Spitfires and Some Luck

Image: 5D Mk II, 300mm at f 8, 1/400 sec

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Image: 5D Mk II, 300mm at f 7.1, 1/320 sec

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Image: 5D Mk II, 300mm at f 7.1, 1/320 sec

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Image: 5D Mk II, 300mm at f 8, 1/400 sec

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Image: 5D Mk II, 300mm at f 6.3, 1/640 sec

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Some times just blind, dumb luck helps out. I knew the moon was where it was, I just never thought I'd be able to incorporate it in to a shot. Shooting high speed and panning across the sky with a big lens never bodes well for getting a shot that incorporates the moon, not only did I get it once, but four times, on this shoot. The Flying Heritage Collection, fly day in Mukilteo happens every summer and is put on by Paul Allen's group for about 8 weeks, ending Sept 24th this year with B-25 day. FHC is usually joined by the Historic Flight Foundation, which in this case supplied the Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXe with FHC's: Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-3 and Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc.

The first image is a crop of the fourth image, with the Mk V Spitfire removed.

Ross

Images In Light

Barns And Wheat Fields

Image: Canon S95

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Image: 5D Mk II, 8-15 f 4 L, 15mm at f11 for 1/15 sec

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Image: 5D Mk II, 24-70 f 2.8 L, 24mm at f5 for 30 sec

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Image: 5D Mk II, 24-70 f 2.8 L, 27mm at f8 for 30 sec

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This was a fun shoot and one I've been wanting to try, some old barns, abandoned years ago and falling apart, out in the middle of a wheat field. My original thought was to shoot the barns and the wheat fields, but it turned in to a night shoot when not much came out of the evening light. The wide shot was done with Canons new 8-15 f4 L Fish eye lens, (borrowed) a fun lens, but maybe a bit narrow use.

The big dipper shows up in the darker image, view larger to see it. The B and W image was done by highlighting the barn with a flashlight during the exposure (painting with light), both where hard to obtain focus, but the results are quite interesting.

Ross

Images In Light

The Rocky Mountains

Image:Red Rock Canyon, 5D Mk II, 24-70 f 2.8 L, 70mm at f11, 3 sec

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Image:Moraine Lake, 5D Mk II, 16-35 f 2.8 L, 28mm at f16, 1/20 sec

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Image:Moraine Lake, 5D Mk II, 16-35 f 2.8 L, 29mm at f11, 1/25 sec

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Image:Lake Louise Sunrise, 5D Mk II, 24-70 f 2.8 L, 31mm at f11, 1/2.5 sec

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Image:Endless Ridge, 5D Mk II, 70-200 f4 IS L, 200mm at f11, 1/100 sec

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Banff, Jasper, Waterton and Glacier, amongst other National Parks make up the Northern Rocky mountains, or the the southern if you ask people in the Yukon Territories. One of the most beautiful places in North America and a great place to get away and do some unwinding. Me being the photographer that I am, of course couldn't help but get up for a few sunrises. Sunrise appears to be the better time to shoot up there at least for this time of year.

Lake Louise is of course a mandatory visit at sunrise and so far of the two I have seen I have not been disappointed. A lot of people don't realize of course that when they see this image, the photographer is standing about 20 yards from a luxury hotel and after the shoot is rewarded with a double tall latte at the Fairmont Hotel.

Ten minuets up the road from Lake Louise is Moraine Lake, my favorite place to shoot in Banff, it easily rivals Lake Louise in Beauty and the color of the water is even more fantastical. Here it is best to shoot later in the morning, due to the way the light hits the lake and the surrounding peaks, even with no clouds great images can be made here.

Again the early riser is rewarded with a double tall latte with in minuets of the shoot at the Moraine Lake lodge.

The Endless Chain Ridge in southern Jasper is a very impressive mountain range, looking north before heading up to the Columbia Ice Field.

More soon..........

Ross

Images In Light