Big Bangs

But they're not theory - they're the real thing!

Shot a bunch of July 4th fireworks tonight. Many could be posted, but I'll just post a couple.

This year's 'new' idea was experimenting with adjusting focus during the long exposures on some of the shots.

Just a nice capture of multiple bursts in one shot. Nothing experimental in this shot.

This shot had some of the focus experiment. I think I started with the lens set to focus on infinity at first, then started bringing focus closer during the ~5 second exposure. A lot of this ends up being guesswork. So I have some in focus, some out of focus. I kind of like it, definitely worth trying again. Fireworks shots are a great experimental medium. Unfortunately you don't get very many opportunities to shoot them in a year. And they never last long enough.

DHCBWOCHO

Huh?

It will be clear(er) in a moment.

Went to another car show. Took a variety of photos, but just posting this one -

DHCBWOCHO!

Otherwise known as another in my Dramatic High Contrast Black & White Old Car Hood Ornament series!

Back On The Trail

Got out for a spring hike. Things have been wetter this year, so that's a definite improvement!

Just going through a normal cycle of seasons. Some years dry, some wet, some somewhere in the middle.

A bit of a motion-blur long exposure shot of some water running in a river. These photos are always fun to take, if you can find a good angle to shoot from. And use a tripod or something to keep yourself steady.

Skeletons! These trees have been dead a long time. Silent sentinels of their past lives.

Brownies!

The warm and very dry year continued through the summer. More forest fires, more dry grass, etc.

This photo looks kinda like a big brownie. But its the bottom of a pond. Very dried out and cracked.

Normally, this large pond would have a foot or so of water standing in it throughout the whole year. This year its been bone dry for a long time. Normally muddy and gooey, I was able to walk around on it no problem. As hard as the walking trail. Guess we need a wet fall/winter/spring.

The Shadow People

Whoa, creepy!

No, not really. Just a shadow me while out on a hike.

On a big, big rock!