Met up with the Ottawa Flickr group this week for an impromptu night time long-exposure photography tutorial. We went through a lot of technique just hanging out and taking some very nice photos.

It was nice to meet up with some people that are into the same hobbies that I am.

Still a little miffed that the day after I created I’m Flickr Pro account, Rogers canceled the promotion that they’ve been running for a decade now.

The long exposure photos require a lot more commitment per shot than the point and shot approach. Setting up and moving the tripod, manually focusing, taking high ISO test shots I only took 30 shots that whole night but I think the results speak for them selves.

The Dow’s Lake Pavilion at Sunset.

Now it Looks Like it’s Really Getting Late.

Got that Photo in One Shot. Ever Happy with it.

Clearly not Long Exposure but it Goes well with the Water Theme.

Earlier in the year I posted photos from my first cave exploration experience. This time around we made it down a little deeper, actually a lot deeper.

Last weekend’s photography trip brought us 10 miles north of Buckingham to the middle of nowhere. No town, no road, nothing but a truck, a GPS and only the slightest idea what we where heading into. From about 200 feet atop the cavern wall to 200 feet underground we explored the mines.

We also revisited the abandoned hotel at MSM. This time I was geared-up for it. Cameras, flashlights, tripods, ready for anything.

My photography over the last month or so has started to take a more technical direction for the first time. I’ve been doing this for about a year now … well, actually it’s been exactly a year now and I feel I have quite a bit to show for it.

Explore the caves through the photo album of
~ ~ ~ The Abandon Mine ~ ~ ~

The inside of the cave shot in cinematic 1×2.3 format

This is the effect obtained using photo bracketing

Long-Exposure photo taken using light painting effect created with a flashlight