Photographer’s Choice – Joe Blevins

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The Buses Don’t Stop Here……….

Joe Blevins - West Jefferson Back Alley

Joe Blevins – West Jefferson Back Alley

and the visitor walks by with barely a glance which is probably a good thing.
This series of postings has covered many different moods and locales over the months but this image is a departure from anything seen before. It’s stark, dark, high contrast and distorted, all of which helps to portray the backside which exists in every town and city.
Joe took his Canon 40d fitted with a very wide Rokinon 8mm (manual) lens into the alley running parallel to N. Jefferson Ave for an almost fisheye perspective. The hour was 5:22 in the afternoon, right after a rain. The shutter speed 1/40th second, aperture f/8 and ISO 200.
The lesson? Don’t fear experimentation with photography.

Photographer’s Choice – Kim Hadley

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Capturing the Beauty of Coastal NC

Kim Hadley - Hazy Morning in Stacy NC

Kim Hadley – Hazy Morning in Stacy NC

Descending from her mountain top home in Creston to the lowlands of coastal NC, Kim spent a week vacationing in the small township of Stacy, located just south of the lower Outer Banks. “I was waiting for the sun to rise above the tree line hoping for some nice warm morning colors to shoot…in the end, I liked this pre-sun shot better. I love the lime green in the marsh grass contrasted with the dark areas….and of course I made sure there was a ‘leading line’ for Kosinski to enjoy.”
This image is a great example of using High Dynamic Range to bring out the richness of the colors in the grass, the shimmering boardwalk and the contrasting blue of the roof without pushing the envelope too far and losing the softness of the morning light. Kim bracketed three shots at a difference of about 1-1/2 f/stops each, using shutter speeds of 1/20, 1/60 and 1/200/sec, then combined the three for the final photograph. The lens focal length was 41mm, the aperture f/7.1 and the ISO 100.