Storm Clouds-

We had some nice clouds coming over the Eastern Sierra Mountains. They were storm clouds that brought rain later that day.

I decided to finish the picture as a black and white. I used Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 to get that nice rich black and white look.

 

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens.   ISO 100

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Mono Lake-

 Get to Mono Lake early in the morning and you will get nice reflections.  There is no wind at that time and the lake will be like a refection in a mirror.  

 

 Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens.   ISO 100

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Convict Lake-

With the light falling on the granite face of the mountain at just the right angle, it brought out the colors in the rocks.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens.   ISO 100

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Lake Mamie-

A few weeks ago I was up photographing in the Mammoth Lakes area. I came upon this very nice lake with ice covering about three quarters of it. I tried to get the reflection of the mountain in a good place on the edge of the ice to make it a little more interesting.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens.   ISO 100

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Super Moon-

Last Saturday I was up in Mammoth Lakes attending a Moose Peterson workshop (which was great by the way!) Moose gave us an assignment to photograph the Super Moon that night.  We all went in different areas to get the best shot to show to the class the next morning. It was interesting to see how we all got something different. Here is my simple shot of the Super Moon.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF75-300mm IS Lens.   ISO 100

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Cowboy Festival-

We had the Cowboy Festival in Santa Clarita last week and I had a fun time looking for photos.  The light wasn’t the best but there were some interesting people to photograph. Here are two photos I liked from the festival.

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Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF 20-35mm IS Lens. ISO 100

Chaos-

It’s interesting what one might find outside on a shopping mall wall. I was walking toward an entrance when I saw this very nice, chaotic iron sculptor on the side of the building. I love the wild pattern and the soft shadows underneath, which helps in giving it; it’s shape and depth.

©2012 John F. Peterson

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF 50mm IS Lens. ISO 400

Happy New Year Everybody!

May your New Year be filed with peace, joy, health and prosperity.

Wine Bottle-

My new project for the week was to shoot tethered (camera to computer) so I could see what I was shooting better. (I’d rather be looking at a large image on my computer than a small LCD image on the back of my camera.) This way I could see how much detail was in my shadow area and also see if my high lights were going to be blown out. I decided to photograph this wine bottle in my office, using window light as my light source. I only needed to take four shoots before I knew I had the picture I wanted. First, I had to turn the bottle a little to the left. Second, I put a white piece of cardboard (as a reflector) on the right side to open up the shadows. Then I changed my aperture to f/5.6 from f/8. I wanted to separate the bottle from the background by putting the background slightly out of focus. Shooting tether was fun and the project completed!

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens. ISO 400

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Rain, Rain, Go Away-

It rained all day yesterday, so I did a lot of reading and catching up on things. I did spend some of my time looking out the window at the rain coming down. I saw this abstract reflection coming from our table and chairs on the patio. One of the good things about rain is the nice reflections they leave behind.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens. ISO 400

Happy Thanksgiving-

Wm. S. Hart Museum-

I went to the Wm. S. Hart Museum and took the tour of the mansion. That was the good news but the bad news was NO flash inside. I had to crank up my ISO to 800, which was no problem. Enjoyed the tour and got a few pictures as well.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF20-35mm IS Lens. ISO 800

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Fall Leaves-

With some morning dew on the fall leaves and some nice soft light coming from overhead, it makes for a wonderful picture. It was taken in my backyard this morning after some wind blew down a ton of leaves yesterday.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens. ISO 100

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Early Morning Light-

This was taken on my way out to Bishop on my way home. The lighting was so nice and just soft enough, that it made the fields and mountains come alive.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens. ISO 200

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Sunrise In The Eastern Sierras-

I saw this photo out of my Motel window just before I was going to breakfast. I grabbed my camera and ran across the highway to get this shot before the light changed. I think people thought I was a little nuts about trying to get this photo, but that’s what photographers do.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens. ISO 200

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Autumn Leaves-

It’s always fun to go up into the Sierra Mountains and see the beautiful colors of Fall. This year it was a little harder because we had to go up to around the 7,000 foot level to find color. This is the fun of photography.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens. ISO 100

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Moonlight-

Photographing at night during a full moon is something I haven’t done in a very long time. A little over a week ago I went into the Alabama Hills in Lone Pine, Ca. to photograph the Sierra Mountains using the full moon as my light source. It turned out to be so much fun to do, that I’m planning on going back and doing it again.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens. ISO 800

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After The Rain Came The Sunset-

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens. ISO 200

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Hollywood Night in Newhall-

Last week in Newhall they had Hollywood night on Main Street. It sure was a lot of fun. They had music, dancing, and impersonators like Marilyn Monroe and Charlie Chaplin. It made for some interesting photos.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens. ISO 400

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Union station-

I was waiting for my train when I saw this young man sitting alone and deep in thought. I decided to take a picture or two just before a small group of people came and the whole scene changed. I was glad I was quick enough to get my picture.

Image captured with a Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens

-2/3 EV in the camera. ISO 400

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Union Station-

At the far end of the station, if you look up you will see this exquisite glass dome with lots of wonderful daylight shinning thought it.

Image captured with a Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens

-2/3 EV in the camera. ISO 100

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Union Station-

This is a wonderful “old” Restaurant just off the courtyard. Even today, it still has lots of warmth and grandeur.

Image captured with a Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens

-2/3 EV in the camera. ISO 100

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Union Station-

There are so many beautiful things at Union Station and one of them is their tile that is on some of their walls and archways. It’s hard to believe that the tile has stayed in this great of shape after all these years.

Image captured with a Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens

-2/3 EV in the camera. ISO 100
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Union Station

It was a great idea riding the Metro Link and going down to Union Station to take some photos. Once down there I took my time walking around the station, both inside and outside.The light was getting hard, but I still got some interesting photos.

Image captured with a Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens

-2/3 EV in the camera. ISO 100

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Blue And White Design-

I really liked the lighting on this overhang. The more I looked, the more interesting the design became with the shadows adding shape and depth. The white wood had some detail to it and the beautiful clean blue sky just set it off just right for me.

Image captured with a Canon EOS 50D, EF28-135mm IS Lens

-2/3 EV in the camera. ISO 100

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Japanese Garden- Birds

There are a number of different birds around the area and on Crane Island for you to enjoy.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF75-300mm IS Lens

-2/3 EV in the camera. ISO 400

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Japanese Garden- Flowers

When walking around you get to see the beautiful Water Garden with water lilies and lotus flowers blooming.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF75-300mm IS Lens

-2/3 EV in the camera. ISO 400

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Japanese Garden- Designs

One great thing about these gardens is the picturesque designs everywhere you look, from the pathways to the wooden zigzag bridge.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF75-300mm IS Lens

-2/3 EV in the camera ISO 400

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Japanese Garden- Walking Around

It’s always fun to get out for a few hours and photograph. Last weekend I went to The Japanese Garden at the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in Van Nuys, for some wonderful photos. The day started off overcast, which made for some very nice light. After about 45 minutes it began to drizzle for a short time, but made everything look richer in color. All I know is that I loved the light and got some nice pictures.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, EF75-300mm IS Lens

-2/3 EV in the camera

ISO 400

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Manhattan Beach Bike Races-

It’s always fun to watch the bike racers come down the street and whiz by you as you are trying to take their pictures. This year I was looking for things that didn’t move that fast.

This young tricycle racer was more my speed.

I saw this racer at the starting line when I noticed this great reflection in his glasses.

These red bike frames made a nice pattern.

Photo Captured by Canon EOS 50D, 75-300mm IS Lens

-2/3’s stop on the camera’s EV. ISO 100

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