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The Infrared Ring II

The Infrared Ring. High Resolution Copy available in my Gallery, please click on the photo. This Infrared Photo was taken using a Sony DSC-V3 point and shoot camera. Aperture F/2.8, at 7mm, ISO 320, Shutter Speed 1/30. Tweet

The Birds are Out!!!

This isn’t what I had in mind for my Photo of the day. I was surprised to see them back, as I can remember I usually start to see them around February. So I quickly grab my 20d and 70-200mm F/4 IS and my flash and went to the deck, luckily it isn’t that cold [...]

Racing in the Snow? This isn’t right.

Shot at 50mm at F/9 in aperture priority, iso 400, On Camera Flash with 430EX II with Demb Diffuser pro Camera Gear : Canon Rebel XS Canon 430 EX II Speedlite Tamron 17-50mm F/2.8 VC II Tweet

Tow Mater Stranded

Snow is starting fall here in the east coast so what could be great subject for todays photo of the day. After seeing some snow that accumulated over the night, I immediately thought of bringing tow mater outside for a quick snap. Shot at 50mm at F/8 in aperture priority, iso 400, On Camera Flash [...]

Santa Came and Ate the Cookies

Santa Came and Ate the Cookies. Did he, really? Merry Christmas everyone, It’s December 25, 2010. Are you enjoying it. I bet you all are. I am. This morning I woke up early around 5:45am, everyone else are still asleep. I went to the living room to turn off the all the lights on the [...]

Macro/Close-ups of Christmas Ornaments

It’s vacation time, and what could be the best subject for my photo of the day in this time of year, Ornaments. Here are some of the photos I took this morning. I had tons of fun photographing these tiny cuties. You can see more here. Thanks and Merry Christmas to you all. Tweet

Lunar Eclipse Photos – Tuesday Dec. 21, 2010

Today I spent nearly two hours in the cold around 18-20deg taking photos of the Lunar Eclipse, this is my first time to take photos of an eclipse, and only the second time to witness such an amazing event. I was in and out of the house, there are times that it gets so cloudy [...]

Christmas Lights Bokeh at the Capitol

Taken earlier today. My plan was to create an HDR Photo of this Christmas Tree. Maybe in the next few days I may be able to do it. For now, it’s bokeh spectacular. This wasn’t really on my plan. I was about to pack up and on my way out of the capitol grounds, with [...]

Morning Dew – Day 236

I was enjoying my morning coffee in the backyard when I noticed the grass, “cool” morning dew. I immediately went back inside and grab my camera with a my 50mm 1.8 with and 31mm extension tube, I then took the shot crawling way below the ground. Gear: EF 50MM F/1.8 Pro Optic Budget Auto Extention [...]

Dwellers Beneath the Bushes – Day 235

Part of the 2010 Daily Photo Project. I went to a nearby forest hoping to find some small creatures, and luckily I found one. Thank God. Gear: EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM Pro Optic Budget Auto Extention Tube Set for Canon EOS SLR Tweet

Tendril – Just Beneath the Leaves – Day 234

Spent an hour in the pond nearby, I just sat on the bench looking afar, I suddenly noticed that I was staring blindly looking at nothing. I walk around, but cannot find anything that inspires me. Then I saw this hanging upside down just beneath the leaves of the tree infront me, and I new [...]

Making Pictures

There maybe times that you felt there aren’t any good subjects around you to take pictures of, or maybe you’re bored because you already have pictures of those, don’t worry, maybe all you need to do is move a little closer, or move back a little further or maybe you just have to Make Pictures. [...]

Freezing Action

inflightwith70-210mmf4-4020 Originally uploaded by sweetspot@f8 Here’s a photo of a bird in flight, taken with a fast shutter speed, of 1/500, because of the fast shutter speed, I was able to freeze or stop the action. Tweet

Patience is of the Essence When Using an Old Lens.

Birds at the DC Capitol Pond, originally uploaded by sweetspot@f8. Truly patience is your best friend when dealing with fast moving subjects while using an old lens. Taken with a Canon Rebel XS with the EF 70-210mm F/4. Tweet

Sharpened Pencils

Today I was set to take and post a photo that has something to do with macro and pointed objects, then I saw this pencils and I was fascinated by how these pencils were arranged. Tweet

A Close-up of Colorful Eggs

I saw this at a friends house in Alexandria, VA. We are not sure what they are called but, they look like Chinese ornaments to me. They are heavy and feels solid. Anyway, it was so beautiful and I really had to take a photo of it. Taken with my Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 VC attached [...]