So, you’re new to manual photography, or just bored at your desk, thinking how you’d rather be out taking photos. Well, this isn’t quite the same but it is pretty cool for learning more about your cameras features: shutter speeds, aperture, lenses, etc. You can change the settings on the camera and the image is altered to reflect the change in settings.
http://www.camerasinteractive.com
I was down in southern Oregon at Lake of the Woods over the weekend camping during the meteor shower. We got up at 4am Saturday morning and headed over to the nearest meadow about 1/2 mile away. When we got there there was a couple leaning against their car watching the sky. We knew why they were there.
We got out of the car, I walked in the field a bit and looked up. The meteors were spectacular. The best way I can explain it is if you imagine your average shooting star and multiple everything about it by about 300. It’s brightness, intensity, the distance you see it travel, the length and brightness of its trail.
Although the shower was expected to peak at 4:50 or so, I think it peaked earlier. By about 4:30 we weren’t seeing many meteors. It’s okay, we had a good 10 minutes of amazement. The bummer is that I didn’t capture any meteors in any of my shots. I did however get these:
This was taken with a Canon 5D in February in National Park, New Zealand.
The manipulations are my first real attempt at making a photo inspired by the mood and style of the photography of Mark Tucker in Nashville.
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