(D70s, Aperture Priority: f8, 4 second exposure, ISO 200, 10-20mm shot at 18mm)
As mentioned in my previous post these are pictures I took on Christmas Eve at a private residence in Melrose, Florida. I mostly used my Sigma 10-20mm to take the landscape shots and once the light was gone I used my Nikkor 50mm 1.8 lens for the detail shots.
(Nikon D70s, Aperture Priority f1.8, 1/180th, ISO 400, Nikkor 50mm 1.8 lens shot at 50mm)
I totally read up on how to take those perfect holiday shots over at www.strobist.com and www.photojojo.com and even jotted down some settings in my notebook to take along. I also took notes from Idlytype’s Flickr set of Holiday Pictures he took in Baltimore on 34th Street. Amazing. You’ve got to check his photostream out. His holiday pictures were even featured in yesterday’s Baltimore Sun.
I was all prepared and very relaxed upon arriving for the photoshoot at about 5 p.m….until the dreaded tripod incident! I still have not broken down and purchased a professional tripod because of the costs…but I almost paid dearly for it tonight. The weight of my camera forced the tripod to tip over and the camera fell to the ground. I was so upset…but the camera did not break. I think Vincent Versace once said that “you are only as good as your weakest link”. Before I spend another dime on books or software, I am going to buy a tripod and tripod head…any suggestions?
(Nikon D70s, Aperture Priority: f13, 8 seconds, ISO 200, Sigma 10-20mm shot at 10mm)
Once the sun set we had about 10 minutes of perfect light to work with. The only tweaking I did with these photos were in Lightroom. I adjusted the white balance and used Tungsent and brought more of the blues out. I also added a moderate S curve to bring out the contrast.
Aaron did some panoramic and virtual tours of the property. I will post them as soon as he sends them my way. If you want to check out some great Virtual Tour Photography - check out Aaron’s Blog here .
You can see the rest of my photos I took from this wonderful holiday house in Melrose from my Flickr Site here
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my friends and photography buddies! Keep on shooting!
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Hey Laurel, I finally got the chance to produce my virtual tour scenes. You can catch them here:
http://aaronbaileyphotography.com/blog/merry-christmas-in-melrose-florida
I had a lot of fun - I especially like your Santa over the chimney shot, it’s my favorite out of all the stills we took that night!
see you on boxing day!
Cheers,
Aaron
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