Photography so you don't have to
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Ruta arrived back on February, 4, 2024 to the United States. to start their career, they scheduled a private photo session for their portfolio.
Throughout the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 the skies were mostly cloudy. As noted in various articles, at the height of the eclipse, a very dark cloud cleared away, leaving a great view of the event. This picture was adjusted so light not normally seen was visible in this picture.
The Thursday prior to the solar eclipse, the United Way of Central Texas hosted their annual fund raising appreciation lunch along with sponsoring glasses to view the solar eclipse for various organizations.
Alex and Ruta made a field visit out to a Blue Bonnet patch for a photo shoot. See Location for more photos
See several photos of the April 23, 2024 full moon over Killeen, Texas in the Locations tab.
KISD Wellness event Saturday, 22 April 2024
From horse racing to baseball, basketball, football and pretty much any sporting event, I have a lens that can get close to the action.
Portfolio
From dogs, to cats, to ducks and birds - including insects - we can capture it all (okay, maybe not all 100% of the time - some subjects just cannot be captured in enough clarity to view on a print - social media - yes). Butterflies are rather flighty and their eyes are at times difficult for the camera to capture.
Each avenue, road, street can tell a different and unique story. City's have their own culture through their history and heritage - a unique perspective in and of itself.
Either at night or in full sun, the beauty of planet Earth can at times be unmatched when capture through photography.
The ocean never rests - at times, the soothing sounds of waves crashing along the shore is a great way to relax and fall asleep. Viewing a picture at the same times as listening to the waves may be even more effective in relaxing.
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A three quarter moon phase shot with a Canon EOS R5, 1.4 Extender on a Canon RF 100-500mm. F14, 1/40, ISO 125 on 5/19/2024 @ 0130-hours.
Only a subtle difference between the two. The above was shot with a Canon R5 with a Canon RF 100-500 mm with a 1.4 extender. The settings for this were F16, 1/30, ISO 100 on 5/19/2024 @ 0135-hours.
This started off as a very cloudy sun rise. After about 30 shots, the sun appeared that gave this rather nice sun beam. This was shot with a Canon EOS R6Mark II, a Canon RF 15-35 F2.8 L IS USM lens at 35mm. F10, 1/8, ISO 50 on 5/17/2024 @ 0649-hours. The F10 was used in an attempt to get all aspects of the shot into sharper focus.
This tree was originally selected for a sun rise photo as originally the sun would have risen right at a V. The clouds came in and thus no sun rise photo. I used a Canon EOS R6Mark II with a Canon RF 15-35 F2.8 L IS USM lens. F6.3, 1/40, ISO 50 on 5/17/2024 @ 0706-hours. The focal point in this photo was at the first 1/3rd line. Because the F6.3 setting was used, it is not sharp throughout.
This was a first attempting at capturing lightening. This was one of those last minute opportunities when going outside and encountering a storm moving into the area. A fast dash to the camera room, grabbing what was at hand and getting set up. The problem is, when one sees lightening, it is already too late to snap a picture – what settings should one use: ISO, Time, and F stop? This was a rather fast moving storm, so once I input the settings, every 3 count I would push the button. I did not use a 2 or 10 second timer, so there is camera shake. This is one of the bucket list photos I always wanted to capture. While this is not the best, it was a great learning opportunity for next time. Canon EOS R6Mark II, Canon RF 15-35 F2.8. Set at 35mm, F2.8, 1-second time, and ISO 50. 5/15/2024 @ 2319-hours
This was shot with the Canon EOS R6 Mark II with a Canon RF 50mm prime lens. F1.2 (to give the blur effect), 1/1000, ISO 50 on 5/16/2024 @ 0948-hours.
Slide – the color was of note when taking this photo – the greens and purple. Canon EOS R6Mark II with a 50mm prime lens. F 1.2, 1/2000, ISO 50 on 5/16/2024 @ 0950-hours.
Small play area under cover with very bright colors. Shot with a Canon EOS R6 Mark II with a 50mm prime lens. F 1.2, 1/1600, ISO 50 on 5/16/2024 @ 0953-hours.