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This Week at the Lake – 21/52

July 31, 2010/1 Comment/in Black and White, Misc Birds, Nashville, Tennessee, Radnor Lake, Shallow Depth of Focus (DOF), Tennessee State Parks, This Week at the Lake /by Malcolm

A very short week for me – I was traveling for work during most of the week. Unfortunately I was only able to visit Radnor Lake for 30-40 minutes on Friday.

I tried some different processing on the shot above, including adding textures. I think it turned out alright but I’m hoping for a much better week next week!

Here are some others I got:
This guy seemed to want his picture taken

A macro lens would be fun to use with these guys! There are tons of them at Radnor

My obsession with shallow DOF continues! I’ve also been converting more to black and white lately

Probably my favorite from this week – I like the simplicity and the light on the leaves.

So that’s all I managed in the short time I was there.

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This Week at the Lake – 20/52

July 24, 2010/0 Comments/in Barred Owl (Strix Varia), Black and White, Deer, Great Blue Heron, Misc Birds, Nashville, Tennessee, Radnor Lake, Shallow Depth of Focus (DOF), Tennessee State Parks, This Week at the Lake, Wildlife /by Malcolm

A little something different for my main post for Week 20. The first black and white photo that I’ve chosen to lead off with. I really liked the light and shadows in this – and of course I love that shallow depth of focus (dof). It may not be as popular as some of my others but it really clicked with me for some reason, probably one I will print.

Here are the other shots from Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday:

Monday

Help needed in identifying this bird! Please tell me if you know!
EDIT – Thanks to Matt Hansen for the ID! This is a Yellow Billed Cuckoo

For this one, I was really trying to get a “Deer in the Woods” look, not just a portrait. I think it turned out alright, something I will continue trying to get

Wednesday

Thanks to the nice couple on the bridge who helped my identify this as a Green Heron

Thursday

Friday

Wow, lots of photos this week!
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Franklin, Tennessee

July 22, 2010/2 Comments/in Black and White, Franklin, Tennessee, HDR, Night, Photo Adventures, Shallow Depth of Focus (DOF), Skylines, Sunset/Sunrise /by Malcolm

Earlier this week I stopped by Franklin, Tennessee after work to get some photos. Before this, I had zero shots of the downtown area of Franklin.

I got lots of shots, we’ll break it up into categories…

HDR
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There were so many people and cars it was hard getting most of those shots. Once I found a composition I wanted I would have to wait several minutes to get it with no cars…

Black and White
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Downtown Franklin is well suited for Black and White photography