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Panorama Portraits Revisited
EOS R5 II, RF 135mm f/1.8L IS USM, single Profoto B10X Plus in a Profoto Beauty Dish White along with a Profoto white reflector (clamshell). f/1.8, 1/200s, ISO 100. Added a 3-stop ND filter to the lens to ensure to cut out all ambient. Nine images t...
Springtime Orchid
Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS R7 RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM ƒ/3.2 100.0 mm 1/200 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
Things that fly, but have no feathers or wings
Today I went to the British round of the World Sidecar Cross & European Quad Cross Championships. I took along an EOS R1 and my well used EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM lens Also had some fun with the panning shots too. Now to remove a fine layer of ...
Zuma Beach - 25 May 2025
Waves were pumping and this bodyboarder was enjoying every minute of it. I normally shoot surfers at a high frame rate (2500+), but dialed it back on these shots to 1/600 and 1/2000 (resp.) to get a smoother look out of the water
Wings of Wisdom - Red-winged Blackbird
Stepped out with my Canon R6 and RF 200-800mm, hoping to find a bird — but ended up finding peace.This Red-winged Blackbird taking off reminded me: life may feel like a cage sometimes, but like birds, we’re meant to fly. Sometimes you don’t captur...
Blue-Chested Hummingbird at Casa Galú Oceanfront Garden
A female Blue-chested Hummingbird (Polyerata amabilis) perches in the lush oceanfront garden of Casa Galú, Capurganá, Chocó, Colombia. Early morning light filters through palms and heliconia blooms, illuminating her iridescent emerald throat and del...
My new neighbor
We have a new neighbor. The Homeowner's Association doesn't give him too much guff. Steve Thomas
