Light on her golden hair

Light on her golden hair, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

Natalie was second to sit for a photo on Sabbath morning before church.

Strobist info: SB-900 into an Impact white 45" shoot through umbrella at camera left at about 9-10 oclock position about 2-3' away. SB-800 into wescott white 43" shoot through umbrella camera right for some fill on the close side of her face. White 7' styrofoam posterboad at her back acting as a flag and a reflector. SB-600 behind the styrofoam aimed at her hair for hair light. 4' fluorescent light bank with 4 4' bulbs in each 40 watts at 5000k color temp. Pop up flash at M 1/32 providing a hair bit of on axis fill and acting as commander to trigger the 3 flashes. (in two groups)..
1/200 sec at f/5.6 ISO 125 with "Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D" at 85 mm focal length on a Nikon D80

Throwing a Rock at the Mountains - Grand Teton National Park

Throwing a Rock at the Mountains - Grand Teton National Park, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

After leaving Yellowstone and driving south we encountered Jackson Lake with the Teton Mountain range in the distance. We stopped at the shore and Brent threw a rock over the lake at the mountains. I caught him in mid throw and in large view you can see the rock over the water..
1/125 sec at f/16 ISO 100 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 10 mm focal length on a Nikon D80

Those Grizzlies are Big in Yellowstone!

Those Grizzlies are Big in Yellowstone!, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

Brent goes running back to the van as I made this photo. The only wildlife to be seen was a grizzly bear 1-2 miles away in the valley and a couple of buffalo in the distance..
1/200 sec at f/10 ISO 100 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 10 mm focal length on a Nikon D80

Fire Hole River Falls in Yellowstone - with Vignette

Fire Hole River Falls in Yellowstone - with Vignette, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

We stayed at the west entrance to Yellowstone and got up at a reasonable time the next morning. We traveled in and at a spur of the moment notice I noticed a little gravel drive off to the left (south). I turned off on this one way path which traced along the Fire Hole river and came to these falls. Even though it was 7:30 in the morning, the area was still shaded in shadows. Using my circular polarizer, an aperture of f/29 and ISO 100 I was able to get 1 sec exposure times. The nice blurring of the water is the result. I'm uploading two versions. One with and one without a vignette to see what people like better. Personally, I'm liking the vignette one better..
Base HDR exposure 1.0 sec at f/29 ISO 100 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 46 mm focal length on a NIKON D80

Fire Hole River Falls in Yellowstone - without Vignette

Fire Hole River Falls in Yellowstone - without Vignette, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

We stayed at the west entrance to Yellowstone and got up at a reasonable time the next morning. We traveled in and at a spur of the moment notice I noticed a little gravel drive off to the left (south). I turned off on this one way path which traced along the Fire Hole river and came to these falls. Even though it was 7:30 in the morning, the area was still shaded in shadows. Using my circular polarizer, an aperture of f/29 and ISO 100 I was able to get 1 sec exposure times. The nice blurring of the water is the result. I'm uploading two versions. One with and one without a vignette to see what people like better. Personally, I'm liking the vignette one better..
Base HDR exposure 1.0 sec at f/29 ISO 100 with "18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G VR" at 46 mm focal length on a NIKON D80

First Watermelon of the Season

First Watermelon of the Season, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

After picking tomatoes in the garden, I picked some weeds in the melon patch. I came to this big melon that I had had my eyes on for awhile. The curly tail was brown and when I thumped and slapped it it sounded ripe. I picked it and chilled it in ice water for awhile. We cut it up for supper after we ate our corn and beets. It appears to be a pink water melon. It wasn't compeltely ripe as the seeds weren't black yet, but the heart was sweet. Enthusiasm every year gets the best of me. Oh well, made for a good photo!

Strobist: Triggered by pop up flash with IR pass through filter in front. SB-900 and SB-800 on separate channels in TTL mode shooting through a 45" white Impact umbrella camera left about 2 feet away..
1/200 sec at f/10 ISO 100 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 11 mm focal length on a Nikon D80

Lone Tree in Mammoth Hot Springs

Lone Tree in Mammoth Hot Springs, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

Walking on the board walk of Mammoth Hot Springs, I came to this area and switched out my lens to my Nikon 18-200 mm lens and put on circular polarizer. The foreground was water and the polarizer allows you to see the the orange colored bottom. One can see some of the reflection on the water surface along the right edge of the photo..
1/40 sec at f/10 ISO 100 with Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-f/5.6G VR Lens at 18 mm focal length on a Nikon D80

At the Entrance of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone

At the Entrance of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

The road curved here with enough width for us to stop and make this photo before we toured Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone..
1/200 sec at f/10 ISO 100 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at 11 mm focal length on a Nikon D80

Natalie Standing in front of the Corn Patch

Natalie Standing in front of the Corn Patch, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

We went out and picked a bunch of sweet corn, cut it off and froze it this afternoon. After getting cleaned up, I took Natalie out to the corn patch and photographed her with the sun shinning on her hair.

Strobist info: SB-900 on camera as master in TTL -1.0 ev. SB-800 TTL through 45" Impact umbrella camera right and about 2-3 feet from her..
1/1600 sec at f/2.0 ISO 100 with "Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D" at 85 mm focal length on a Nikon D80

Natalie and Becky Hiking

Natalie and Becky Hiking, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

On the path to Harney's Peak, Natalie and Becky pause for a quick photo of the two of them..
1/80 sec at f/5.6 ISO 100 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at Focal Length 10 mm on a Nikon D80

On the Way to Harney's Peak in the Black Hills National Forest

On the Way to Harney's Peak in the Black Hills National Forest, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

This is from fairly early on in the hike. I had still fairly good morning light at 9:30 in the morning. I set up on some boulders while everyone stopped for a water break..
1/100 sec at f/14 ISO 100 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at Focal Length 10 mm on a Nikon D80

On a Hike up Harney's Peak in Black Hills National Forest

On a Hike up Harney's Peak in Black Hills National Forest, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

About a half hour from the top of Harney's Peak I stepped out to the edge of this ledge to make a photo..
Base HDR exposure 1/40 sec at f/14 ISO 100 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at Focal Length 16 mm on a NIKON D80

Sylvan Lake in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota

Sylvan Lake in Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota, originally uploaded by Carl's Photography.

Here we started at the trailhead for the hike up to Harney's Peak. Sylvan Lake stands as a beautiful starting point and great point of interest. We hiked up trail #9 on the way up and then down another one (I think #4) on the way down. We should have stayed on #9 as the scenery was better and it was shorter!.
Base HDR exposure 1/30 sec at f/16 ISO 200 with "Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM" at Focal Length 10 mm on a NIKON D80