I can shoot birds when they’re sitting still or slowly circling. Well, actually, the longest lens I have is the Nikon 70-300 VR so I can truly only shoot slow birds at a certain distance. Image above made with a Nikon D300 camera and Nikon 70-300 VR lens Obviously, I don’t do it that often. The first weekend [...]
May 16, 2011 | Categories:guru workshop, photography, ramblings, travel | Tags: Alligator Farm, Better Beamer, birds, black and white, borrowlenses.com, Castillo de San Marcos, cattle egret, Charles (Chas) Glatzer, danilew-flickr photos, ESVNWR, flash, Florida, foliage, Fort Matanzas, great blue heron, great white egret, infrared photography, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon 300 f/4D, Nikon 70-300 VR, Nikon D200, Nikon D300, Nikon TC-14 II, Photoshop Lightroom 3, reenactment, rookery, SB-900, shootthelight.com, speedlight, springtime, St. Augustine, Tamron 17-50, teleconverter, tourist, travel photography, wildlife photography | 8 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 »
It is now peak Cherry Blossom week in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. However, the weather in the mid-Atlantic region of the USA has not been very cooperative this early spring season; most days have been cold, windy and/or rainy. It’s been so drab around here that I have not even felt like trudging my [...]
Apr 01, 2011 | Categories:infrared, photography, ramblings, travel | Tags: black and white, Capture NX2, close up, Color Efex Pro 3, danilew.com photos, false color, foliage, infrared photography, Japanese Cherry Blossom trees, Jefferson Memorial, landscape photography, Nik Software, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D300, Photoshop CS5, Silver Efex Pro 2, springtime, Tidal Basin, travel photography, Washington DC, Washington Monument, water | 4 Comments »
Driftwood stuck in the mud of a marsh in the wetlands of the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge – infrared Image above made with a Nikon D200 IR-converted camera and Nikon 18-200 VR lens
Sep 01, 2010 | Categories:infrared, photography | Tags: black and white, Capture NX2, danilew.com photos, Eastern Shore, Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge, ESVNWR, foliage, infrared photography, landscape photography, marsh, Nik Software, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D200, Photoshop Elements, Silver Efex Pro, spring migration, springtime, trees, Virginia, water, wetlands | 15 Comments »
Two empty Adirondack chairs overlook the Chesapeake Bay in Cape Charles, Virginia – infrared Image above made with a Nikon D200 IR-converted camera and Nikon 18-200 VR lens
Jun 01, 2010 | Categories:infrared, photography | Tags: Cape Charles, Capture NX2, chairs, danilew.com photos, Eastern Shore, false color, foliage, grass, infrared photography, landscape photography, Nik Software, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D200, Photoshop Elements, spring migration, springtime, trees, Virginia, water | 5 Comments »
Trees reflected in an Assateague Island blue-skied cove of Chincoteague, Virginia – infrared Image above made with a Nikon D200 IR-converted camera and Nikon 18-200 VR lens
May 02, 2010 | Categories:infrared, photography | Tags: Assateague Island, blue, Capture NX2, Chincoteague, cove, danilew.com photos, Eastern Shore, false color, foliage, infrared photography, landscape photography, marsh, Nik Software, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D200, Photoshop Elements, reflections, spring migration, springtime, trees, Virginia, water, wetlands | 2 Comments »
The salt marshes of the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge wetlands extend to the Atlantic Ocean – infrared Image above made with a Nikon D200 IR-converted camera and Nikon 18-200 VR lens
Apr 01, 2010 | Categories:infrared, photography | Tags: Capture NX2, Color Efex Pro 3, danilew.com photos, Eastern Shore, Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge, ESVNWR, false color, foliage, infrared photography, landscape photography, marsh, Nik Software, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D200, Photoshop Elements, purple, salt marshes, spring migration, springtime, trees, Virginia, water, wetlands | 1 Comment »
I had dipped my big toe into the cold murky waters of infrared photography and received quite a bit of positive feedback on my first set of pictures. The next step should?ve been to carefully wade into that deep pool ? little by little – and stay close to shore, perhaps only getting my feet and ankles wet. However, the encouragement from friends and strangers alike emboldened me to push far beyond baby steps. Instead, not knowing or caring where the bottom was, I decided to jump in headfirst.
Feb 05, 2010 | Categories:infrared, photography, ramblings, travel | Tags: Assateague Island, autumn, Capture NX2, Chincoteague, Color Efex Pro 3, cove, danilew.com photos, Eastern Shore, fall migration, false color, foliage, infrared photography, landscape photography, migration, Nik Software, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D200, NikonCafe.com, Photoshop Elements, reflections, spring migration, springtime, sunrise, travel photography, Virginia, water, wetlands | 5 Comments »
As of Monday, January 25, 2010, my photo website is officially launched!
Jan 26, 2010 | Categories:infrared, photography | Tags: Assateague Island, Capture NX2, Chincoteague, cove, danilew.com photos, Eastern Shore, false color, foliage, infrared photography, landscape photography, Nik Software, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D200, Photoshop Elements, purple, reflections, spring migration, springtime, Virginia, water, wetlands | Comments Off
