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  12/29/2007

Retreat House
This is a retreat house at the Sisters Of Bethlehem Monastery in Livingston Manor, NY. I was actually chased down this hill by a deer about 5 minutes before I took this picture. My wife and friends were inside and missed what would have been a hysterical scene.

Technical Data
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Type: Canon RAW Image
Aperture: f/11.0
Shutter: 1/60
ISO Speed: 400
White Balance: Auto
Focal Length: 31 mm
Lens: Canon 17-40 mm
Notes: I added contrast and lots of saturation to compensate for a cloudy and rainy morning.

  11/18/2007

Itsy Bitsy Spider
I found this tiny spider hanging from the ceiling of my kitchen one night. While my wife grabbed a napkin to scoop him up, I grabbed for my camera to test out the capabilities of the new Macro lense. This spider was probably no bigger than the word TINY on this page. So the lense worked great!

Technical Data
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Type: Canon RAW Image
Aperture: f/8.0
Shutter: 1/30
ISO Speed: 1600
White Balance: Auto
Focal Length: 60 mm
Lens: Canon Macro
Notes: Cropped the original shot to better frame the tiny spider. Increased Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, applied Vignetting in CS2 and saved as JPG (Maximum Quality).

  11/13/2007

Pennies for Your Thoughts
My coworker has this glass jar of pennies overlooking the window of our office.

Technical Data
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Type: Canon RAW Image
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter: 1/125
ISO Speed: 1600
White Balance: Auto
Focal Length: 60 mm
Lens: Canon Macro
Notes: Increased Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, applied Vignetting in CS2 and saved as JPG (Maximum Quality).

  9/9/2007

Dum-Dum of Night at the Museum Fame
This is an Easter Island Head from the American Museum of Natural History now immortalized in Ben Stiller's museum.

Technical Data
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Type: JPEG
Aperture: f/4.0
Shutter: 1/60
ISO Speed: 800
White Balance: Auto
Focal Length: 24 mm
Lens: Canon 17-40 mm
Notes: Bumped up saturation and contrast in CS2. Waited patiently for all the kids to leave so I could get a clear shot. I bet before the movie, those kids would have never noticed this statue.

  8/18/2007

Purple Flower
I took this at my in-laws' house while work was being done at my house. My mother-in-law asked me why I was taking pictures of her ugly flowers. I told her that there's always a picture to be found.

Technical Data
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Type: Canon RAW Image
Aperture: f/4.0
Shutter: 1/800
ISO Speed: 400
White Balance: Daylight
Focal Length: 60 mm
Lens: Canon Macro
Notes: Just slightly increased saturation in CS2 and saved as JPG (Maximum Quality).

  8/17/2007

Dead Bug in Pool
This poor little guy met his fate in my in-laws' pool

Technical Data
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Type: Canon RAW Image
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter: 1/60
ISO Speed: 1600
White Balance: Auto
Focal Length: 60 mm
Lens: Canon Macro
Notes: Increased exposure 1.5 stops, bumped up saturation, slightly increased contrast in CS2 and saved as JPG (Maximum Quality).

Pink Flower
I took this at my in-laws' house just after a rain shower. I've come to the realization that I should really learn to identify everyday flowers. My vague flower descriptions are pathetic! hahaha

Technical Data
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Type: Canon RAW Image
Aperture: f/2.8
Shutter: 1/50
ISO Speed: 400
White Balance: Auto
Focal Length: 60 mm
Lens: Canon Macro
Notes: Increased exposure 3/4 stops, bumped up saturation, slightly increased contrast in CS2 and saved as JPG (Maximum Quality).

  8/12/2007

Fishing Buddies
Ilich and Tom: They cut their fishing trip short for me and we only managed to catch 2 fish all day.

Technical Data
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Type: JPG
Aperture: --
Shutter: --
ISO Speed: 400
White Balance: Daylight
Focal Length: 17 mm
Lens: Canon 17-40 mm
Notes: Bumped up saturation and slightly increased contrast in CS2 and saved as JPG (Maximum Quality).

Keyport Boat Basin
I took this on a recent fishing trip where I got EXTREMELY sea sick! =(

Technical Data
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Type: Canon RAW Image
Aperture: f/11.0
Shutter: 1/400
ISO Speed: 400
White Balance: Daylight
Focal Length: 17 mm
Lens: Canon 17-40 mm
Notes: Bumped up saturation and slightly increased contrast in CS2 and saved as JPG (Maximum Quality).

 

Sunrise in Keyport, NJ
The early bird gets the worm. The photographer is rewarded with beautiful color in his pictures.

Technical Data
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Type: Canon RAW Image
Aperture: f/11.0
Shutter: 1/125
ISO Speed: 400
White Balance: Daylight
Focal Length: 17 mm
Lens: Canon 17-40 mm
Notes: Bumped up saturation and slightly increased contrast in CS2, burned in sky to bring out the clouds, and saved as JPG (Maximum Quality).

  7/14/2007

Swan Lake
This was taken at 7:30am on a Saturday in Central Park. It felt great to get out there that early.

Technical Data
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Type: Canon RAW Image
Aperture: f/22.0
Shutter: 1/15
ISO Speed: 100
White Balance: Daylight
Focal Length: 34 mm
Lens: Canon 17-40 mm
Notes: Bumped up saturation and contrast, burned in a little color in the sky, and saved as JPG (Maximum Quality).

  6/16/2007

Fishing on Jersey Shore
I took this just after 6am at Ocean Grove, NJ.

Technical Data
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Type: JPEG
Aperture: f/22.0
Shutter: 1/60
ISO Speed: 400
White Balance: --
Focal Length: --
Lens: Tamron 28-300 mm
Notes: Other than resizing, no post production work required on this picture.

  5/25/2007

Sheep Meadow
I took this during an after-work walk through Central Park.

Technical Data
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Type: Canon RAW Image
Aperture: f/29.0
Shutter: 1/125
ISO Speed: 800
White Balance: Daylight
Focal Length: 59 mm
Lens: Tamron 28-300 mm
Notes: Bumped up saturation and contrast in CS2, painted blue in sky, and saved as JPG (Maximum Quality).