GB111
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Back to the Imperial Sand Dunes in eastern Cali. Not the first time I'm shot this place, nor will it be the last. These dunes are the southern part of Glamis, an area popular with ATV enthusiasts. Trouble with that is that they leave their tracks all over the dunes, effectively ruining them for us poor photogs! Solution: you go in the summer when it's over 100F and they ain't around. I usually drive there and check it out at sunset (it was 104F last night about 7pm), then return before dawn when the temperature is more agreeable. What a great morning - interesting clouds! gb
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Ha ha. Looks like an actual figurine, though in the age of AI you never know. Yep, totally get what you say here about the agents' tendency to choose the lowest cost photog. I look at a lot of RE sites for fun (locations that I'd like to move to), and you can always tell when they used a professional photographer.. or should I say, you can always tell when they do not! The thing about RE agents is that expenses like this come right out of their bottom line, and, they may not even ultimately sell the home -- they could lose the listing and hence make negative. 😐 Sales are tough business I guess, but that's how things go.
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Thanks everyone. The moon generally rises from the east and this gives us plenty of opportunities to snag good the moon behind the city shots. I will continue to try to find more creative compositions and angles though, as many of the shots like you see here have been captured by other photogs. btw: my lenses was a Tamron 150-600mm f6.3 first gen. I've had mixed results from it, but as you can see here, it can get the job done.
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Yeah, getting out is worthy in itself. I do the same with hiking.
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Nice shots Aguinaldo. The B&W looks different already. I think it works with city shots.. They seem to lean a little on the high(lights) side though. My favorites overall are any with trees in them (I've never been much of a city person, but these are really nice). I haven't been to Manhattan in 25 years (plus). These photos don't make it look very crowded - a miracle in photography. Greg
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Very beautiful sunrise. I like them overall, but I think the challenge here is elevating a scene like this to the 'next level' - how can one make the sailboats in the foreground more interesting? Living in a beach town I see the same scenes here (it actually looks almost exactly like a place in San Diego, cept for the shape of the background high rises). So how can one move it from a 6/10 to an 8/10 (or better)?
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Very nice. I like the black and white treatment. I must say that the groom looks very young. Maybe it's the hair cut? I also feel they should be pleased.
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Babies are always interesting subjects. They don't pose, they don't pretend. They are who they are!
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Yep - a little more prairie and less sand. Arizona is a pretty big and diverse place. Most people when thinking of AZ think of its deserts, but the northern part of the state is very mountainous and significantly cooler, with different rainfall patterns etc (the towns are also significantly smaller, but that's another matter). They also had gale force winds in the Flagstaff area when I was there, and from what I've heard that isn't uncommon (maybe that's where its name comes from?). There's even a ski slope there that was still operating in May.
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Some pretty awesome shots there. I especially like the moving train and the woman looking at you (like huh?) as you snapped the shot. Haven't been to NYC in over 20 years but as your photos attest, there are many photo opps there.
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This one was taken with a Nikon 16-35mm f4.0. It's a fairly versatile lens, but it's sharpness is questionable. I try to shoot it between f8 and 11 (where it performs best). I found that you keep the sun more in the center of the scene that the flare is not as ridiculous. Anyway, I think I'll stick with shooting into the sun for a while, see what more I get ...
