Posts for: mattijaffe
Nov 24, 2017 12:07:16 #
I select the best to print and hang them in a mosaic on the wall. Also, I aggregate my yearly travel images on an SD and plug it into a monitor which costantly displays the images on a random mode. This way i revisit, to my enjoynent, all of my travels over and over.
Nov 6, 2017 14:46:04 #
I stopped using the costco service since the paper is glossy and I prefer a non-glossy print. Also, their paper is very thin and unless you spray glue it on a substrate, it will warp. I am fortunate that a friend of mine has a professional printer which I use. Best of luck.
Oct 27, 2017 21:51:44 #
It has beautiful silk all over it. Great shot. Thanks 4 sharing.
Oct 14, 2017 14:55:11 #
shalom tikva. as i'm also into woodwork, i use 2x4 feet, high density boards and cut them to the size of my print. i than spray the board with the 3M glue and mount the large prints on top. i use thin wood sticks to 1st align the image on top and remove the sticks one by one by lowering the print on the sticky glue. i have been using this technique for years mounting and displaying my collection and covering lots of wall space...
Oct 11, 2017 00:27:19 #
Oct 11, 2017 00:23:59 #
Terry, yes. I would suggest that u take the photography tour at either the upper or lower or both - open during the winter months. Such tour will allow u to carry a tripod and have more time to compose based on a guide's suggestions. Such tours r provided at the best time slots to get the best colors. On gray days the color spectrum is rather limited to non-existent.
Oct 9, 2017 19:58:42 #
For 15 years I have heard and seen images or videos of Antelope Canyon in Page, Arizona. It all started with a single image of this epic nature creation in an old calendar which stood out in the presentation of color, drama and imagination, and which I have cherished through the years. I once even printed a Google image of the famous dust column at the upper canyon and hung it in my office, reminding me of this nature's magnificent beauty created in the wake of destructive water erosion.
As a retired, amateur landscape photographer, I have traveled the world over, shooting for my personal enjoyment. Four years ago I set out on a trip to the Utah and Arizona canyons and incorporated a visit to Page and the Antelope Canyons. I read a lot about taking perfect images of the dark slot canyons and I registered for the upper canyon photographers' session. I enjoyed the trip up until I reached Monument Valley only to face the grim spring-stormy weather that caused me to skip Page due to the potential flash floods closing of the site, or missing on the sun's reflected spectrum. I turned around and drove back to Austin knowing that one day I will return and accomplish my photographic dream.
Well, that day came this late September. As part of going to Zion, Bryce and the North Rim, I also visited Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend. During my planning I discovered that added to the unpredictability of the weather, the popularity of the canyons created a situation where the upper canyon's photography sessions fill up 6-months in advance, and the lower canyon administrators had cancelled their photography tours during the summer months, leaving me with few options. I opted to take the lower canyon tour at midday.
The weather on the tour day in September was ideal. However, I knew that even with the sun at zenith above the slot canyon, there were dark areas where, without a tripod (which is forbidden during the standard tours), I'll have a hard time composing stable images with a decent depth of field; forget bracketing. With all the warnings of heavy traffic at the canyon I thought that I would not be able to use the Live View to fine-focus, and due to low-contrast at some dark locations I feared that the auto focus would go into a search mode, thus not triggering the shutter in time to move on with the ebb and flow of human bodies through the dark canyon.
I used my Nikon 5300 with an 18-135mm zoom lens (love this light, versatile camera). I set the ISO to 500, aperture priority - f8, and white balance set to "clouds" to accentuate the reds of the cliffs. While waiting at the bottom of the staircase I set the camera on manual focus and focused it at one of the first cliff halls. I then started to shoot while attaining a solid body position for the slow-shutter speeds, checking the histogram from time to time to notice that I had achieved a nice balance; but after few shots, and in between traffic stops, I also checked some back images only to notice that in some of them I was out of focus. My wife, who walked beside me, was using her iPhone 6 and the images that she took blew my mind. She took them in the HDR/chrome settings and they all were perfect without even a flash activation. Boy, was I pissed. In a split second I engaged my lens and controller into auto mode and let the flash assist. To my surprise the autofocus worked very well, never failed to activate, and produced great results. During the one hour+ duration of the tour I shot close to 150 pictures, most of them with good, balanced lighting, resulting in magnificent, colorful abstract compositions. Back at home I had lot of fun post processing the images (using the NIK Collection), few of which I have attached.
Not only is the place magical, it also lets your creative imagination run wild on abstracts (and, "maybe" turn the saturation slider to what some would argue - just a hair too much...).
Post note: There is a positive aspect to the long lines passing through the canyon -- they provide you with ample opportunity to "get lost" among the various groups and to take your time and make proper adjustments.
As a retired, amateur landscape photographer, I have traveled the world over, shooting for my personal enjoyment. Four years ago I set out on a trip to the Utah and Arizona canyons and incorporated a visit to Page and the Antelope Canyons. I read a lot about taking perfect images of the dark slot canyons and I registered for the upper canyon photographers' session. I enjoyed the trip up until I reached Monument Valley only to face the grim spring-stormy weather that caused me to skip Page due to the potential flash floods closing of the site, or missing on the sun's reflected spectrum. I turned around and drove back to Austin knowing that one day I will return and accomplish my photographic dream.
Well, that day came this late September. As part of going to Zion, Bryce and the North Rim, I also visited Antelope Canyon and Horseshoe Bend. During my planning I discovered that added to the unpredictability of the weather, the popularity of the canyons created a situation where the upper canyon's photography sessions fill up 6-months in advance, and the lower canyon administrators had cancelled their photography tours during the summer months, leaving me with few options. I opted to take the lower canyon tour at midday.
The weather on the tour day in September was ideal. However, I knew that even with the sun at zenith above the slot canyon, there were dark areas where, without a tripod (which is forbidden during the standard tours), I'll have a hard time composing stable images with a decent depth of field; forget bracketing. With all the warnings of heavy traffic at the canyon I thought that I would not be able to use the Live View to fine-focus, and due to low-contrast at some dark locations I feared that the auto focus would go into a search mode, thus not triggering the shutter in time to move on with the ebb and flow of human bodies through the dark canyon.
I used my Nikon 5300 with an 18-135mm zoom lens (love this light, versatile camera). I set the ISO to 500, aperture priority - f8, and white balance set to "clouds" to accentuate the reds of the cliffs. While waiting at the bottom of the staircase I set the camera on manual focus and focused it at one of the first cliff halls. I then started to shoot while attaining a solid body position for the slow-shutter speeds, checking the histogram from time to time to notice that I had achieved a nice balance; but after few shots, and in between traffic stops, I also checked some back images only to notice that in some of them I was out of focus. My wife, who walked beside me, was using her iPhone 6 and the images that she took blew my mind. She took them in the HDR/chrome settings and they all were perfect without even a flash activation. Boy, was I pissed. In a split second I engaged my lens and controller into auto mode and let the flash assist. To my surprise the autofocus worked very well, never failed to activate, and produced great results. During the one hour+ duration of the tour I shot close to 150 pictures, most of them with good, balanced lighting, resulting in magnificent, colorful abstract compositions. Back at home I had lot of fun post processing the images (using the NIK Collection), few of which I have attached.
Not only is the place magical, it also lets your creative imagination run wild on abstracts (and, "maybe" turn the saturation slider to what some would argue - just a hair too much...).
Post note: There is a positive aspect to the long lines passing through the canyon -- they provide you with ample opportunity to "get lost" among the various groups and to take your time and make proper adjustments.
May 28, 2017 07:44:30 #
I just came back from a month long trip to Israel and Europe. I shot over a thousand images. Every night I would pull out the SD from my nikon, insert it into a USB adapter and plug it into my 8" Samsung tablet (which cost me less than $200). I would view my images and than back them up on a thumb drive which is also plugged into the same adapter. Yes, it is arduous, but it serves me right w/o the need to schlep a notebook.
May 20, 2017 17:10:40 #
Just came back from a wk in Greece. Spent 1 day (enough!) in ath, 2 days in santorini and 2 days in kalambaka (meteora). I carried a nikon 5300 w a 18-135 lens. The camera can do everything u mentioned. I would highly recommend taking the train from athens to kalambaka and visiting the meteora region. As a photographer u will love it!!!!! Safe travels and have fun.
Apr 26, 2017 13:47:38 #
Consider Eagle Creek with some beautiful falls few miles up the creek (at the gorge). easy walk. Love the area.
Apr 1, 2017 14:18:08 #
Explore nik by Google. PS embeds it into their package. It is free to download and use. lots of guidance videos on u tube. I use it with elements 15 (cheap) and this combination addresses all my needs. Enjoy.
Apr 1, 2017 00:53:39 #
Look into antelope canyon (Navajo country, az.), an unforgettable experience on a sunny day. Check it out on Google and utube.
Mar 11, 2017 19:00:50 #
If u want to go beyond basic editing download NIK software from Google, for free. Great stuff and lots of tutorials on utube. Best.
Mar 10, 2017 15:15:17 #
tried to install the app. it works only if the release mode is on "quick-response remote (ML-L3), which means that i cannot push continuous shots. back to the idea of cable release option. thanks, though
Mar 10, 2017 09:56:12 #
thanks to all who have responded. i will get a cord-base remote control and will use the continuous mode for BRK.