I proposed to my girlfriend of 8 years this past week; couldn’t be happier. Here’s a photo of the ring.

Lower Latitiude

“rise and shine” it’s time for a new year. 

Canon EOS 1D Mark III (review), Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM(review) ISO 200; 16mm; f/11; 1/13sec

Longboarding down in Jupiter Fl

Canon EOS 1D Mark III (review), Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM(review) ISO 200, 16mm, f/5, 1/100 sec.

This is a Portuguese Man o’ War I shot over in Juno during sunrise. These “animals” (not jellyfish) float of top of the water and only move by wind & water currents. They can sometimes swarm together in the thousands. Man o’ War’s have a relatively strong sting and are fed on by Loggerhead turtles. I chose to focus primarily on the Man o’ War. I laid down in the sand to take this picture so that I could get as close to subject as possible. By using my wide angle lens I was able to retain the background which shows the Juno fishing pier as well as the water and sun that was rising up over the horizon.  Keeping features like this in the pictures gives you more of a sense as to where the picture was taken. I used a low f/stop so that I the subject would be clear and the background was out of focus. I also knew that by using this lens at this f/stop would retain the background just enough to make out what it was. You can buy this print on my site Caught-Outside Photography.

Canon EOS 1D Mark III (review), Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM(review) 16mm,

(I’ll need to get back to you about the settings I used. Stay tuned)

I took this shot down in Jupiter. The roads down there are beyond clean (you could eat off of them, but I would not advise it). I guess that’s because it doesn’t snow down there and the only thing that hits the road is water. With a wide angle lens I held my camera out behind me as I skated down the street and while doing turns. By using a long exposure I am able to capture the movement of the road beneath me. The board and I look still; do to the fact that the camera is moving at the same relative speed. Every time I shoot I’ll fire off a bunch of shots because it takes some practice to get a good result. I don’t know if you have ever tied anything like this but it is difficult to hold the camera still when it is stretched out behind you while you are moving.

Canon EOS 1D Mark III (review), Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM (review), 16mm, ISO 200, f/18, 1/5 sec.

This photo was shot just before sunrise at the Juno fishing pier in FL. The long exposure blurred the moving water that was washing up the beach as well as picked up some colors in the water that you normally would not see. There are a bunch of leading lines in this image which I like. The pilings sticking up out of the water naturally draws your eye towards the center and adds quite a bit of depth to the image. You can purchase this picture on my site Caught-Outside Photography.