros, blue angels, soccer game, super cute kids!), and the new camera/lens setup is amazing. This was shot with the new 14-24 f/2.8. It's amazing how wide this thing is, and how close I needed to be to pull this shot off. I was making him laugh by moving backward and forward for his 'extra close up'. Silly smile and goldfish were the outcome.
I made this one selectively colored because I thought it further emphasized Nolan's expression. I did this by selecting everything around him and turning it black & white. I did nothing with the curvature however. This is exactly as shot, with a black & white backdrop.
Camera: Nikon Corporation (Nikon D700) |
Original size: 4256px x 2832px |
Current: 400px x 266px |
Other sizes:
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