• Home
  • Blog
  • Gallery
  • Contact
  • About
Menu

Conditioning

  • At June 07, 2017
  • By Firstmate
  • In Canon EOS 5DS, DxO Optics Pro, Nik Software, RI
  • 0

Never did I think that photography would be so demanding, at least if you wanted to take more than just a snapshot, but rather a special moment that immediately grabs and holds one’s vision. In other words, an “Ah” moment. The moment which is special and captures the essence of the vision before you.

One truly must get into physical shape as well as visual (i.e., the art of seeing) shape and technical shape (knowing one’s tools of the trade). It has been a most deplorably wet spring here in New England this year. Instead of being outside and shooting, I have been inside and studying photography. Both are obviously needed, but being outside and shooting is more fun.

I have been preparing for my photo shoot on the Big Island of Hawaii at the end of this month, anticipating what I would need for certain situations, namely, night shooting of the Milky Way with possible inclusions of Mt. Kilauea lava flows, high contrast shots of the oceans and waves, sunrises and sunsets on ocean panoramas,  rain forests and tropical gardens with shadows and probable glare, and last but not least surfers and denizens of the Hawaiian paradise. In this regard, I am bringing along rain gear for me and my camera, and a host of various filters to assist in getting the best shot. I wish I did not need to bring along my MacBook Air, simply because I like to travel light. But I guess there is a price to pay for the perfect shot(s).

The currently posted photo is of white irises around our house. They are abundant this spring and have looked the best they ever have due to the rainy spring. The photo was taken with a Canon 5DS, EF16-35mm f/2.8L USM @ 35mm, f/8.0, 1/50, ISO 100, processed with DxO Optics Pro 11, Adobe Camera Raw, using a Photoshop gradient map, and Color Efex Pro.

Search

Recent Posts

  • Coalescing
  • Catching Up
  • Opportunity & Transformation
  • Moving on from Maine
  • Watershed Event

Recent Comments

    Archives

    • October 2020
    • July 2020
    • May 2020
    • December 2019
    • November 2019
    • October 2019
    • September 2019
    • August 2019
    • April 2019
    • March 2019
    • February 2019
    • January 2019
    • September 2018
    • July 2018
    • June 2018
    • April 2018
    • March 2018
    • February 2018
    • January 2018
    • December 2017
    • November 2017
    • October 2017
    • September 2017
    • August 2017
    • June 2017
    • May 2017
    • April 2017
    • March 2017
    • February 2017
    • January 2017
    • December 2016
    • November 2016
    • October 2016
    • September 2016
    • August 2016
    • July 2016
    • June 2016
    • April 2016
    • February 2016
    • December 2015
    • November 2015
    • October 2015
    • September 2015
    • July 2015
    • June 2015
    • January 2015
    • December 2014
    • November 2014
    • December 2013

    Categories

    • Arizona
    • Black & White
    • Black Forest
    • Bulb Setting
    • Canon 30D
    • Canon EOS 5DS
    • Canon Powershot G3 X
    • Canon Powershot G3X
    • Cape Cod
    • Chappaquiddick
    • Composition
    • DXO Nik 2018
    • DxO Optics Pro
    • DxO PhotoLab
    • France
    • Germany
    • Glouchester
    • Hawaii
    • Hobbit
    • Holland
    • Iceland
    • iPhone
    • Italy
    • J.R.R.Tolkien
    • John Paul Caponigro
    • Key West
    • Little Compton
    • Little Compton
    • Long Exposure
    • Lumenzia
    • Maine
    • Martha's Vineyard
    • Maxfield Parrish
    • Milky Way
    • Moon
    • Narragansett
    • Narragansett Cove
    • New England Patriots
    • Nik DxO Photolab
    • Nik Software
    • Norway
    • Occupessatuxet Cove
    • On 1 Photo 10
    • Perfect Photo Suite 8
    • Perfect Photo Suite 9
    • Philosophy of Photography
    • Photographic Style
    • Photographic Technique
    • Photopills
    • Portugal
    • RI
    • Sharpness
    • Silhouette
    • Split Toning
    • Sports
    • Switzerland
    • Uncategorized
    • Venice
    • Vermont
    • Yellowstone

    Meta

    • Log in
    • Entries feed
    • Comments feed
    • WordPress.org
    Copyright © Photography by Chad Orlowski