The Best Pictures of Last Weekend

Here I am again, faced with the daunting task of choosing the best photographs I captured during the past weekend. Unfortunately, the bird population was quite low, so I spent some time experimenting with landscape photography, using the technique of stitching multiple images together to create a large mosaic that covers the entire area I wanted to capture. 

Click on the image to open the high resolution version to appreciate the details. 

I managed to capture few frames of a humming bird with a dark background that I like a lot. 

The rest of the pictures mostly featured flowers. While it’s commonly believed that flowers bloom during spring, that’s not entirely accurate. In fact, many flowers can be found blooming during fall. 

All pictures were taken using a Canon R6 Mark I and a Canon EF100-400 L with a 1.4x Extender. 

Having a little bit of fun

 Not always do you have the opportunity to watch a video of yourself shooting sports. 

Dramatic Sport Photos

You can shoot dramatic/overexposed sport photos in daylight and in your driveway by using flash and HSS.  can shoot dramatic/over exposed sport photos in day light by using flash and HSS. Here is a video that explains how you can do that. 

Did you know...

Some plants bloom during the bird migration season, as if nature knew exactly what was needed and worked like a precise clock. For example, the firespike flower blooms in Florida around September—right when hummingbird migration is at its peak.

Firespike (Odontonema tubaeforme).

Ruby-throated Hummingbird feeding on a firespike.  

 

How many MP do you really need

 

How is done

Have you ever wondered how that picture was taken? I’m sure you have. In this case, I’ve got a video for you that shows how to create striking sports pictures. I’m planning to do something similar in the near future.

can you guess the ISO?

Photographing a Sport Event in a hotel conference room is challenging and often results in high ISOs. Can you guess the ISO in this picture?

 1/32000! Tools like DXO PureRaw, Topaz Photo and Adobe LrC perform miracles cleaning these pictures.