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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Sedona – Day 2
We got up bright and early today to do a drive on the Schnebly Hill Road. This is a pretty tough road to navigate for passenger cars and we were grateful to have a 4-wheel drive SUV rental. The first stop made was at the Vista — the road was gated off beyond that point. Below is an HDR image taken from the Vista looking down to the Cow Pies butte and beyond.
Sedona – Day 1
Sedona, AZ has some of the most incredible views I’ve seen. The red rock really is amazing and the varying sun angles make the rocks look very different. This first view can be seen on Google Maps and was taken at 1/250 sec exposure at f8 on March 16, 2009. The focal length was 105 mm at ISO 200.
Phoenix Zoo
Sunday morning we went to the Phoenix Zoo. The image below is a flamingo taking a rest! I used the Nikon D300 with the fantastic Nikkor 70-200 VR. In case you’re a photo geek, I shoot in RAW and the exposure was 1/500 second at f/11. The “near” exact location can be seen in Google Maps. The geo-coding is thanks to the fantastic diGPS . Let me know what you think.
Superstition Mountain
Driving through the Superstition Mountains today, I tried doing some HDR photography. Only thing was it was windy AND I left the tripod in the rental car (I know, don’t ask). Thank goodness for fast shutter speed and a fast capture abilities of the D300. I used Photomatix Pro to slam together the RAW photos and do the tone mapping, then didn’t do anything else other than reduce the noise in Photoshop.
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Synchronized Segways at Epcot
Danielle & I went on a Segway tour at Epcot over New Years 2009. We started with an hour or so of training on how to use the Segway, then went out into Epcot’s World Showcase before it opened to the public. What a blast! Segways took a bit to get used to, then were surprisingly easier to maneuver. We had a great time. The video below was taken by the Disney tour guide, who was wonderful!
Click on the HD button to see the best quality! (Sometimes you need to click on the play icon first, then the HD button appears on the YouTube video. Don’t ask me why, but it works.