Untitled XXXII

{ February 3, 2010 @ 2:00 pm } · { Food, Food Styling }
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Greetings—

Pork steak Stroganoff … yum!

CAMERA INFO
Hand held Canon 20D; Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro lens; Aperture Priority Mode; 1/50s @ f/3.2; ISO 400.

LISTENING TO
“Schism” from the 2001 album Lateralus by Tool
(From The Celtic Camera Collection)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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The Wolf Moon

{ February 1, 2010 @ 4:38 pm } · { Moon, Moonrise }
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Greetings—

The Wolf Moon made an appearance this past weekend. Due an abundance of clouds, overcast skies and intermittent snow showers, I was afraid that I’d miss this late January wonder. Finally at about 8:30PM on Sunday night I noticed the clouds beginning to part and decided to jump at the chance. With much help from my wife we gathered up the gear, pulled screens from windows and set up. Half an hour later the skies had cleared and there she was … in all her glory.

View from Google maps here.

CAMERA INFO
Tripod mounted Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 200mm; Canon EF 2X II Extender = 400mm equivalent; Manual Mode; 1/250s @ f/5.6; ISO 100; 64% crop applied in post.

LISTENING TO
“Thursday” from the 1980 album Anyone’s Daughter by Anyone’s Daughter
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Emotional Improvement

{ January 30, 2010 @ 2:33 pm } · { Flowers-Flora, HDR Merge, Macro, Still Life }
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Greetings—

Bought some flowers for my lovely the other day. I was captivated by the folds in the petals I saw on this rose. This was captured with natural, overcast light coming in from a window about 4 feet away.

CAMERA INFO
Tripod mounted Canon 20D; Canon EF 50mm f/2.5 Macro lens; Canon EF Life-Size Converter; Aperture Priority Mode; 5s @ f/9.0; ISO 100; HDR image from one original file.

LISTENING TO
“Wasted Words” from the 1973 album Brothers And Sisters by The Allman Brothers Band
(From The Celtic Camera Collection)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Quintessential Garage

{ January 28, 2010 @ 4:38 pm } · { Equipment, Everyday Item, Garage, HDR Merge, Long Exposure }
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Greetings—

Okay, this is rather embarrassing; yes, this is our garage. I do however have an excuse: two teen aged boys … this is my story and I’m sticking to it!

CAMERA INFO
Tripod mounted Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM lens @ 18mm; Manual Mode; f/3.5; Six image HDR merge: 1.3, 2.5, 5.0, 8.0, 20.0 & 40.0s; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
“Wind” from the 1972 album Together by Jane
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Mystic Distance

{ January 25, 2010 @ 6:47 pm } · { Kenosha, Lake Michigan, Landscape, Lighthouse, Simmon's Island Harbor, Winter, Wisconsin }
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Greetings—

I found myself just driving around town on toward sunset (camera in tow, of course) and noticed that the Lake Michigan/Kenosha “icebergs” had grown to photo-worthy size. I opened the window and leaned against the sill to capture this three-image, bracketed HDR; leaning, I do believe, still qualifies as “hand-held,” don’t you think? That’s my story, at least, and I’m sticking to it!

Warm weather over the last two weeks has meant that instead of growing in size, our “icebergs” are shrinking instead … sad, as I was hoping to get some more shots of them this year.

On a much more important subject matter I want to tell you about a project that I am very proud to have been asked to participate in, Images Without Borders:

Images without Borders provides limited edition photographic prints from fine art photographers; all proceeds go directly to Doctors without Borders in support their relief efforts in Haiti and around the world. There is no overhead other than the price of printing. Your purchase of any of these stunning images provides immediate funding. Our donors receive no remuneration and all images are freely donated in aid of those who suffer today and need our help. Help artists help the world.

The image above is one of my submissions and there are hundreds more stunning photos to choose from. Please follow the link above, have a look around and consider making a purchase towards this very worthy cause … thank you.

View from Google maps here.

CAMERA INFO
Hand held Canon 20D; Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens (stabilizer on) @ 85mm; Aperture Priority Mode; f/11.0; Three-image HDR: 1/320, 1/640 & 1/1250s; ISO 400.

LISTENING TO
“Anachronism” from the 2004 album Burdened Hands by Eyestrings
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Summation of Death

{ January 23, 2010 @ 7:55 am } · { Greenridge Cemetery, Kenosha, Snow, Winter, Wisconsin }
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Greetings—

I do not pray for peace
I’ve given up on that
The agony of having too much power
Sees the tentative
Darkest, strangest mystery
That whether peace or war
We all find some peace in the end

View from Google maps here.

CAMERA INFO
Tripod mounted Canon 20D; Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM lens @ 18mm; Program Mode; 1/200s @ f/8.0; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
“Casino” from the 1979 album Casino by Al Di Meola
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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The Intimacy of Fear

{ January 21, 2010 @ 3:54 pm } · { Greenridge Cemetery, Kenosha, Night Photography, Snow, Winter, Wisconsin }
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Greetings—

Driving through the cemetery at night—tripod straddling the front passenger seat—I was struck by the shadows cast from the street lights about a half a block away, shining over the tall brick wall separating them … from us. Our light casting their shadows …

View from Google maps here.

CAMERA INFO
Tripod mounted Canon 20D; Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens @ 44mm; Manual Mode; 30s @ f/4.0; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
“The Darkness Motive” from the 1975 album The Armada by Rainbow Theater
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Irish Lamb Stew

{ January 20, 2010 @ 8:08 pm } · { Food, Irish Stew }
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Always grand with Irish Soda Bread, a (way too big) pat o’ butter and a quality stout!

CAMERA INFO
Hand held Canon 20D; Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens (stabilizer on) @ 38mm; Program Mode; 1/50s @ f/4.5; ISO 1600.

LISTENING TO
“A Reason To Kill” from the 2002 album The Tragedy Of Leaps And Bounds by Chaos Code
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Post-Traumatic Season

{ January 19, 2010 @ 1:49 pm } · { Kenosha, Lake Michigan, Snow, Tree, Winter, Wisconsin, Xmas }
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Greetings—

All within and all without me
Made up of loveliness
… alone
Mild pleasures and places though we may roam
Do not grieve that it is over
Stern cold morn
Are you awake?

View from Google maps here.

CAMERA INFO
Hand held Canon 20D; Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens (stabilizer on) @ 70mm; Aperture Priority Mode; Bracketed HDR Merge 1/2000, 1/1000 & 1/500s @ f/6.3; ISO 200.

LISTENING TO
“Machinery” from the 2005 album All Intertwined by Might Could
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Soft Simulacrum of Life

{ January 18, 2010 @ 3:28 pm } · { Greenridge Cemetery, Kenosha, Night Photography, Snow, Winter, Wisconsin }
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Greetings—

When recovering from shoulder surgery one has to think of creative ways to take photos so I asked my wife to help my get the tripod out to the car and we set it up over the passenger side front seat. I ticked in some basic settings and headed out. After driving around the neighborhood for a while and not really finding anything interesting I ended up at the cemetery which borders our property. After toodling around for a bit I found the plowed driveway intriguing so I stopped, rolled down the side window, selected a focus point, guessed at a focal length and exposure and ended up capturing the shot above. I did end up cropping just a tad on the left side to remove the small bit of side mirror that ended up in the shot.

View from Google maps here.

CAMERA INFO
Tripod mounted Canon 20D; Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens (stabilizer on) @ 35mm; Manual Mode; 13s @ f/3.5; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
“Mean Streets” from the 1999 album Deep by Niacin
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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