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Barrel Racers

Jeff — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:39:39 +0000

I recently collected some of my barrel racing images and made a slideshow which can be viewed on YouTube or right here.

Cascade Australian Cattle Dog Club Trial August 1st and 2nd

Jeff — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:56:29 +0000

OK. They’re up and you can find them here:

CACDC Herding Trial August 1 & 2, 2009

A few of my favorites from the weekend.

If you want to see herding dogs at work, or maybe you’re just dog hungry, check out my Flickr albums:

ACDs herding

ACDs doing things other than herding

Aussies

Kelpies

Shooting Fireworks

Jeff — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:40:01 +0000

OOO_AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!

There are many methods to shoot fireworks. This evening, I decided to use a tripod and longer exposure times. By using a longer exposure from 5 – 10 seconds, you’ll get some of the more spectacular streams and tails of the fireworks. If you try to use a shorter shutter speed, you’ll cut off their tails and minimize the streaming effects. I shot in ‘M’ (manual mode) ISO 50, f10 for 5 – 10 seconds using a Canon 5D and f2.8 70-200L IS. I played with the exposure throughout the show, but these settings provide an example of what I tried to accomplish. This particular image is a composite of about 8 images produced in Photoshop.

Little Hummers

Jeff — Sun, 24 May 2009 03:45:43 +0000

I was thinking of a way to catch these little guys and then I decided to use some off-camera flash, Strobist style. The exposure was easy to set up with a bare Vivitar 285HV from the area of the camera and another bare Vivitar 285HV under and behind the Hummingbird. I used Cybersync triggers (they work great!). I used my Canon 5D set at 1/200th to sync with the flashes. The flash duration is about 1/1000th so you get a nice under exposed blur of the wings and then a punch of light to give definition to the wings and properly expose the rest of the bird. Depth of field is very shallow and that was the greatest challenge. These guys won’t stay still for more than a nano second.

Coffee and Photography at the Same Time

Jeff — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:53:16 +0000

When I can do both at the same time – it’s a great moment.

This image was the cover of “Roast” Magazine Sept/Oct, 2009.

: Latte Art

You Tuber

Jeff — Sun, 10 May 2009 16:23:47 +0000

I just noticed a video I uploaded to You Tube has surpassed 100,000 views. The ACD video was the first and there are a few rough spots. I followed the Australian Cattle Dog video with an Australian Shepherd video. The second video is a bit smoother and more refined but has fewer views.

Other Than Dogs

Jeff — Sun, 03 May 2009 19:25:11 +0000

I really do shoot things other than dogs. Here are a few examples I got recently while watching the sun come up over the Tulip fields in Skagit County, Washington.

Big thanks to Workshed.com

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:09:13 +0000

Well, things are coming along and I think this site is looking much better than the tired old one that has now been replaced. Big thanks to Bret at http://www.workshed.com. He is one slick html’er or whatever he’s called. I just know he knows his stuff and his award-winning creative agency is a great place to go to to get web stuff done or maybe record your next CD.

Thanks Workshed.com !