Black & White Pier

Another image from the fishing pier in Rodanthe...

A slowed shutter speed captured the motion in the water.

Have a great day! - Ed

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse at Dawn

This one of my images of the famous Cape Hatteras Lighthouse; taken just as the sun was breaking over the horizon.

I used a graduated ND filter along with a 2 second exposure to help bring out the detail in the shadowed area around the base of the lighthouse.

What this image doesn't capture; the unique experience of being eaten alive by mosquitoes. Had all my gear, except for that can of Off on the counter...

Have a great day! - Ed

Sunrise In Rodanthe...

I had the great fortune to be able to get away with the family for the July 4th holiday and the week after. We packed everything up (included our boys, Bach & Mozart) and took off for Rodanthe in the Outer Banks.

It can be a challenge at times to balance a family oriented event; while trying to pursue photography. I did manage to get some serious shooting in among the family snaps...

I have recently begun using filters to achieve different effects in my images. The filters for this image were stacked to allow the blurred water and clouds. I was also using a Circular Polarizer to help bring out the details and colors. The polarizer is a screw on filter; while the Neutral Density & Graduated Neutral Density are 4x4 & 4x5 HiTech resin filters that I use with the Lee holder system.

I am looking forward to more opportunities to use filters to help spark my creativity...

Have a great day! - Ed

Happy Father's Day...

I wanted to share a few images of the best Father's Day gift a Dad could ever ask for...

It was 6 years ago today; early on Father's Day morning that my wife and I found out that she was carrying a tiny life that would eventually turn into the girl you see here.

My little Scoot (short for Scootlebug) is a little tougher to catch with the camera these days; but every once in a while she lets her Dad get a few images.

Happy Father's Day to all the Dad's out there!

Have a great day! - Ed

Sunrise at Valley Forge...

Here is an image from this mornings photo outing to Valley Forge Park...

Had fun seeing and exchanging info with some photobuds! The light wasn't too great to start; but overall it seemed to improve once we moved from our original spot.

This morning gave me a really good opportunity to try out my new filters. This image was made using two different filters; a Graduated Neutral Density & and Graduated Blue filter. There is plenty to learn about using filters, including how to keep your finger prints off them. I didn't experience any strange color cast with these filters as I had read about recently. Luckily there is still time to change brands as I am not heavily invested in the one filter system I am currently trying...

Stay cool and have a great day! - Ed

Cloud Fire...

Here is one of the sunrise images I captured over the weekend on Saturday morning...

I spent the rest of the day trying to get back out for some more; but I never made it.

I did however; pick up a few new tools that I am going to have to spend some time learning how to use to get the look I want. I picked up a filter system and a few Graduated Neutral Density filters... slight curve there; but I am looking forward to learning how to make them work.

Have a great day! - Ed

Catchin' Some Rays...

Just wanted to share this one that I managed to grab of the boys (Bach-L & Mozart-R) the other day. One of their favorite spots is by the big door to the deck for napping in a sunny spot.

This image also an example of how shooting in RAW can really help with bring out the final image. In this case; allowing me to pull detail from the foreground that would have been lost due to the heavy back-lighting...

Have a great day! - Ed