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I Will Be Watching Over You

{ September 27, 2009 @ 3:01 pm } · { Architecture, Public Art, Urban Landscape, Water, Waterfall, Waterloo Iowa }
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Greetings~

Green afternoon serene and bright
I heard the children playing in the sun
You are my companions
I sometimes wonder if it’s really true
That darkness steals the forms of all

CAMERA INFO
Hand held Canon 20D; Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens; Aperture Priority Mode; 1/125s @ f/11.0; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
“The Angels” from the 1989 album Brave and Crazy by Melissa Etheridge
(CD from my collection)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Manufactured Ghost

{ August 6, 2009 @ 9:51 am } · { Chicago, Illinois, Lincoln Park Zoo, Waterfall }
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Greetings~

We’re back again at the Lincoln Park Zoo for today’s shot; the birdhouse exhibit, to be precise. A little hand held, slow shutter speed action on this one … I love me some Image Stabilization!

CAMERA INFO
 Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 120mm; Shutter Priority Mode; 1/2s @ f/6.3; ISO 100.

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

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Repressed Memories of Unique Mechanism

{ July 14, 2009 @ 10:00 am } · { Flowers-Flora, HDR Merge, Lincoln Park Conservatory, Water, Waterfall }
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Greetings~

The mountains they are silent
Of noises that strive to tear
Be in me as the eternal moods
Made up of loveliness alone
We are not many

This shot — taken at the Lincoln Park Conservatory in Chicago — was hand held at 1/2 second to achieve the motion blur in the water. Yes, I had my image stabilizer turned on! I created three new images from the original at bracketed “exposure” settings and then tone mapped for an HDR effect.

CAMERA INFO
 Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens; Shutter Priority Mode; 1/2s @ f/9.0; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
“Hang On To A Dream” from the 1971 album Elegy by The Nice
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Apparition of Flowing Season

{ July 6, 2009 @ 8:05 am } · { Chicago, Illinois, Lincoln Park Zoo, Motion, Nature, Water, Waterfall }
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Greetings~

Our pleasant moments fly
Against the green flame of a Hawthorn tree
She might have known it in the earlier spring
We each threw a stone
Into the ripples of time

CAMERA INFO
Canon 20D; Canon EF 70-200m f/2.8 L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens @ 70mm; Shutter Priority Mode; 1/2s @ f/5.6; ISO 100.

LISTENING TO
“Midas Man” from the 1977 album Novella by Renaissance
(STREAM: Delicious Agony Progressive Rock Radio)

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Spirit of Life (2nd version)

{ June 10, 2009 @ 10:10 am } · { Chicago, Flowers-Flora, Illinois, Lincoln Park Conservatory, Water, Waterfall }
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Greetings~

We’re back at the Conservatory today for this shot … the Lincoln Park Conservatory in Chicago, that is, which is neighbors with the Lincoln Park Zoo, for those who didn’t know. I had a beautiful day to hang out at both places a couple of weeks ago and, with “The Beast” (70-200mm; f/2.8 IS Canon L Series glass) in tow, I took full advantage of a day to myself. I have a lot of shots from this day to share in the days ahead … many of them in color, even!

Here we have a little hand-held, bracketed, three image HDR waterfall action. It’s amazing what you can do with a good image stabilized lens. Don’t tell me equipment doesn’t matter in photography! In “normal” circumstances I’d agree, but in this situation (very low light) nothing short of using a tripod (which wasn’t feasible given the confined and populated location) would’ve brought this one home. The right equipment, not the photographer, made this one possible … and thus ends my small, inconsequential rant for today.

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography

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Logic or Brushstroke

{ June 4, 2009 @ 10:32 am } · { HDR Merge, Landscape, Water, Waterfall, Zoo }
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A hand-held, three image HDR merge of the Otter display at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago.

Slainte,
Gareth — The Celtic Camera Photography Want to buy a print? Click on the image above and then the shopping cart at the top of the page. Canvas prints, T-shirts, Puzzles, Aprons and other cool stuff also available … shop around!

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