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Photographer’s Choice – Shane Doby

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Classic Ballet on the Greatest Stage

Shane Doby - Sunset at Lump Overlook

Shane Doby - Sunset at Lump Overlook

Imagination, skill, careful planning and nature at its best will occasionally provide a remarkable photograph, one that makes all the learning and practice worthwhile. Exposure here is the key word. The background must be exposed to capture the grandeur of the light and color from the setting sun to the gradually darkening clouds, in combination with a clear and sharp outline of a totally black foreground. Having a model, in this case her daughter, Courtney, capable of assuming this classical pose, is a final and vital component. A lovely scene indeed!
The image was captured on March 11 of this year at 6:51pm at Lump Overlook on the Parkway, the same location Martin Seelig has selected for the June Club outing. Dare we hope for another sky like this one?
Canon EOS XSi
Shutter – 1/250 sec
Aperture – f/2.8
Lens – 50mm
ISO – 100

Photographer’s Choice – Gerhard Kalmus

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Lush Growth and a Caribbean Sky

Gerhard Kalmus - Tropical Growth in Dominican Republic

Gerhard Kalmus - Tropical Growth in Dominican Republic

Gerhard recently traveled to the Dominican Republic as part of a team from Jefferson United Methodist Church to construct latrines and pour concrete floors in huts in Batey #9, one of the sugar cane centered “towns” populated mostly by Haitians, and one of the poorest areas of the Country. At the end of a week of work, the group was treated to a visit to one of the nearby tropical parks where this photo was made. The scene is well composed with a tree limb serving as a frame to emphasize the hanging vines. One can almost hear the nature sounds in the background.
The photo was taken with an older Nikon ES200 with a pixel rating of only 3.2 megapixels which is certainly sufficient resolution for posting on the web. The ISO was a low 50, the shutter speed 1/150 sec at an aperture of f/5.6