Multiplicity

Hmmm...the elephant tree as my wife calls it was a great place to try my stint at multiplicity.  You know YouTube is a great place to find tutorials for anything you want to try. This is my first try at it and it was not too hard at all.

Schuztengel von Jürgen Goertz

Very interesting fountain with quite a few different sculptures in it. The "Schutzengel" "Guardian Angel" looks really cool so I thought I would share it with those who may never get to see in person. This particular sculpture was completed in 2007. The church in the background is the Saint Laurentius Catholic Church which was built between 1745 and 1751.

Picture 1

Image Quality: Compressed RAW (14-bit)

Image Comment: grnantphoto.blogspot.com            

Camera Info

Device: Nikon D5100

Lens: VR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G

Focal Length: 55mm

Focus Mode: AF-A

AF-Area Mode: Auto

VR: ON

AF Fine Tune:

Exposure

Aperture: f/4.2

Shutter Speed: 1/500s, 1,1000s, 1/250s

Exposure Mode: Manual

Exposure Comp.: 0EV, -1.0EV, +1.0EV

Metering: Matrix

ISO Sensitivity: ISO 100

White Balance: Auto, 0, 0

Picture 2

Image Quality: Compressed RAW (14-bit)
Image Comment: grnantphoto.blogspot.com            
Camera Info
Device: Nikon D5100
Lens: VR 55-200mm f/4-5.6G
Focal Length: 55mm
Focus Mode: AF-A
AF-Area Mode: Auto
VR: ON
AF Fine Tune:
Exposure
Aperture: f/4
Shutter Speed: 1/50s, 1/100s, 1/25s
Exposure Mode: Manual
Exposure Comp.: 0EV, -1.0EV, +1.0EV
Exposure Tuning:
Metering: Matrix
ISO Sensitivity: ISO 100

White Balance: Auto, 0, 0

Holiday Bokeh

Another photo with the star bokeh effect. This time I used a German Smoker (Raucherman) as my subject. 

Camera: Nikon D5100

Lens: Nikon 50mm f/1.8D

Aperture: f/1.8

Exp: 1/8s

ISO: 100

Tripod

Tricky

My eyes are playing tricks on me:)

Night HDR

Jubilee Column in the Stuttgarter Schlossplatz in Stuttgart, Germany

I originally went out tonight to get some shots of cool Halloween costumes but I couldn't pass on this shot. I used Photomatix Pro and Photoshop to merge and edit the shots.

Nikon D5100
Lens: VR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G
Length: 48mm
Mode: Manual
Bracketed: -1/0/+1
ISO: 320
Aperture: f/8
Exposure: 3 sec
2 sec delay with Nikon ML-L3 remote
Tripod: Manfrotto MKC3-H01

Halloween In Germany

It's almost Halloween. Time for scary movies, Jack-O-Lanterns and candy corn.
Just messing around with Photoshop to add a twist to one of my recent photos.

City Trek

Tübingen City Hall

Inverted Candy

B&W Test

Another photo of my test subject. This time I changed to B&W in the camera and adjusted it in Photoshop. I am having fun taking photos and I can't wait until I finish college so I can dedicate more time to it. But until then I will dedicate as much time as I can to honing my photography skills.

St. John's Church

We were walking by the church and I noticed that the sky had a nice tint to it and I showed my wife. I guess she saw the amusement in my eyes and told me she would see me later:) This was the first shot that I took. I have not adjusted it at all. This is exactly how the camera processed it. 

Practicing High Dynamic Range (HDR) Photography

Practicing with HDR and refining in Photoshop. This shot of the New Stuttgart Castle ( das Neue Schloss ) was a quick hand-held two shot HDR snap from my Nikon D5100. I need get the latest version of Photoshop in order to make better adjustments but I'm waiting until I get close to finishing my degree (Student Discount) because they might come out with a newer version by the beginning of next year.