Photos #8

I figured we were due for a new round of photos.

Between sets today my dog and I played a little fetch. Thought I would get some photos.

Your dog looks like it's having fun Ryan.

11 years old and still a puppy!

These are just snap shots but not something you see every day.

wow, right place at the right time walt, cool shots

lake between storms

durning the storm

sunset after storm

I was in Orlando last week and got lucky and caught this one:

Nice shots guys.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3191/2604541135_43fd830ea2.jpg

(Message edited by oaf on June 24, 2008)

THats it Im moving to CANADA!!! Every time I look at the profiles of people who take pics from the calmest lakes they are in CANADA!!!
I am beginning to hat the so cal lakes

Haha!! Sorry spin!! We do have calm lakes the province I live in has over 100,000 lakes but my pic's are from florida!! My friends were living there its lake Minnihaha. or how ever you spell it! I was there riding in March. thats when i took the pic's!! But do move to Canada its awesome.

A few from this weekend. Minus some bad weather and a rope stuck in the prop it was a pretty good time.

I snapped a shot of our new hound, yesterday, and thought it came out pretty good... Still saving for new glass... Maybe Christmas.

Took a break from the PWT in Phoenix and drove up to Sedona, My son who never shot with anything but his camera phone took these shots, he might be hooked, I didn't get my camera back all day

Nice job Randy! I love shooting that kind of stuff. You really need to start shooting RAW for that kind of image. The following is little on the toasty side, with the original image in RAW one could really make that image sing and keep it looking natural as well. That's just me though I kind of like the Velvia look.

here is my first attempt at an HDR shot. i think it turned out pretty good. this is my buddy Drew Cooper riding. let me know what you think.

That is very cool!!! Nice job

Can you find the rider in the last pic ?

The far left? I see a hand on the pool deck...

Yep.

Here are a few.

One More. I almost got a surfboard in the face on this one

Night surf set. Playing around with slow flash and strobe flash.









Thanks for looking!

how do you guys create an HDR photo in an action shot? like the one of the motorcycle jump?

Nick,
The truth is you really can't make a true HDR photo with one shot. You can fake it though.

HDR action shots make me want to throw up.

Nothing against you Walt because I really do like your work. I just hate the technique in general. Even with landscapes I think 9 out of 10 times it's overkill. Sometimes it looks incredible but most of the time it just kills the organic feel that a good still generates.

(Message edited by caskimmer on July 24, 2008)

IMHO people tend to over do it more often than not. People take it to far between the tone mapping and saturation.

I have taken a few HDR landscape shots that would not of worked out as a normal photo because of all the varying exposures in the scene.

I'd bet most people didn't even know that they were HDR shots.

Heaven.

Not heaven, but a cool pic I think.

some pictures from the florida keys

fishing...

last random shots

Been hitting up the wakesurf lately. Last one is actually one that my buddy took of me.

5 year old Goddaughter's first surf, fearless and loved it.

I missed this shot but wanted to share it anyway because you don't see Golden eagles that often. It makes a bald eagle look small.

When it flew it's wings sounded like a bed sheet being flapped.

Here are a couple I took yesterday.