Carpe Diem by Wayne Pinkston Via Flickr: Website, Instagram, Facebook Carpe Diem: Sometimes it’s best to just stop and enjoy the moment. In our pursuit of beautiful photos we often get distracted with the chase itself, and them after we are there we get caught up in the technicalities of capturing the photograph. You you ever just stop and enjoy the scene or night sky? Some of my most enjoyable moments at night are when a few clouds roll in and I just lay down and watch the sky waiting for them to pass. The quiet solitude and beautiful sky are like a magic tonic erasing the cares of the day. Carpe Diem! ___________________________________________ Best wishes to all in this holiday season, and good shooting in the upcoming year! Wayne
The Baobab by Wayne Pinkston Via Flickr: Website, Instagram, Facebook This is a huge, majestic Baobab Tree. It can be hard to capture the enormity of very large objects in a single image. We had several people with us that posed in front of the tree for reference, but they were dressed in camouflage clothing and pretty much disappeared in those photos. (Note to self: Camouflage clothing is not good for photos at night in the brush 😂). Anyway, I tried this vertical panorama, multiple horizontal photos moving upwards. That helped a little. There is Low Level Lighting (LLL) with 2 Cineroid LED light panels, set on a relatively neutral color temperature of around 4000-4200K. One is a primary light and one is a fill light. 14-24 mm lens, 14 mm, f/2.8, 15 seconds, ISO 6400. A big thanks to @worldpix for arranging the tour. WorldPix is a charity organization that used photography to raise money for charitable causes.
Whispers of the Past by Wayne Pinkston Via Flickr: Website, Instagram, Facebook An old house in New Mexico. Lighting with Low Level Lighting with a Gaol Zero Micro Lantern. There are 2 exposures for focus stacking, one for the foreground and one for the sky, both at 14 mm. Sky shot at 15 sec., f 4.5, 15 sec., and ISO 10,000, foreground shot at 25 sec., f 4.5, and ISO 10,000. I shot the foreground at f 4.5 to get more depth of field and forgot to change it for the sky. Oops... Thanks for all the kind support over the last year, it is much appreciated! A big thank you to the wonderful Flickr family!
Echos of Long Forgotten Times by Wayne Pinkston Via Flickr: Website Instagram Facebook Valley of Dreams, New Mexico Badlands, USA. Hope you enjoy! A big thank you to the wonderful Flickr family for all the support and encouragement! Cheers, Wayne