Foto Friday – Tree and Sun in Black & White

This is one of those shots that everyone would tell you not to take. Shooting into the sun is usually a ‘no-no’.   Who am I to listen to anyone? 🙂 I shot into the sun and captured this wonderful silloutte while at Bryce Canyon. Captured with Canon 5D with Canon 17-40 L handheld. See … Read more

Foto Friday – Grafton UT, Ghost Town

Here’s a photo taken at the Grafton Utah ghost town, just outside of Zion National Park. We couldn’t get close to the buildings on the day we went but got a few decent shots. This was converted to black and white and a vignette added to it. Captured with Canon 5D and Canon 17-40 L … Read more

Another lesson from Photography

Image via Wikipedia Tracie and I spent Good Friday at the Dallas Arboretum (jump over to my photoblog – OneFour Photography – for some photos).  The trip was enjoyable and relaxing….we spent a few hours roaming around taking photos and enjoying the scenery. While there, I noticed quite a few other folks taking photos….some were … Read more

Love my Canon 5D & 100-400mm L lens

Spent a few minutes outside shooting some pictures of our ducks, geese and other birds using my new Canon 5D and Canon 100-400mm lens.  Below is one of the pictures…click through to see a few shots.  The 5D isn’t really new…its a hand-me-down from my wife who recently got the Canon 5D Mark II…she won’t … Read more

Canon 5D Mark II Shipped!

My wife’s (see her website and blog) 5D Mark II shipped from Adorama yesterday….should have it on Monday!  Woohoo.  the Description from Canon: The EOS 5D Mark II has a stunning 21.1-megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor with DIGIC 4 Image Processor, a vast ISO Range of 100-6400 (expandable to ISO L: 50, H1: 12800 and H2: … Read more