all the standard images

From a recent Fathers and Sons campout a couple of weekends ago.

And no, this is not one shot, straight out of camera. This is a composite of two shots combined in Photoshop. One is a well-exposed image of the sky as it was at the time (which had everything in the foreground completely silhouetted), and one was a well-exposed shot of the tent, grass, and me (which had the sky completely blown out). Put the two together and this is what you get.

If anyone needs a run-down of how to do this, let me know and I’ll put one together.

And yes, I’m not very good with my layer masks, but I’m getting there.

From a recent multi-family barbecue at City Park.

ISO 200, 1/320s, f7.1, 50mm, with some curves adjustments

Yikes…is it really that scary?

In all honesty, the kid asked for a silly face.

No. Really. He did.

ISO 400, 1/80s, f1.8, 50mm. Shot by my 4-year-old son and processed by me.

That’s right: New York City. I’m in town for the TESOL conference and it’s been a blast so far. I can’t believe how many past colleagues, teachers, mentors, and friends that I’ve run into (or planned to run into by attending their presentations). It’s almost surreal.

Of course, after a hard day of sitting in one chair after another, I split the conference at 5 to take in a bit of the city. Stopped by the Rockefeller Center to take a picture or two and decided to turn the camera on myself a bit. The reflection of the Rockefeller Center Tower, known as 30 Rock, in the plaque was entirely unintentional but entirely cool.

ISO 200, 1/30s, f3.5, 18mm

I’m just getting around to some of the images from Christmas vacation. This one I’m particularly happy with.

ISO 100, 1/100s, f3.5, 50mm, flash (1/4 power?)