Thursday, November 27, 2008

DSC09842: Hawk


DSC09842: Hawk, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

We were walking into the St Louis Zoo on Tuesday when we looked up in a tree that was near the front of the sliding doors. We saw this hawk. He was about 10 feet above us and just sitting on the limb. He was not really scared of us so i got out my camera and started taking some great photos of him.

I could not believe that he was in the middle of the city, although, the zoo is located in Forest Park. I wondered if he had escaped from a zoo exhibit or something like that.

I had my Minolta 35-105mm lens on the camera and just shot away. I wanted to change to my 70-300mm lens but was scared that he might take flight. He flew away after about 7-8 photos.

Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 100 mm
ISO Speed: 200

DSC00042: Portrait


DSC00042: Portrait, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

This is a photo of my mother. I took it today using my 70-300mm lens as a portrait lens. I noticed during several photos that it has very nice Bokeh even at Telephoto ranges using a shallow Depth Of Field. This is an area that i am trying to get into using my camera. Please let me know what you think of this photo.

Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 200 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Hot Oil!

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
From RMStringer

Fried Turkey

Taken with my LGVX8600 1.3Megapixel phone.
From RMStringer

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

DSC09965: Butterfly in Light...

When i was walking through the Butterfly Dome i was looking for a shot that would WOW me. This was just such a photograph.I think that this photo is one of the best photos that i have taken.

The lighting was just perfect on the butterfly with nice Bokeh, Framing, and position. I love how the light falls on his partially open wings and you can see just a hint of blue. Also how the light is shining through the top of his wing. The Depth Of Field is very nice with the green leaf very focused and the butterfly looking very ethereal

Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 105 mm
ISO Speed: 200.

DSC00024: Arch Views 1.14


DSC00024: Arch Views 1.14, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

I was trying a bit of a different approach to taking a photo of The Arch. The structure if so massive and hard to get in one photograph. I love the perspective on this photo as it is not centered and has the negative space to the right of the object. The sky was flat in this photo with only a bright spot of sun reflecting off the bottom portion of the Arch.


Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/13
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

DSC00011: Views From Arch 1.7


DSC00011: Views From Arch 1.7, originally uploaded by RMStringer.

On the East Side of The Arch looking out over the Mississippi River to the Eads Bridge. Notice the big shadow on the Arch on the water? I think that it is really a neat photo.

Exposure: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal Length: 35 mm
ISO Speed: 200

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