One more glass ball photo from a recent trip north… one danger they don’t tell you about ahead of time when using these is how well they work as magnifying lenses. For example, you don’t want to hold one in your hand on a sunny day. Most of the time, in a shot like this […]
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Fall Ball Self Portrait
Overall not the greatest photo… but I liked how the trees curve in the reflection. Plus, it felt like I needed to use one of a handful of these I took for something as it turns out that sticking a glass ball on dry leaves is a great way to start a fire. Download: Fall_Ball_Self_Portrait-Asgard_Photography-IMG_5424.jpg […]
Zoom & Bloom
After buying some cheap macro lens attachments off Amazon, I spent a bit of time this summer in the field next to my home. I found it interesting that the macro lens tended to curve or warp around the center of the frame… I feel like this could be used really well on the right […]
Through the Weeds
While I wasn’t completely happy with the composition of this one (mostly because of the way the shoreline weeds are arranged) I did like the clouds and sun. In particular, how the clouds appear to wrap around and hold the sun in place. I was hoping for more of the reflection of the sun in […]
Follow The Sun
Of the several times I’ve visited Crosswinds Marsh in Michigan, I’ve gotten probably the lowest percentage of photos I was happy with. I think is is partially because half the time it’s been very crowded, but I think it also requires the clouds and lighting to be “just right” to go with the various landscape […]
Fall Sunset
I passed over this photo several times without editing it, because when I took it I didn’t use the best settings, and it was a lot darker. In photoshop I cranked up the shadow areas and also brought down the highlights in the sky, and got a result I was pretty happy with. I like […]
White Water Bloomers
Bokeh is a fun effect to play with in photos (the repeating shape in the background – it’s formed by blurred light taking the shape of the open shutter). There’s a fun related trick I’ve only tried once, where you cut a shape into a piece of dark cardstock or cardboard and make a lens […]
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Dandy Sunset
On the way home from shooting along the Maumee river, I wanted to try to stop and catch the sun setting on the other side of a field of dandelions. It’s amazing how fast the sun moves when you’re trying to catch it. Fortunately, the cop who was parked just down the road didn’t take […]
Dandelion Rainbow
Not sure what it is, but I love taking shots of dandelions with the sun or clouds behind it, from as low an angle as I can get. In this case, on a trip to the side of the Maumee river, I ended up with several shots of a similar setting, and I couldn’t make […]