Disneyland: Day 7

Sea World yielded some decent photos, but this was my favorite of the day.

Sheep Camp

I was FINALLY able to get out on a meaningful shoot tonight, thanks to my wife's and children's patient cooperation. I've been in a no-shooting funk for weeks, so it was nice to break the photo fast!

I found this place a few months ago on a bike ride and have been itching to get back ever since. I manually blended three differently-exposed images in photoshop to reach the end result. It was a refreshing, albeit labor-intesive departure from overused HDR software.

Best of 2008

"Best" is obviously a subjective term that I use very loosely here. These aren't the best because they are technically sound or beautifully composed images. However, each represents a situation where I tried something that stretched my comfort zone and helped me grow in ability and confidence. I hope you enjoy at least one, and any feedback is always appreciated.

Minneapolis

Here are a few from my recent trip to Minneapolis.

These first two are from the Westminister Presbyterian Church in downtown Minneapolis. I thought we were out of luck when we went and found the doors locked, but a custodian let us in and turned all the lights on for us. The church is gorgeous!

























































Besides being a good pilot, Chris is very cutting edge model! The color in this was all messed up from the stained glass, so I went B&W to salvage it.

























These kids playing at Lake Minnetonka were great! They were having a ball doing absolutely nothing by the water.

Mountain Stream

This is another HDR shot from the trip with the kids yesterday.

There Is A God

Another from the Great Salt Lake shoot with Dave. I loved the light of this doorway and the detail inside the building.

UrbEx

The family and I went hunting for photos after work today. I'm really intrigued with this building and would love to get in!