Fade To Black

Shutter Speed = 1/320th sec, F-stop = 1.8, Focal Length = 50mm (canon fixed 50mm), ISO = 1600, Handheld

This photo was taken 7-3-10 while camping at Stoney Ford OHV Park in Stoney Ford, CA. I love the extremely high contrast in this photo. It has true blacks and true whites, which aren't as common as most people think. I also like that it takes something as simple and ordinary as a campfire, and makes it look so cool and dramatic. The ground fades quickly to black as the light from the fire dissipates.

Intensity

Shutter Speed = 1/1000th sec, F-stop = 11, Focal Length = 300mm (Sigma 70-300mm telephoto), ISO = 1600, Handheld

This photo was taken 4-23-10 at Almaden Meadows Park in San Jose, CA. This photo is cool because i feel it captures the intensity of the bird really well. It also captures something in a position that usually happens too fast for us to see in real life.

Spiral Architecture

Shutter Speed = 1/80th sec, F-stop = 3.5, Focal Length = 6.5mm (opteka 6.5mm fisheye), ISO = 1600, Handheld

This photo was taken 8-22-10 at the Grand Canyon in Arizona. It is inside some random tower thing that overlooks the east end of the canyon. I like this photo because it is very sharp, it has deep focus, and there is a lot of good contrast. There are so many different shapes in the photo that it makes it very interesting to look at.

Sloozey With a Gun

Shutter Speed = 1/60th sec, F-stop = 4, Focal Length = 18mm (18-55mm canon kit lens), ISO = 400, Handheld, Speedlight 430exii at -3 with a Gary Fong Lightsphere (collapsable)

This photo was taken 5-23-11 in our apartment in Bixby, Oklahoma. We were bored before work and my brother Nick was shirtless as always. I had just purchased the .38 special/.357 magnum Rossi Lever Action Rifle he is holding, and we decided to take a few pictures. This one ended up being my favorite. There is some post-work done to add grain, vignette, and burn/dodge a little.

Serenity

Shutter Speed = 1/60th sec, F-stop = 5, Focal Length = 18mm (18-55mm canon kit lens), IS) - 1600, Handheld

This photo was taken 9-7-09 on a hike through a random part of Mt. Uhmanum off the side of Hicks road in San Jose, CA. There is alot about this photo that is beautiful to me. The colors of the fall leaves on the moss covered rocks and trees and a nice color contrast against the mostly neutral colors of the rest of the scenery. The ripple in the pond is only coming from the small waterfall in between the rocks, so it doesn't just look like regular turbulent water. It is a very calm and serene photo that shows how beautiful even the small stuff is in nature.

Casa Loma - Ian Guner

Shutter Speed = 1/50th sec,  F-stop = 3.5, Focal Length = 6.5mm (Opteka 6.5mm fisheye), ISO = 1600, Handheld

This photo was taken 2-2-10, on the side of Casa Loma Rd in the Santa Cruz Mountains in CA. The subject is Ian Guner, and today is his birthday. Happy Birthday Ian. I really love the fisheye effect on the trees and how you can see the ground and the tree canopy all in the same shot. There is some post-editing done to alter the colors of the ground and trees that give it a little more surreal look which fits the fisheye effect a little better.

Shutter Speed = 1/100th sec,  F-stop = 3.5, Focal length = 18mm (18-55mm canon kit lens), ISO = 1600, Handheld

This photo was taken 9-14-09 at Boulder Creek Country Club in San Jose, CA. This tree is actually growing out of the boulder in the bottom of the frame. I like this photo mostly because of how colorful the sunset was that night.