LMSYS 2012!

[lavanut]

Playing a little catch up here...

Allen, great portrait shots as usual. Your work is definitely publication worthy! Your technique is spot-on!

Harm, Alexander is such a cutie! Love the shot of him splashing his hands in the water. Are you loving that 5d3??

Kristy, way cool on the blog shot! I know it feels good to see your work on someone else's site (legally). It still makes me smile when I see stuff I've shot on our county website. I usually have to stumble across many of them since they don't always tell me when they use a shot. I go shoot a bunch of images for them, and they use what they want when they need them.

Seeing all those lightning shots on the Arizona site is neat too. We've had our share of thunderstorms down there these last few weeks (right Jon??) I've had a chance to practice some lightning photography. Here are a couple.

[airfrogusmc]

Originally Posted by Kristy

Morning! Happy Monday. Hope everyone had a nice weekend.
I was going to share a photo here, but I think I'm going to put it in the contest instead. I actually got to shoot some kiddos yesterday..

Oh and my daughter made it to another round on her singing competition. You guys might like this version of "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns and Roses... lol..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1CybY3yFMU


oh and last exciting news... One of my pictures got chosen for the "Arizona Highways" magazine's blog post. They were asking for photos having to do with the "monsoon" weather we have here this time of year.. So I sent in a couple of shots and they used one..! Pretty cool considering the caliber of work that goes into that place... Kind of an honor really..

http://arizonahighways.wordpress.com...e-of-the-best/

Just saw this Kristy congrats but I wish you were getting paid. They get paid for subscriptions and for ad space, you should get paid for what you create.

[airfrogusmc]

Thanks Lisa.

[Harleypugs]

Originally Posted by Harm

Thanks guys

Jon was the one who told me to go all Papperazzi on the wee fella. We have so many photos of him basically growing up and doing all manner of things

He will (and so will we) have a super collection of photos

Right on!

Looking good!

[kbColorado]

Here's MY one year old

Sophie Shrine Ridge Trail by KBColorado, on Flickr

[Skrim17]

She's GORGEOUS!!

[Kristy]

Love the lightning Lisa! I keep wanting to go out and shoot with some of the nature guys around here, but the storms are usually late at night.. and they stay out all night or however long they need to get what they want from it.. lol.. They always come home with pretty amazing stuff... Maybe on a Saturday night I can head out with them... one of these days... lol. We don't get many storms on our side of the valley, gotta head more east/south for the good stuff.

Harm, so happy to see you enjoying the journaling of little Alexander.. they do grow up way to fast.. I'm glad Jon is inspiring you to keep at it.

KB.. I love your 1-year old.. soooo adorable. Great shot, and love the scene too!

Thanks for the kudos Lisa and Allen.. I totally get your point Allen, but it was just a fun little contest and I chose to submit a couple of shots.... so...? *Shrug*? It did feel good to have mine chosen.. I know they have a certain expectation....

HAPPY TUESDAY! We went to a birthday party over the weekend.. here's a different snap of the little man demanding for something! His expression cracked me up! lol.

[Harm]

I have a little over 2 months to think of someting for alexander!

[Harleypugs]

Kristy I get the feeling that little guy wants HIS CAKE and wants to EAT IT TOO!!!

Nice shot.

Cool lightning Lisa! And yes....been crazy stormy here......

[kbColorado]

Originally Posted by Kristy

" NO NO ... do NOT center me in the image ... yes, that's it!"

[Skrim17]

you have to do the obligatory mash up the cupcake iced in a bright color while wearing only a diaper. LOVE those!!

[Kristy]

Originally Posted by Harm

I have a little over 2 months to think of someting for alexander!

I can hardly believe a year has already passed since he was born.. it's so crazy! You better get planning mister.. these 1st Birthdays a BIG deal these days... lol.. You need a theme, a party planner, and tons of cute coordinating decorations, and table ware.. Plus a photo spot for the cake smash, and a special place for opening gifts.. lol.

Have you see pictures of the more elaborate birthday parties.... yikes!

Originally Posted by Skrim17

you have to do the obligatory mash up the cupcake iced in a bright color while wearing only a diaper. LOVE those!!

haha... That would be fun! I was just a guest at the party, who happened to bring a camera along..

[Kristy]

Originally Posted by kbColorado

" NO NO ... do NOT center me in the image ... yes, that's it!"

You caught that huh? lol. dreadfully obviously off center..

Originally Posted by Harleypugs

Kristy I get the feeling that little guy wants HIS CAKE and wants to EAT IT TOO!!!

Nice shot.

Cool lightning Lisa! And yes....been crazy stormy here......

He was a total crack up!

[airfrogusmc]

Thought you might like to watch this. This was posted in another thread.

Beyond the Rule of Thirds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtcD8...feature=relmfu

One thing David Brommer does get wrong is the Adams story of Moonrise. I actually saw a video where Adams talks about making the exposure and he forgot his meter down in the car. He was up on the platform on top of the car and the sun was going down behind the mountains behind him he climbed up and set up his camera but had forgotten the meter down below. The sun was sinking so fast that he had to make a very fast exposure and he remembered how many foot candles the moon was at 3/4s so as not to burn out the detail in the moon he made his exposure accordingly. He went to flip his film holder over to make another exposure but the sun had slipped behind the mountains behind him to the west and the light on the crosses died thus as he said no reason to make another exposure. Without those crosses being lit there was no longer a photograph. The negative was not underexposed. Any more exposure and the moon would have burned out. The zone system only works correctly with proper exposure for the scene. That doesn't mean he didn't do a lot of work in the dark room it just means the image wasn't underexposed for what he was trying accomplish because he got it. The richness in the final print and the detail in the shadows and the moon shows that it was indeed properly exposed. Under exposed film lends little or no shadow detail and the detail in this print is true spectacular.

[airfrogusmc]

Not the exact piece I saw years ago but it kinda gets to it.
About 2 minutes in but if you have 5 minutes watch the entire piece.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IT114W6J7UQ