tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19999331764673978172024-02-19T23:44:10.191-08:00Phil's Photography BlogAdventures in Try-Hard PhotographyPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-81884004458316863432013-06-18T07:45:00.004-07:002013-06-18T07:45:25.475-07:00I'm shutting this blog down! For more photos from me, check out my official photo site <a href="http://www.philostroffimages.com/">here</a>.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
PhilPhilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-18254648443044489692011-04-26T20:38:00.000-07:002011-04-26T20:47:08.308-07:00Mother Nature's Angry Side<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/guvnah/sets/72157624193295506/"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 366px; height: 481px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5659594185_446143a1a2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On the night of 4/23/2011, I watched a massive storm pass just north of my in-laws' home in Denton, Texas. I set up my camera and took about an hour's worth of 6 second exposures at wide angle (10mm).<br /><br />Click on the picture to see some of the more dramatic shots from the evening.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-29535360205057952422011-04-10T18:27:00.000-07:002011-04-10T18:30:52.189-07:00Bluebonnet Air Show, Burnet, Texas 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/guvnah/sets/72157626338456621/"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 411px; height: 243px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5183/5603843493_d4b2f6f377.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Great but small little airshow in Burnet, Texas! I had to leave before the A-10 flew, but otherwise got my fill of avgas fumes and piston engine sounds!<br /><br />Click on the Pitts! for the full set.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-21718526110932203932011-03-20T19:05:00.000-07:002011-03-20T19:09:37.533-07:00Anything to Offer?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5544785423_c50d1ae77b_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 411px; height: 279px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5294/5544785423_afc164bc70.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I am surprised I didn't get stung taking this series of images. The bees were everywhere around me. Interesting exercise, though.<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-83471568290097863892011-03-20T10:32:00.000-07:002011-03-20T10:34:50.903-07:00Dandelion<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5543580508_5b8b347f2e_z.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 408px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5298/5543580508_5b8b347f2e.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-37627889967081799132011-03-20T10:30:00.000-07:002011-03-26T19:02:00.877-07:00Inspecting the Goods<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/5543579478_ce8ceec651_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 237px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5132/5543579478_b9a50be0c8.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-44686034009831913682011-03-13T22:00:00.001-07:002011-03-13T22:04:13.341-07:00Wedding Band<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5093/5524784081_172e6b1504_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 413px; height: 293px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5093/5524784081_1cbdeb55d0.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I've been asked to be the photographer at one and maybe two family weddings this year, one in Australia and the other in the U.K. Talk about high stress! Because they are family, they don't really worry about super high quality, but in the back of my mind I am thinking that this is the biggest day of their lives and the photos need to be special. So, I've started messing around with some different concepts that I have seen the pros do. Here is a test of a wedding band on a prayer book. This was with my Nikon D7000, Nikon 50mm F1.8 lens and SB-400 speedlight flash with diffuser.<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-8523628770486219302011-03-12T12:41:00.000-08:002011-03-12T12:47:20.413-08:00State Rally for Texas Schools<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/guvnah/sets/72157626126111407/show/"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 472px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5175/5520094979_75660cc8c5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Thousands of teachers from school districts all across Texas descended on the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas, on March 12, 2011. The rally was to oppose proposed cuts to Texas school districts which will affect staff levels, entail school closures and, it is feared, dramatically negate the quality of education in the state.<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-4945957029042283792011-03-10T17:15:00.001-08:002011-03-10T17:15:08.457-08:00Bee at Work - The Movie!<div style="margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="500" height="281" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=41172f0506&photo_id=5516236746&flickr_show_info_box=true"></param> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"></param> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=41172f0506&photo_id=5516236746&flickr_show_info_box=true" height="281" width="500"></embed></object><br/><span style="margin: 0;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/guvnah/5516236746/">Bee at Work - The Movie!</a> a video by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/guvnah/">The Guvnah</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>I originally set out to capture some macro shots of some bees busy at work in my garden. Then I decided to try and shoot them on film using the D7000's HD movie mode. I haven't done this too much before. Anyway, decent, interesting results here.<br /><br />Nikon D7000<br />Sigma 70-200 F2.8 HSM</p>Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-2580762525977716742011-03-08T13:02:00.003-08:002011-03-08T13:03:08.280-08:00Let's Go Fly a Kite!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5216/5504759220_056d8a83a9_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 270px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5216/5504759220_5fbb889632.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />The Austin Kite Fest, 2011!Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-3578369614593624612011-03-02T18:11:00.000-08:002011-03-08T13:13:49.244-08:00Preparation at Dusk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5212/5492985617_9813fb9d06_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 475px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5212/5492985617_d43c27a7b5.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My daughter readies her horse for the night's lesson.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-76501652871323256012011-03-01T12:59:00.000-08:002011-03-08T13:18:13.794-08:00Green Leaf Muncher<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5173/5456783305_13dec22ce5_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 239px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5173/5456783305_286d63c2bf.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />No idea what this is, really. It's my first experiment with Macro. Nikon D7000 with Sigma 70-200 F2.8 HSM, SB-400 flash on a tripod.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-89288211425528652852011-02-27T15:47:00.000-08:002011-03-08T13:17:17.702-08:00Adventure Awaits<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5477286664_2e1015f8fd_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 407px; height: 269px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5018/5477286664_21deb0d618.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Taken at Georgetown Airport, Texas.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-37380320962409560432011-02-15T09:57:00.000-08:002011-03-08T12:59:03.299-08:00Colt's Dinner<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5019/5452044443_087d77c122_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 469px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5019/5452044443_3d9ebd131e.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-1216349768549714612011-02-09T19:03:00.000-08:002011-03-08T13:22:50.246-08:00Rusty Wheels & Blue Skies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5508473794_78fa18eeaa_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 407px; height: 257px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5220/5508473794_d7213aaa10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Taken near Palestine, Texas.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-69553814038637867132011-02-04T12:54:00.000-08:002011-03-08T12:56:31.248-08:00Shipping & Loading<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/5403366754_c0d26dc6be_z.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 487px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5172/5403366754_c0d26dc6be_z.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />McNeil, Texas.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-83799278758107981582011-01-29T12:51:00.000-08:002011-03-08T12:52:29.821-08:00Cold, Gray Towers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5086/5382251885_23b1b87a66.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 270px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5086/5382251885_23b1b87a66.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Taken while out and about in downtown Austin.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-18682512277076179782011-01-15T21:34:00.000-08:002011-03-08T12:48:55.932-08:00Chrome<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5382099116_df104c7a6a_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 406px; height: 285px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5382099116_ea47f6c2af.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Harley-Davidson engine close-up. You can see my assistant and I in the reflection.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-79449413858975916292011-01-15T20:26:00.000-08:002011-03-08T12:57:16.738-08:00Vibrancy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5381493971_5fc359b7d5_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 470px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5381493971_e8f735aafc.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My son and I took a stroll down Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas today. Some local artists had erected some of these neat looking guitars, obviously highlighting Austin's brilliant live music industry.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-77941426383120268082011-01-05T18:19:00.000-08:002011-03-08T12:21:41.503-08:00Coming and Going<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5241/5379208504_716eb6e9bd_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 407px; height: 244px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5241/5379208504_aa62d2bd67.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Goings on at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. This was a short trip out to test a new lens, a Sigma 70-200 F2.8 HSM.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-64521157857513776722010-11-24T12:15:00.000-08:002011-03-08T12:17:49.948-08:00Chasing Trains<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5167/5316881919_50178bdb04_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 408px; height: 229px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5167/5316881919_f8ce2f0685.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />I did NOT drive down a quiet country road at 80 MPH to match the speed of the train in order to take this picture! ;-)Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-11852517642126621602010-11-19T10:10:00.000-08:002011-03-08T12:18:37.883-08:00The Bridge's Shadow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/5272388081_613f31e715_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 407px; height: 276px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/5272388081_2066841888.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Snapped this while out and about on the weekend. This is the Pennybacker Bridge in Austin, Texas. I have never seen this shadow before and glad I took it because two minutes after the shot, the clouds rolled in the shadow faded.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-65339991465371006472010-11-18T20:45:00.000-08:002011-03-08T12:18:51.770-08:00Busy Skies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5201/5255868979_389fa39850_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 407px; height: 257px;" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5201/5255868979_f2a33c4001_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Lots of contrails over Austin, Texas today.Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-10256257714147893672010-11-15T12:02:00.000-08:002011-03-08T12:07:49.799-08:00Austin Sunset - Timelapse<div style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px; padding: 0pt; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 1.6em;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="260" height="172"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=db98833a1d&photo_id=5245189415&flickr_show_info_box=true"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=db98833a1d&photo_id=5245189415&flickr_show_info_box=true" width="400" height="320"></embed></object><br /><span style="margin: 0pt;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/guvnah/5245189415/">Austin Sunset - Timelapse</a> a video by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/guvnah/">The Guvnah</a> on Flickr.</span></div><p>So this is my first real attempt at time lapse photography with mm D7000. There's a neat spot just south of Austin where you can get a great view of the city. I took about 1.5 hrs of 30 second photos and here is the result.</p>Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1999933176467397817.post-63031457973934467522010-11-14T13:21:00.000-08:002011-03-08T13:23:23.374-08:00Tractor Parts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5176181544_0c07b062ab_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 407px; height: 269px;" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4147/5176181544_dc85ec9b83.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Philhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10701582923648225920noreply@blogger.com0