Pin Up Shoot in Danville

A couple of weeks ago Murder City Photography put on a fantastic Photo Shoot of Vintage Pin Up models along with antique cars and planes. There were over 180 photographers shooting the scenes. I tried to use fill flash and was reminded how little I know about using my flash. Now I am determined I will learn to use it before I need to do fill flash in the future. Some of the images were processed in black and white with toning. Others I kept in color because the outfits were so vibrant.

Ranch Rodeo at the Central Florida Fair

 

Wild Cow Milking

Wild Cow Milking

Trailer Loading

Wild Cow Milking

Trailer Loading

Calf Sorting

Relay Races

St. Augustine Safari

Beach at Marineland

I have been trying to get over to the beaches with the coquina rocks at sunrise for quite awhile. It means having to leave about two hours before sunrise. The morning I planned to go had temps in the 40's with wind chills. I decided to forego the sunrise once again. But the morning light is still rather nice so I stopped by and took some photos on my way to St. Augustine. I used a graduated neutral density filter to get a longer exposure. I had forgotten that at the wide setting I couldn't use the full 10 stops on the filter. With the bright light I couldn't get the water as soft as I wanted. Arriving before the sun comes up will make it a little easier I think to have a longer exposure. That will be my callenge for next time.

My next stop was the St. Augustine Alligator Farm. This was my first time there and its very nice. The great whites, roseate spoonbills and wood storks were nest building. The egrets that were nesting near the top of the tree had the cleanest background so I waited for the birds to fly in with nest materials. The yellow crowned night herons were hanging around but not doing much.


St. Augustine Alligator Farm

Bridge of Lions, St. Augustine waiting for the lights to come on. 



Castillo de San Marcos

Post Card Texture from Shadowhouse Creations gives the old time look!

Civil War Reenactment in Webster

Rodeo Action

The Orlando Camera Club had a field trip to the Silver Spurs Rodeo. I didn't expect to get many shots from the stands. But, I was excited to find out we had permission to be on the ground level just beyond the fences. We could roam back and forth as long as we stepped out of the way of the horses moving back and forth behind us. The lighting is difficult in the indoor arena so the only way to get any shot is to up the ISO as high as possible. My camera doesn't work well beyond 800 but to get the shots I pushed it all the way to 3200. The grain is evident but it was great practice shooting the action. Maybe soon I will have a camera that can shoot at the higher ISO ranges.

Ducks

Wood duck pair

Hooded Mergansers in a small pond at Mead Gardens

Ducks at Mead Gardens

Trying to catch a Sunset

Last Friday evening I saw the most incredible sunset I had seen in a long time. The clouds were perfectly separating to get the rays to come through and light the clouds on fire. Unfortunately I was in the car driving on the highway and not enough time to get to a spot to take a photo. Later in the week the clouds looked like they may be in a repeat position for an incredible sunset. I was able to get down to Lake Eola in time to wait for the sky to light up. There was only a small section of clouds left by the time the sun dipped below the Orlando skyline. The pre sunset photos were not great so I waited until the skyline was lit with lights and took a few shots.