CT_Photography

ABOUT

Location

Central Florida

Gender

Male

Member

Standard

Joined

February 2011

Interests

Macro, Nature, Highspeed, HDR, Bokeh

I started in Photography as a way to get more exercise. I quickly fell in love with it. My Mrs. bought me a Pentax k20D for our anniversary a couple of years ago and I've been Shooting like a maniac ever since. I have been very fortunate to learn quickly from some extraordinary photographers, real masters of the trade that keep me humble. I started with Nature shots, which led me to Macro photography. I learned about DoF and F-Stop adjustments to increase focus. I added a Raynox 250, as a lens addon, and eventually learned about Focus Stacking to increase DoF on extreme macro shots. I use CombineZ, although some of the better photographers use Zerene Stacker(I just haven't found the time to look into it). Then I got involved in HDR photography. Which taught me how to do exposure adjustment and bracketing. I use Photomatix for software. I got pulled into high-speed photography from the beauty of water drop collisions and eventually I did some ballistic high speed. Just 17 and 22cal pellet rifle, no real bullets since its all shot inside my Florida condo. This taught me a lot about flashes and timing(and patience). I learned how to shoot in complete dark with the shutter open to allow the flash to become the shutter speed. I bought 2 YN460-II Flashes(cheap HongKong stuff but fast) and eventually added a Stophot module to control millisecond timing. I shot over 30,000 Photos in my first year. So the law of averages explains why I occasionally get a good shot. I am always happy to share any of the knowledge I have acquired and I'm thankful that so many others did the same for me.

Just a note so you can understand my thinking. I was taught by very purist, traditional photographers. Many that went back to film days. Editing the content of a photo outside of light-room type edits was almost forbidden. Cloning was an absolute no no. I understand that this site is very different in its thinking i am trying to find a balance, but if you see something in a photo that you think should have been cloned out, you are probably right, but the training is deeply entrenched. Please be patient with me.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Drop of Symmetry reached "All Time Best" status.

Drop of Symmetry reached "Recognized" status.

Bubble Drop Blue finished first in the member created contest "The Color Blue - Photography (c)"

Tripple Trouble reached "All Time Best" status.

Tripple Trouble reached "Recognized" status.

Tripple Trouble finished first in the member created contest "HIGH SPEED Photography"

Wings finished first in the member created contest "The Color Orange - Photography (b)"

Splash of Color reached "All Time Best" status.

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