Todays Sign!

At the park one Sunday afterrnoon

While walking on Hollywood beach I noticed this scene and decided to snap a photograph. I added a dry brush filter to the image. What do you like or dislike about this image? Do you feel that it tells a story? Do you see the light in a pleasing way?

Meeting Nice people with Tasty Jelly's and Jams oh my, so delicious! Meet Grandma Baa's

It was a beautiful day to take a stroll at the Fruit and Spice Park in the Redlands, Florida today!

My wife Aly and I love nature and the outdoors very much. Today the park sponsored a green eco friendly festival. While visiting all the different vendors we met Grandma Baa's and tried several samples of her jams and jellies. Wow, delicious and different! I tried the pumpkin jam and it was perfect. What a smart buy and flavor with the holidays right around the corner.

After speaking with Grandma Baa's (Mrs. Johnson) I asked if they had a catalogue? To my surprise she said no! I asked if I could take a quick photo on site and give it to her to use. She said sure, why not. Well here's  the shot with a little message on it. I will be emailing it to her later.

Her jellies and Jams really are tasty and maybe you can visit her web site and try a few.

Well, take care now and come back in a few days for more of my blog.

Peace!

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Jessica Modeling

Juxtaposition

Wings Over Homestead, Florida

This is a tribute flight honoring the brave men and women of our armed forces.

I was very happy to capture this one!

Nov 8, 2009

Faces of Foreclosure

David and Rhona lost there Florida home a few weeks ago. Now they stand on the intersection of I-95 and Hallandale Blvd asking for handouts. They collect enough daily to eat a meal and stay in a cheap motel.

I asked if I could take a photo and publish it. They said yes and signed a release for me. I gave them some cash for the shot and asked a few more questions. David was a tile setter and Rhona a housewife. David injured his leg and was unable to work.

More later in an article I will be writting on the Faces of Foreclosure.

Nikon FP Auto High Speed Sync!

Auto FP High Speed Sync is a flash mode that offers much higher shutter speeds while using a speedlight. Works with the SB 800 and newer Nikon strobes.

I wanted to freeze the cards but my D200 Syncs at a maximum shutter of 250. I set the camera to FP mode to get this shot. Notice the detail in the spaces between the cards. At a shutter of 250 you will see motion blur and no spaces.

FP mode can also be used for fill-flash photography under brightly lit conditions. It will fill in and open up shadowed areas in order to portray the greatest detail in subjects. It's also ideal when using wide aperture lenses.

For portraits, you can open up your lenses to their full aperture in order to isolate your subject against a blurred background without overexposing the image.

When Auto FP High Speed Sync is selected, the flash will fire for the duration of the shutter curtain's travel, thus syncing with the camera's shutter speed when that speed is set higher than the camera's normal sync speed.

I am going to play around with this feature and post some more images.

I made the photo with these settings: 1,600 Shutter speed, ISO 400, using SB 800 strobe and my D200 set to FP mode.

Note: Using higher speeds reduces the flash output!