Author Archives: Ken Cannon
Bandon Sunset
Face Rock State Park, Bandon, Oregon Coast Canon EOS Digital Rebel, 17-40 f/4L, aperture: f/5.6, shutter: 1.3 sec, ISO 100, Exposure bias: -0.7, filter: 2-stop soft edge graduated ND, tripod: yes, cable release: yes As mentioned in an earlier post, Bandon is … Continue reading
Climber in the Landscape, Mount Shasta, California
West Face Camp, Mount Shasta, California Canon EOS Digital Rebel, ISO: 100, Aperture: f/22, shutter speed, 1/60 sec, exposure bias: -1 Mount Shasta is a big mountain, second only to Mount Rainier in elevation in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest. … Continue reading
Backyard Wildlife
Ruby throated hummingbird Canon 30D, 70-200 f/4L Settings: ISO: 800, aperture: f/4, shutter: 1/320 sec Backyards offer a great place to hone your wildlife shooting skills. A viewing blind can be easily set up and moved around as the need may be. … Continue reading
Painted Hills, Oregon
Canon Digital Rebel, ISO 100, f/11, 1/100 sec, circular polarizer filter Painted Hills, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon The Painted Hills is a favorite place to go in the spring. Wildflowers are at their peak and afternoon thunder storms … Continue reading
Oregon Coast near Bandon
Canon 30D, 70-200 f/4L ISO: 100, shutter: 4 seconds Bandon is one of the most photographed landscapes on the Oregon Coast. Little wonder since beautiful ocean vistas are just outside the hotel room window. This photograph was literally taken from our hotel balcony … Continue reading
Pond Lily, Salem, Oregon
Canon 30D, Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro HDR- ISO 100, aperture priority: f/7.1, multiple exposures with varying shutter speeds, processed in Photomatix Pro and Lightroom 3 Three exposures were used to create this HDR image of a pond lily. I tried several … Continue reading
Astoria, Oregon
Cannery Pier Hotel, Astoria, Oregon Canon 30D, 17-40 f/4L settings: 1.6 sec at f/8, iso 100, processed with Lightroom 3 Without a doubt, the Cannery Pier Hotel is the place to stay in Astoria. Although there are many other hotels and … Continue reading
Bird in flight, Astoria, Oregon
Canon 30D, 70-200 f/4L, camera settings: 1/1000 sec, f/4, iso 400, back button focus, al servo Shooting birds in flight is challenging. Locking on a sharp focus of a moving subject takes practice and patience. Using back button focus, al servo mode … Continue reading
Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia
Canon 30D, lens: Canon 18-55 f/3.5-5.6, manual mode- set to f/4.5, exposure 2 minutes, ISO 100, with R72 infrared filter and tripod, processed with Photoshop CS2 The R72 filter provides an inexpensive way to explore infrared photography… no camera conversion is required, just a … Continue reading
Pacific Rim National Park, British Columbia
Sunset, Pacific Rim National Park Canon 30D, 17-40 f/4L, settings: f/22 at 0.6 sec, iso 100, lens set to 17mm, 2X soft edge neutral density filter Pacific Rim National Park is located on the west coast of Vancouver Island, about … Continue reading
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