Week 16, Day 107, August 16, 2009, "Foggy Sunrise"

The fog coming up over Peg's Pond when it was still foggy was incredible this morning. I love camping.

Lessons Learned:

• Sometimes photography is very easy when something so beautiful presents itself. All I had to do on this one was frame the sun in the trees. I think I'll print this one.

Photo details: Exposure time 1/2000, Aperture f/10.0, ISO 200, Focal Length 175 mm, 35 mm equivalent focal length 282mm, Lens Canon 70-200mm f2.8L USM, hand held.

Week 15, Day 99, August 7, 2009 Sunrise over Lake Lila, Winner of Week 15 in Onine Viewer Poll

The second morning at Lake Lila I woke up early before the sunrise and took several photos of the moon, followed by the sunrise. This photo is the sunrise with a lot of fog burning off the lake. The combination of the thick fog, the sun, and a calm lake created some interesting photo opportunities.

Lessons Learned:

• Morning time is an excellent time for photography.
• Sleeping on the hard ground helps me to rise earlier.

Photo details: Exposure time 1/640, Aperture f/7.1, ISO 100, Focal Length 70 mm, 35 mm equivalent focal length 113mm, Lens Sigma 70-300mm 1:4-5.6, hand held.

This photo was the winner of the week 15 online viewer poll.

Week 14, Day 96, August 4, 2009 Sunrise, Winner of Week 14 in Online Viewer Poll

The sunrise this morning was one of the most beautiful that I have seen. I had to take a few photos before I left for work at 5:45 AM this morning. I didn't have time to set up a tripod, but I think it came out fairly well anyway.

Lesson Learned:

• There are a lot of blogs that have incredible daily photos. Looking at other peoples photography is helping me to see things in new ways. I find it interesting how different people approach the same subject.

Photo details: Exposure time 1/80 sec, Aperture f/4.5, ISO 400, Focal Length 70 mm, 35 mm equivalent focal length 113 mm, Lens Canon 70-200mm f4.5L USM, hand held.

Winner of week 14 in the online viewer poll.

Week 5 - Day 35 - June 4, 2009, "Folley Beach Sunrise" - Winner of Week 5, Tied for Month of June Favorite Photo

This morning Judy and I woke up around 4:30 AM, and quickly drove to the Folley Beach South Carolina for the sun rise. It was a photographers paradise. It was incredible, and beautiful. It was difficult to choose which photograph to use.

Lessons Learned:

• Sun rises, and beaches make for great photo opportunities.

Photo details: Exposure time 1/200, Aperture f/10.0, ISO 400, Focal Length 17 mm, 35 mm equivalent focal length 27mm, Lens Canon EF 17-40mm, tripod.
This photo was the winner of week 5 in the viewer poll.

This photo was tied for the winner for the month of June in the Viewer Poll.