bearer of the nephylim

Football warm ups

warm up 25%
Originally uploaded by serpentflame156.

Working with the telephoto lens before the game tonight. I was on top of the press box shooting between 200 - 300mm.

diffused glow 2 50%

diffused glow 2 50%
Originally uploaded by serpentflame156.

Testing out some different styles of shooting portrait photography. Using a higher exposure and a higher ISO, in this case 1600 creates a unique grainy, soft exposure. I added a diffused glow effect to the image for added emphasis.

red painted water feet

red painted water feet
Originally uploaded by serpentflame156.

Ian at the beach

Ian at the beach
Originally uploaded by serpentflame156.

Jewelry photography gig

The client was very specific about how the products were to be layed out and she even supplied the props (vase, paper, etc). I took a few with a black background and some more plain backgrounds to try to make the colors 'pop' more. I had a lot of difficulty getting the lighting just right. Natural lighting ended up being the best option as others were tending to cast either a bluish hue or were eiter washing out the colors or reflecting too much. There was a real problem with shadowing with the earings on the ribbon pictures and the vase had some challenges due to the depth of field issue. If one earing was in focus, the other often was not. The macro setting offered the best close up shots, but the narrow depth of field was a problem as I stated earlier plus it was triggering the flash, which, of course, was washing out and reflecting highly.

Necessary purchases:
Macro Lens
Wide angle lens
telephoto lens
external flash
remote shutter release

that will definately set me up a bit better for anything I should need to ever shoot. I really want the telephoto first, but after looking at Steve's pictures, I'm wondering if I should pick up a wide angle first.

Ian and Piglet

Ian and Piglet
Originally uploaded by Dushenka10.

Another picture taken by my mom "dushenka10" on Flickr.

Why the long face?

Why the long face?
Originally uploaded by Dushenka10.

Picture of Ian and a Horse at the Oliver Kelley Farm. Picture taken by my mom. Follow the link under the picture to see more of her photography.

flowers slide show

Picture of the Day 7-15-07

Taken at Goose Lake Farm and Winery

Every time a defrocked pedophile priest gets murdered in prison an angel gets his wings

Fox 9 outta Boston reports:
Video of Prison Guards Responding to Inmate Killing Pedophile Priest Appears on Internet

Here's a little insight into the Priest and the killer:

"Geoghan, 68, was serving a nine- to 10-year sentence for groping a 10-year-old boy, but had been accused of molesting as many as 150 boys. His case helped spark the clergy sex abuse scandal worldwide after church personnel records released under court order revealed that the Boston Archdiocese transferred Geoghan from parish to parish even after allegations of abuse surfaced.

Druce claimed he was chosen by God to kill pedophiles and unsuccessfully used an insanity defense at his trial.

In August 2005, the Herald obtained a video that showed Druce re-enacting the slaying in which he strangled Geoghan with a pair of socks. Druce then climbed on his cot and jumped off repeatedly to show how he crushed convicted molester's body."

And for your enjoyment, some bonus material!