We got together with some of our very good friends the other night over in Morro Bay. Matt & Karen have been our friends since we lived in Santa Cruz and when they moved down here we were thrilled! They live in Morro Bay on their boat, Esperanza - she's a beauty, that has seen many good times!
After we enjoyed some time on the boat, watched the sun go down, debated the new studio and had a glass of wine, we left to go to dinner. I couldn't help but to take a few shots from the dingy, such a different perspective and the clouds and the sun's reflection were simply stunning. These images were meant to be seen small as I had to shoot at a super high ISO since Dan was rockin' the boat and the current was really strong. But the amazing part is that these images were taken hand-held, at like 1600 or 3200 ISO with a dragged shutter.
I like each of these for different reasons...
this first one is cool because you can see the motion of the current at the bottom of the photo and I love the reflection of the clouds just above the current area.
this one I like for the different colors of light from the dock and other moorings. On a techny note, these color appear many different colors because "not all light is equal." The camera sees light different than our eyes, for instance, tungsten light (normal light bulbs) are very yellow, flourescent light is very green, halogen light is whiter. Digital photography has a feature called white balance, which compensates for these different kinds of light. It's actually a really great feature of digital because with film, the only way to get properly exposed colors in photos was to use filters, or a flash, which is yucky light in my opinion. OK, enough nerdy photo talk...
This one is super cool because of the perspective with the foreground and background and the reflection of the power plant in the water.
Matt...
Bye the way if you ever need a contractor, Matt's the guy to call, his work is superb and he's a great guy to have around in general....he's not a flaky contractor like so many are!
His lovely wife, Karen...
My Danny Boy...Labels: personal, shootsmart
Tis the season of engagements! When Kent and Lissa gave me the opportunity come down and shoot their e-session in the Canals at Venice Beach - where they live, I couldn't say no! I thought it sounded like fun, so in conjunction with a trip to visit my family in OC, I stopped by and we took lots of photos. We had a great time, going to the beach, going on the boat in the canals, renting bikes, meeting the infamous Harry Perry Band, who is a sly salesman I might add. Kent and Lissa are actually getting married this weekend up in Cambria - it's going to be fun & special!
