Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk occurred much later in the year than usual. For the first three years, this event took place in July but since it has been brutally hot in the USA and other countries, instead he announced just a week before the anticipated July date to move it to October. Thank you, [...]
Oct 05, 2011 | Categories:infrared, photography, ramblings | Tags: #WWPW, abandoned, autumn, black and white, Capture NX2, colonial, color, Color Efex Pro 3, danilew-flickr photos, Donald Sturgis, false color, foliage, Fredericksburg, hitching post, house, infrared photography, Nik Software, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D200, Nikon D300, Occoquan, panoramic photography, Photoshop CS5, Photoshop Lightroom 3, photowalk, reflections, river, Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photowalk, Silver Efex Pro 2, Tamron 17-50, Vincent Knaus, Virginia, water | 5 Comments »
Normally this time of year, members of the DC/MD/VA NikonCafe.com photography group travel to the Eastern Shore for a long weekend of spring migration shooting. Well, this year we decided to go north to Philadelphia and shoot some lesser-known but just as memorable city scenes. Yes, we did the Cherry Blossom trees in Fairmount Park’s [...]
May 03, 2011 | Categories:digital darkroom, infrared, photography, travel | Tags: 5 exposure, abandoned, Capture NX2, danilew-flickr photos, decay photography, derelict, false color, foliage, Graffiti Underground, HDR Efex Pro, hdr photography, high dynamic range, infrared photography, landscape photography, Nik Software, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D200, NikonCafe.com, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Photoshop CS5, Photoshop Lightroom 3, pier, springtime, travel photography, trees, urban decay, urban exploration, urbex | 5 Comments »
Textures are ‘in’! According to my Clicky Web Analytics data, it seems that in January 2011, “peeling paint” and “rust textures” were the most used search terms to find my website. Moreover, based on those search terms, the image below – taken inside the Administration building of the now abandoned Forest Haven Asylum – was [...]
Feb 01, 2011 | Categories:photography | Tags: abandoned, building, Color Efex Pro 3, danilew.com photos, decay photography, dilapidated, flash, Forest Haven Asylum, hospital, hvac, Laurel, macro photography, Maryland, mental institution, Nik Software, Nikon 105 macro VR, Nikon D300, peeling paint, Photoshop CS5, rust, SB-900, speedlight, suburban decay, textures | 6 Comments »
Image above made with a Nikon D300 camera, a Tamron 17-50 lens, and a Nikon SB-900 flash In late May of 2009, a small group of intrepid photographers from NikonCafe.com drove up to Forest Haven Asylum in Laurel, Maryland to have a look around the abandoned mental institution. We all met at the administration building [...]
Dec 01, 2010 | Categories:photography | Tags: abandoned, broken, building, burned, Capture NX2, chair, charred, danilew.com photos, decay photography, dilapidated, fire damaged, flash, Forest Haven Asylum, hallway, hospital, Laurel, Maryland, mental institution, Nik Software, Nikon D300, NikonCafe.com, Photoshop Elements, red, SB-900, speedlight, suburban decay, Tamron 17-50 | 4 Comments »
Image above made with a Nikon D300 camera and Nikon 70-300 VR lens During the last 5 years, the DC/MD/VA sector of the NikonCafe.com internet photography group have traveled to Virginia’s Eastern Shore for a Spring and Fall Migration weekend shoot. One of our regular venues is sunrise at an Oyster, Virginia marsh then we [...]
Nov 02, 2010 | Categories:photography, travel | Tags: abandoned, autumn, boat, boat graveyard, Capture NX2, danilew.com photos, decay photography, derelict, Eastern Shore, fall migration, foliage, landscape photography, marsh, Nik Software, Nikon 70-300 VR, Nikon D300, NikonCafe.com, Oyster, Photoshop Elements, rural decay, Virginia, wetlands, wooden | 5 Comments »
