POD #22

Taken with my Nikon D90 1/250 @ f/11. Available light. 105mm Macro

I like challenging myself from time to time and trying to take a picture of a live fly without a flash is the perfect challenge for me. I took a few pictures of this fly and this was the sharpest I came out with. This was a challenge because of the constant movement of the fly. Every time I got close to it, the fly moved or flew to another location. I am going to make another attempt at this shot with a flash. 

POD #21

Taken with my Nikon D90 ISO 200

Image 1 - 30 seconds @ f/13

Image 2 - 1/640 @ f/11

Image 3 - 1/160 @ f/10

Image 4 - 1/400 @ f/10

Took my girlfriend to Raleigh over the weekend to show her around all the awesome places there. We both had an awesome time. First went to the North Carolina Museum of Art. The first image is inside the cloud room on the greenway trail around the museum. I never realized that the cloud room showed color until I decided to take some pictures inside. The second image is of the newer sculpture, "Askew", that is outside on the path around the new building. The third is of the reflective pool around the outside of the new building. After the art museum we went to Lassiter Falls in North Raleigh, which is practically where I grew up. The fourth image is of the falls. 

POD #18

Taken with a Canon 5D Mark II ISO 100

Image 1 & 2 - 1/100 @ f/11

Image 3 & 4 - 1/160 @ f/7.1

I decided to surprise my girlfriend at her house today. Gave her the whole 'Say Anything' treatment and she invited me to this easter photo shoot she was doing for her internship. Needless to say, with 3 photographers there, it was difficult to find a good position that was not in the way of anyone or anything. 

POD #14

Taken with my Nikon D90 ISO 200 1/125 @ f/13. Natural Light

Took a quick morning trip down HWY 64 East to go check out the Haw River for a quick shoot. Just a little nature photography. This river is one of those places that is just a good memory for me. I stopped here several times on the way back from/ to Asheboro with friends and we always had a great time exploring the trails in the area. 

POD #13

Both taken with a Canon 5D Mark II ISO 320 1/125 @ f/4. Natural Light

Got a Canon 5D Mark II out from school over the weekend. Wanted to get a better feel for that camera because I am not as comfortable with Canon. I like Nikon. Plain and simple. However, Canon is what is used at my internship, so I decided to try and get a feel for it. These are some of the first shots I took with the 5D. The first is of my roommate on the back porch. The second is of her pet flamingo, "Frankie".

POD #12

Image 1 - Taken with my Nikon D90 1/125 @ f/11

Image 2 - Nikon D90 1/320 @ f/5.6

Image 3 - Nikon D90 1/125 @ f/6.3

All images where in natural light. 

Well the plan was to go to Yanceyville, NC to meet my girlfriend. Yanceyville made me mad within the first 5 minutes of being there so I decided that we were going to Danville, VA instead. What is so great about this girl is that without even skipping a beat, she said ok. The choice was definitely for the best because Danville is awesome! The first place we went to was the Dan River and we had an amazing time. The first shot is of the two bridges that cross the river. The second is a detail of the right/left bridge (depending on which side of the river/bridge you are on). The third is of my beautiful girlfriend. Sadly, I still cannot take a color image of her for some reason. Haven't figured out why.