The art of the Blur

We didn't have the greatest weather today, however a couple great shots came out of today's drive.

How did I get the Art through Blur....???

Creating  art is not always  our first instinct when photographing a landscape.
Here are a few tips and tricks on how you can create art with light and blur.
Panning was the motion movement that I used to create this blur.  By following the lines of the landscape, I did not work against the  horizon lines of the land.  I would call this almost painting with panning.

The technical side of the image :

  By using different apertures  it will allow you to play with the amount of light reaching the image sensor.  Ultimately, slow shutter speed photography is a fun way to take different, artistic photographs. It's not for portraits, or sharp action shots.

 Remember,  the longer the shutter is open, the more light that will be  exposed to the image. A slower shutter speed will create  interesting motion blur.   You cannot get that look with faster shutter settings. A smaller aperture or lens filter can prevent photos from becoming overexposed during the day with a slow shutter speed.
To produce these images I had an aperture of 32 as well I added a polarizing filter. 
 Capturing the essence of motion through the art of blur is something you should all try next time your out photographing. Is truly all about experimenting, letting loose and working outside the box.

The art of the Blur has been something that I have been working on for quite some time now.
Here are a few images of today's adventure.

                                          This one is the image without the Art of the Blur!!!

Bouctouche -Feb15th

The sky in these images is what was my focus point! IT was just a crazy contrast against the white snow. It has been a long time since I have posted anything, it does not mean that I have not been taking photographs. I have just been putting this project on the side burner! I will try a lot harder to get a photo a day up!

Cabins

Moose on the Loose

Western Brook Pond Fjords

The spectacular Western Brook Pond, like many of the deep incisions in this coastline, is not really a fjord, because it is cut off from the ocean and is filled with fresh water. However, its fjord-like structure is the result of the same glacial action that created the fjords of Norway. As the glaciers ground down the tops of the mountains, great rivers deepened these canyon openings to the sea. But once the land was relieved of the weight of this mass of ice, it lifted, in what is known as ‘isostatic rebound', and the shoreline rose above the ocean water level, separating the fjord from the saltwater. The ‘pond’ is filled with run-off, which cascades down in spectacular waterfalls from the plateau above.Coastal lowlands separate the fjord from the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Here, advancing and retreating glaciers deposited soil for a period of 600,000 years. An area of marshes and bogs, dotted with small ponds called ‘flashets’ and fronted with active sand dunes, it was once covered in spruce forest. This is one of the few areas of Western Newfoundland to have a sandy beach.

Boat tours that we took will carry visitors to the head of the fjord in the summer months and transport hikers to the trailheads that access the plateau. The trail has to be done with a campus and a Map or with an experienced hiker. Which is something that I want to do sometime in my lifetime.I just think I need to get in better shape obviously..lol

Gros Morne- Rocky Harbour

Ferry Terminal..

Canso Causeway Irving

AMERICA

Mosaic fireworks..

Pole jumping!

Kenya winning gold

Junior track and field

coliseum Dinner

Once again this is taken with a fisheye lens. This event is also part of the Junior track and field shindig. As some events were going on on site, there was some servers who was serving this VIP dinner.

Feeding Volunteers

This is myself being creative! It's taken with a fisheye lens of a chaffing dish. For those who don't know what that is, it's a large dish with a sterno which provides heat to the dish and keep food warm. This set up was for the set up crew and volunteers the days before the big event. If you look closely you can see the reflection of a few of our Moncton locals in the chaffer

set up day of junior track and field

Working for the Delta Beausejour there is great opportunity to participate in these unique events. The Delta was the Food and Beverage provider for the whole event. This being the before and set up days. It was still lots of fun and remarkable to see.

Scratching the 8 ball!

Day 17



Steve and I one evening went to play some pool at the Dooly's near our place. I was quick to learn that my pool playing skills are not the greatest! It's all about having fun:)

Delta Herb Garden

The Atlantic Car Show!

Day 14& 15


Moncton hosted the Annual Atlantic Car Show this past weekend! It was a car crazy weekend to say the least. Everywhere you turned, antique cars were staring you in the face; it brought you right back to the 50& 60's. Even though I wasn't born in that time period,I felt as though I was a part of that particular era. Pretty cool feeling!

The HDR adventure!!

Day 12

The bright colors and range in tones and exposure is not something that happens by chance. There is some alterations made to the images. I start out with 3 images of different exposures, combining them with this software I have will combine them all to produce this image. Called HDR!

This is my first attempt to produce an HDR image. There will be lots more to come! For all those who are new to this thecnique, here is a little description to help you understand more.
HDR-High Dynamic Range Imaging is a set of techniques that allow a greater range of luminence between the lightest and darkest areas of an image. This is greater than standard digital imaging techniques or photographic methods. This wider dynamic range allows HDR images to more accurately represent the wide range of intensity levels found in real scenes, ranging from direct sunlight to faint starlight.