Eric’s Photo Blog

Believe it or not both photos were taken around the same time.

I experimented with the digital settings to see the difference in the outcome. The first photo was taken with a setting designed for under water photography. I must say that the effect is stunning as it highlighted the orange glow of the setting sun.

For the second photo the camera was set to manual mode with the coloring control set to ‘vivid’. The vivid feature accentuated each color realm of the setting sun making for a beautiful picture. Ofcourse the two photos would have looked a lot better without the annoying appearance of the utility pole and wires in the foreground.

Now the question remains, which photo was taken first? Have a look.

This is a photo of a replica of the Statue of Liberty. This picture, also one of my favorites, was taken in Las Vegas in 2005. As far as I could remember I think the camera was set on automatic mode. I personally think that the lighting and blue sky background is perfect but since I am an amateur I could be wrong.

Image Information:

Shutter Speed,1/500
F-Stop,4.9
Flash,No
Exposure Bias,0.0
Resolution (DPI),180
Exposure Metering,Pattern
Lens Focal Length,17.4
Exif Version,Exif 2.2

These are exceptionally beautiful flowers. They bloom in early summer and can last well to the end of the Fall even in the Northern States. This picture was actually my first really good macro shot of the flower.

Image information:
Shutter Speed,1/60
F-Stop,2.8
Flash,No
Exposure Bias,0.0
Resolution (DPI),180
Exposure Metering,Center Weighed Average
White Balance,Auto White Balance
Lens Focal Length,5.8
Digital Zoom Ratio,2048/2048
Exif Version,Exif 2.2

Here is a nice Macro shot of the spiral at the tip of a sea shell.

Image information:

Shutter Speed,1/10
F-Stop,2.8
Flash,No
Exposure Bias,0.0
Resolution (DPI),180
Exposure Metering,Pattern
White Balance,Auto White Balance
Lens Focal Length,5.8
Digital Zoom Ratio,2048/1280
Exif Version,Exif 2.2

Heres a collection of some various bud shots. All three were taken in Macro mode. I thought that they would look good in a panoramic collage.

Image info for the first photo:
Shutter Speed,1/60
F-Stop,2.8
Flash,No
Exposure Bias,0.0
Resolution (DPI),180
Exposure Metering,Pattern
White Balance,Auto White Balance
Lens Focal Length,5.8
Digital Zoom Ratio,2048/832
Exif Version,Exif 2.2

Second photo:
Shutter Speed,1/40
F-Stop,2.8
Flash,No
Exposure Bias,0.0
Resolution (DPI),180
Exposure Metering,Pattern
White Balance,Auto White Balance
Lens Focal Length,5.8
Digital Zoom Ratio,2048/832
Exif Version,Exif 2.2

Third photo:
Shutter Speed,1/25
F-Stop,2.8
Flash,No
Exposure Bias,0.0
Resolution (DPI),180
Exposure Metering,Pattern
White Balance,Auto White Balance
Lens Focal Length,5.8
Digital Zoom Ratio,2048/640
Exif Version,Exif 2.2

I have succesfully installed a new script that will now allow people to rate the photos on this blog. The Star Rating Bar page above has all the information regarding where to download the script and how to install with Wordpress.

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This macro shot produced just the right amount of photo clarity in the foreground and blur in the background resulting in an almost perfect picture.

Image information:

Shutter Speed,1/25
F-Stop,2.8
Flash,No
Exposure Bias,0.0
Resolution (DPI),180
Exposure Metering,Center Weighed Average
White Balance,Auto White Balance
Lens Focal Length,5.8
Digital Zoom Ratio,2048/2048
Exif Version,Exif 2.2

This photo was taken at Marineland in Ontario. He came up and smiled just for the photo op. I always thought Beluga whales were so much larger.

Image Information:

Shutter Speed,1/500
F-Stop,4.9
Flash,No
Exposure Bias,0.0
Resolution (DPI),180
Exposure Metering,Pattern
White Balance,Auto White Balance
Lens Focal Length,17.4
Digital Zoom Ratio,2048/2048
Canon PowerShot SD200
Exif Version,Exif 2.2

This is a night shot of a replica of the orginal Arch of Triumph of Paris (known in French as Arc de Triomphe) taken in Las Vegas in January 2005.  Picture was taken in manual mode and a tripod was used.

Image information:

Shutter Speed,1/10
F-Stop,3.5
Flash,No
Exposure Bias,0.0
Resolution (DPI),180
Exposure Metering,Pattern
White Balance,Auto White Balance
Lens Focal Length,10.09
Digital Zoom Ratio,2048/2048
Model,Canon PowerShot SD200
Exif Version,Exif 2.2