Before The Fire...

I took this at 8.46pm. We were going to have a fire in the pit and make Smores. The photo was a 4 second exposure. I like the colors that the deck and the little Citronella flare pots give off onto the side of the house. The fires give off enough light to make the chairs have big shadows on the wall as well. We also have little lights that are bordering the deck that give off neat circular light pattern. I used f/5.6, Iso400 at an 18mm focal length to shoot this photo.

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Fire Pit...

I was just messing around having some fun taking random night pictures. We had a fire in our little burning pit and i wanted to see what it would look like.


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5 Years...

On May 15, 2008 I celebrated my 5th year of continuous Soberity. It was a very strange and reflective day for me while i was at work. Looking back at what i was and then where i am now and where i am going to be soon had a strange effect on me that day.

The blog has taken a new direction in that I am wildly into Photography as many can tell from the posts as of late. Because i am Clean and Sober i can do the things that i love. I still ride my mountain bike and work out, but this is the direction that i need to go now. Please continue to read and i will continue to publish...

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Big Dipper...

Big Dipper..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This was my first attempt at shooting the night sky. I was hoping to get some rotational effects but i got a good clear sky shot. At the lower left, you can see a streak that is from a jet. The orange glow is from the fire that we had making Smores tonight. It turned out very good, better than i expected. I bought a tri-pod today so i will be able to take better photos at night due to not having to find a steady surface to place the camera on.

Exposure: 15 sec (15)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 400

A Cross...

A Cross..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

These were all taken at Arlington National Cemetery on my trip to Washington DC last weekend. Single Cross on a hill. I saw this lonely cross on the hill with the blue sky and wondered who he was and what he died for. What war was he in? How did he get such a big and profound gravestone?

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 400, 400

Sunset on the lake...

Sunset on the lake..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I had to repost this photograph. I took this during the winter. It is a truly stunning photo that i took with my cam phone.

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel Cell phone.


This was taken off of Woolridge going across Swift Creek Reservoir this evening. Look at the reflection of the clouds on the water and the deep red contrasting with the blue sky.

I wish that i had a better camera for this photo but i wonder if it would have turned out like it did with a hight quality camera.

Clover in field...

I took this in a lot at work. It was very cool that morning. Taken with my LGVX8600 phone.
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White on White...

White on White..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This was one of the white on white shots that i took. It was very hard for me to get the camera to focus on the bottle because of the lack of color contrast. I also used the "Back Flash" for this photo. I used "Auto-Focus" at first to get it in focus and then switched to "Manual Focus" to get the final picture. As with the other photo, you can see more of the window ledge behind the bottle.

Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash: Flash fired

Red and White...On White.

Red and White...On White., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This was another in the set that i took in the bathroom. We have several of the little bottles around the tub. The white one was really hard to take as it was white on white so i decided to place them both beside each other. I used the "Back Flash" method on this photo as well and got the desired results. The red glass is a little darker then in the other photo but i had to zoom out to get both of them in the photo. You can see more of the window in the background on this photograph.

Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 60 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Flash: Flash fired

Red on White...

Red on White..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I was getting ready for bed and the thought struck me to shoot a few pictures before i went to sleep. I saw the little nick-knacks that we had around our bathtub and thought that they would be neat to photograph on the white background. I thought that the red was really dramatic and stood out on the white and i zoomed in really close to get this picture. I used the "Back Flash" for this photograph in a Manual mode. It turned out very nice as i did not get any of the flash glare in the photo but it looks like it is suspended on a white surface. I did not intend this to happen, it just turned out this way. If you look close, you can see my fingerprint on the outside of the glass.

Exposure: 0.017 sec (1/60)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 70 mm
ISO Speed: 400
Exposure Bias: 0/10 EV
Flash: Flash fired

Red Rose...

Here is the correct photo that i took in the yard today.


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White Light Rose...

White Light Rose..., originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I was cutting the grass in the backyard when i saw a new bloom. I finished the lawn and went to get my camera to take a few pictures of it. I was using "Apature Priority" and went to shoot it thinking that it would turn out to be a bright red photo and this is what i got! I was really surprised at how it turned out. I went back to try to make this happen again duplicating the same settings and it did not work.

Exposure: 0.2 sec (1/5)
Aperture: f/32
Focal Length: 45 mm
ISO Speed: 400

Traffic Trails 0

This was the first photo that i took from a fixed position to try and get some good "Traffic Trails" last Saturday night. I took this photo and it was very bright almost to the point of being over exposed. It turned out very bright and crisp. I like the photo but you can see only very limited light trails from the cars. It was a 10 second exposure and had a F-Stop of 5.6, ISO400 and was taken in Vivid Mode as well.

I called this photo "10 Seconds and Counting..."


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Thought For Today...

Start from where you are and goto where you want to be regardless of what you are or what you have been-Napoleon Hill



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Light Trails -2

This was another in the set before i took the good ones from a fixed position. You can also see a few "ghost" vehicles in the photo as well. I was still to far away from the road for this to be a good photo. It was about 1.5 second exposure with a F-Stop of 8.




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Light Trails -1

Light Trails -1, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

It was a little out of focus and a bit far back from the road. This was one of the first set of the trails that you see posted about 2 days ago. It is neat to see some of the cars giving the ghosting effect but also the light trails from the rear of the cars. I took this without a flash and "Free Hand" with no tri-pod.

Exposure: 0.6 sec (3/5)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 28 mm
ISO Speed: 400

George Washington Masonic Memorial...

I took these in Alexandria Virginia at the George Washington Masonic Memorial. It is a beautiful structure that towers more than 300 feet into the sky. You can take a tour of the building that has 9 floors. The elevators are tilted in a 7.5 degree angle and start out about 50 feet apart and on the 9th floor are no more than 10 feet between them. You do not notice the angle as you go up. We did not get to see all floors of the building. On the 9th, there is an observation deck that goes around the top; you get a breathtaking view of the surrounding city and Potomac River.

Over the next week, i will post some photos of some of the interior that we were able to tour.


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Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

Taken last Saturday Night at the Lincoln memorial in DC. It was shot in 16:9 HD Aspect Ratio with the flash firing. I cant remember which flash mode i used.

Exposure: 0.1 sec (1/10)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 18 mm
ISO Speed: 400

A View From The Top..

9th floor observation deck photos i took. One is the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and the other one is looking in the distance to Washington DC.


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Gravestones in 16:9 Aspect.

Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Virginia: Saturday May 10, 2008

I took this photo and i wanted to see what it looks like in color and B/W. I use the B/W for my desktop. I shot it in an 16:9 HD Aspect Ratio so you can get the total effect of the sky and land. even though they are not exactly the same position i hope that you get the essence of the photograph. The color photo was shot in "Vivid Mode" for high contrast between the gravestone and the land & Sky. I think that it worked well.


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