tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12668889762223611072024-02-20T04:34:28.033-05:00Brian Gray Photographybgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-23055263036379176722012-11-26T21:32:00.000-05:002012-11-26T21:32:55.350-05:00Hocking Hills, Part 3Part 3 of my vacation to Hocking Hills takes us to Ash Cave and Cantwell Cliffs.<br />
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<br />bgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com0Hocking Hills Visitor Center, 16197 Pike St, Laurelville, OH 43135, USA39.4708669 -82.737320539.4586094 -82.757061499999992 39.483124399999994 -82.7175795tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-88532928060135625652012-11-06T19:53:00.000-05:002012-11-06T19:53:19.099-05:00Hocking Hills, Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Part two of my vacation to <a href="http://www.hockinghills.com/">Hocking Hills</a> takes us to Old Man's Cave.</div>
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Looks to me like The Lord of the Rings could have been filmed here! </div>
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Brianbgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-66556079602223673622012-10-27T11:37:00.000-04:002012-10-27T11:37:54.382-04:00Hocking Hills, Part 1My Dad, Brother, and I took a nice vacation this year to <a href="http://www.hockinghills.com/">Hocking Hills, Ohio.</a><br />
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Very interesting, because I grew up only about an hour from here, but never really understood how wonderful this area was until now. We always spent time up at Mohican whenever we went camping, hiking, etc. <br />
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But I gotta say - Hocking Hills is much much better than Mohican. There's some pretty amazing scenery and photography opportunities there. I wish that we had frequented this place a long time ago.<br />
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Expect to see a few more blog posts on Hocking Hills, as I was able to get lots of great shots!<br />
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Below are two photos of Lake Rose, which was a very small hike from our campground. Absolutely beautiful, but not so fruitful when it comes to fishing! We had no luck, but still enjoyed the amazing view and unseasonably warm weather.<br />
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Below is a shot that I got along a trail when we were just leaving Lake Rose. We didn't bring our trail map, not thinking that we would need it, being only 10 minutes from camp. Well, we received some bad directions from a lady who was hanging out at the lake. We thought that we had about 15 minutes to get back to the campsite following this lady's "alternate" trail, and ended up taking about an hour and a half. It was only about an hour from getting dark, so we were honestly a little worried. I'm not sure that this shot is really that amazing. I just think that I'm including it as a memento of nearly spending the night in the woods! <br />
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Brianbgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com213701 Wildwood Dr, Logan, OH 43138, USA39.5292702 -82.431940539.3333182 -82.74779749999999 39.7252222 -82.1160835tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-61653634069129473832012-10-02T19:19:00.000-04:002012-10-02T19:19:58.395-04:00Huron Lighthouse from Nickleplate Beach....Things have been pretty busy with work, so photography has taken a little bit of a backseat lately.<br />
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But did manage to get away for a little bit on a weekend not too long ago and took the picture below of the Huron Lighthouse from Nickleplate Beach....<br />
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Brianbgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com0127 Mckinley St, Huron, OH 44839, USA41.3962561241472 -82.54333019256591841.3947671241472 -82.545797692565912 41.3977451241472 -82.540862692565923tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-6768267093962010772012-07-14T10:56:00.000-04:002012-07-14T10:56:55.367-04:00Lake Erie from MitiwangaFor the <a href="http://briangrayphotography.blogspot.com/2012/07/4th-of-july.html">4th of July fireworks</a>, we visited my wife's Uncle, who lives right on Lake Erie in a small village called Mitiwanga.<br />
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<a href="mailto:brian@edisonpen.com">Brian</a>bgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com01004 Lakeview Rd, Huron, OH 44839, USA41.385019751020913 -82.46580362319946341.383530751020913 -82.468271123199457 41.386508751020912 -82.463336123199468tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-73037597850982575712012-07-07T13:14:00.000-04:002012-07-07T13:14:26.011-04:004th of July!My wife's uncle lives in a really neat village called Mitiwanga right on Lake Erie.<br />
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Every year the residents put on one heck of a fireworks show. We had some bad weather come through, but it all cleared up just as it got dark, giving me great fireworks to photograph!<br />
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Fireworks are always fun to photograph!<br />
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First up is the Top Thrill Dragster. I can only imagine what it would be like to go 0 to 120mph in less then 4 seconds, and then straight up 420 feet. The reason that I can only imagine is that I don't have the cojones to find out!<br />
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And this one presented a nice challenge. I found this great vantage point which showed many rides all at one point. I really wanted to find a way to show all the rides with their cars at an interesting point. So this shot is made up of about nine composite shots. I used 5 exposures to create a nice HDR sky, and then I would snap a shot when each ride had it's cars at the apex, or at an interesting point. Then I layered the cars into the final shot, along with the people.</div>
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<br /></div>bgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com2Cedar Point Blvd, Sandusky, OH 44870, USA41.48389104267175 -82.68482208251953141.388777042671748 -82.842750582519528 41.579005042671753 -82.526893582519534tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-57036521336124170722012-06-28T19:05:00.000-04:002012-06-28T19:05:02.437-04:00Cedar Point in Black and White....We recently had a nice trip to <a href="http://www.cedarpoint.com/" target="_blank">Cedar Point.</a><br />
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When processing my shots, I realized that a lot of them really lended themselves to Black and White, so I went ahead with it.<br />
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The Power Tower, with same awfully dramatic clouds.... <br />
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A rather menacing T Rex....<br />
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I was in awe of this chapel that we saw. It's called <a href="https://www.chapeloftheholycross.com/store/" target="_blank">The Chapel of the Holy Cross.</a><br />
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Day Two of our Arizona vacation takes us to Sedona. It's hard to <i>not</i> find good photo opportunities in this area. My only regret is that there were not too many clouds in the sky, but guess I'll just have to make do!<br />
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We took a really neat Jeep tour. We essentially gear up in a Jeep outfitted with some pretty amazing suspension so we can get to places that we would never be able to get with normal vehicles. Photos during the tour is not easy, as you are being constantly bounced around.<br />
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But we did stop the Jeep and took a small walk to a cabin that was originally built in 1908. I can only imagine how it would have been to live in an area this remote in a cabin such as this, even when it was in good shape....<br />
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Brianbgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com0200-250 Jordan Rd, Sedona, AZ 86336, USA34.8697395 -111.760989634.866482500000004 -111.7659251 34.8729965 -111.7560541tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-90502493814095337082012-06-12T19:35:00.000-04:002012-06-12T19:35:40.856-04:00Arizona Vacation, Part OneMy family recently arrived in Arizona for a nice vacation.<br />
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To start, I got a couple of decent shots around the Cleveland Hopkins Airport prior to our leaving....<br />
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When we arrived at the condo, there was a nice view of the pool. We will be spending a lot of time here!<br />
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Brianbgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-89789918343677783252012-06-10T22:50:00.000-04:002012-06-10T22:50:40.557-04:00Downtown Milan OhioMilan is a neat little town. We moved here about 6 years ago, and we couldn't be happier. There's only one stoplight, a small town square, but there's character spilling into the city streets.<br />
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The town square consists of some antique shops, bed and breakfasts, a quaint little inn, and some other neat spots. There is a greasy spoon diner that is complete with padded spinning stools, waitresses that will call you "hon" or "sugar", and some of the best breakfast food that I've had.<br />
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Our only claim to fame is that Thomas Edison was born here. He stayed here until he was merely seven, but that's enough for us to claim him as our local hero!<br />
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Below is a statue that was put up in his honor at one end of the town square. <br />
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I only had a few days to get something together, and I didn't want to do a typical old barn, an abandoned house, or old farm equipment.<br />
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So I started thinking about subjects around my town that have been in existence the longest. Milan has a rich history, going back to the very early 1800's with the Milan Canal System prior to railroads coming through. After the war of 1812 and the Battle of Lake Erie, peaceful times led to more and more settlers in this area which led to the Village of Milan's incorporation in 1833. <br />
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History lesson aside, my mind immediately went to the cemetery knowing that gravestones have been there quite a long time. So I went there around sunset and I found the grave of Mr. Sewel H. Richards, born 1811, died 1880.<br />
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If you look closely, you can see that the original "Richards" inscription towards the bottom is barely still legible, while the main inscription above it seems a lot more crisp, leading me to believe that the inscription has been reworked over the years.<br />
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It was a beautiful day with the sun peeking out in various places along the hike. It was a little hot, so getting my feet wet felt good. And in my area, the bugs are not really in full force...so the evening hike was perfect.<br />
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These were shot in multiple exposures for HDR (high dynamic range). I've always had trouble with dense forests and HDR. Real dense foliage just is not enhanced at all with Photomatix. Photomatix hurts more than it helps dense forests. My solution has always been to either (1) compose the photo so that a dense forest is not real prominent, (2) convert it to black and white, or many times the solution is to (3) simply not process the photo with Photomatix.<br />
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Brianbgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com05207-5273 County Highway 48, Norwalk, OH 44857, USA41.28535293538512 -82.64516830444335941.28236993538512 -82.650103804443361 41.28833593538512 -82.640232804443357tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-61134509321797418022012-05-18T18:36:00.001-04:002012-05-18T18:36:39.542-04:00Old Tree<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Brian<br /><br />bgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com0Ohio Turnpike, Milan, OH 44846, USA41.321782998190265 -82.57770538330078141.318801498190268 -82.582640883300783 41.324764498190262 -82.572769883300779tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-71445992526823245962012-05-16T16:56:00.000-04:002012-05-16T16:56:51.405-04:00Storm Over Cedar Point....Before going out to dinner in Sandusky (my favorite pizza place!), we decided to stop over at the Sandusky Sailing Club to see if there might be a good view of Cedar Point.<br />
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Well, a neat storm was passing over Lake Erie, which made for a pretty dramatic scene. I really like how the stormy clouds are contrasted by the bright clouds underneath and to the left. <br />
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Brianbgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com0701 E Water St, Sandusky, OH 44870, USA41.461607479866657 -82.69967079162597741.458632479866658 -82.704606291625979 41.464582479866657 -82.694735291625975tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-82372679799283836412012-04-30T22:48:00.000-04:002012-04-30T22:48:27.827-04:00More Church Interiors....About three weeks ago, I posted a blog showing <a href="http://briangrayphotography.blogspot.com/2012/04/saint-pauls-episcopal-church.html" target="_blank">Saint Paul's Episcopal Church.</a><br />
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Saint Paul's Catholic Church. Norwalk, Ohio</div>
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Brianbgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com0Norwalk, OH, USA41.2425531 -82.615733141.1947951 -82.6946971 41.290311100000004 -82.5367691tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-65253567578098374632012-04-27T13:00:00.000-04:002012-04-27T13:00:32.765-04:00Huron River GreenwayThe <a href="http://milanarea.com/hrgreenway.htm" target="_blank">Huron River Greenway</a> is a 6 mile trail going from Huron to Milan, Ohio.<br />
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My son and I took a nice hike along this trail not too long ago, but 6-year-old-legs only made it so far before we had to head back. I came back with my camera last night to get the images below. I'll be heading back again soon. I checked on Google Earth, and there promises to be some pretty neat spots farther along this trail.<br />
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<br />bgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com0Huron River Greenway, Huron, OH 44839, USA41.353618446325335 -82.55483150482177741.352128446325338 -82.557299004821772 41.355108446325332 -82.552364004821783tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-88181996668905617602012-04-14T12:50:00.000-04:002012-04-14T12:50:53.263-04:00Kenyon CollegeI really haven't done a lot with sunrise photos, and I'm not sure why. I think that during the week, I just don't want to get up real early in addition to my normal routine. And then on the weekends, I suppose I like to sleep in! Or maybe I'm just as happy photographing sunsets. Or
maybe I've just been lazy about it. :)<br />
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get back to sleep. So I decided to just head out to Gambier, where the Kenyon College Campus is located, and see what I
could photograph.<br /><br />Well, it was pretty cloudy. I only ended up with one photo involving the sunrise, as the sun was mostly hidden by the clouds. But the clouds were nice and dreamy, and the
gentle light made for some decent photographs.<br />
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<br />bgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com0Gambier, OH, USA40.3756194 -82.397103840.3635229 -82.416844799999993 40.387715899999996 -82.3773628tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-21661578677068476832012-04-07T22:53:00.000-04:002012-04-07T22:53:41.471-04:00Saint Paul's Episcopal ChurchIn a <a href="http://briangrayphotography.blogspot.com/2012/01/churches-in-norwalk-oh.html" target="_blank">previous blog post</a>, I had photographed the exterior of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in Norwalk, OH.<br />
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Here is the photo that I had previously published...<br />
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By the look of this church from the outside, I really wanted to get inside, as I was sure that the interior would be phenomenal. I don't know when this church was built, but I'd like to do more homework. I'm thinking that it's awfully old. Well, back when I got this exterior shot, the doors were locked, so the interior would have to wait.<br />
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As a photographer, I have a strategy for getting church interior shots. Saturdays are usually best. Not only is this good for my schedule, but there are rarely members of the congregation in the church on that day, and there are usually employees or volunteers inside getting things ready for Sunday that I can chat with and get permission. This particular Saturday was very important for me, as I anticipated that lots of churches would have their Easter flowers and decorations all set up, and they would have their presentation at it's very best. I actually visited four churches today, so stay tuned for some other nice shots from this day in future posts. <br />
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I will always look for the church office first, and see if I can find someone. I'm always super friendly, and explain that I'm a photographer. I'll hand over my business card and kindly ask if I can photograph the interior of the church. I've never been turned down, and in almost all cases, people are very very friendly. If I don't find anyone, then I'll just do my thing and get out quickly. If someone does come in while I'm photographing, I just explain that I looked around, but couldn't find anyone to ask permission, and kindly ask if what I'm doing is OK. Again, I've never been told no. <br />
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Today, some very nice ladies were prepping Saint Paul's for tomorrows big day when I came in. They were awfully nice. I did give them my business card, and mentioned that they should check out my website in the next few days for some photos. So if the kind ladies from Saint Paul's are reading this-----<b><i>Big Thanks!</i></b><br />
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Brianbgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com187-95 W Main St, Norwalk, OH 44857, USA41.239633454748819 -82.620320320129441.238886954748821 -82.621554320129391 41.240379954748818 -82.6190863201294tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-16030198476732672472012-03-30T13:34:00.000-04:002012-03-30T13:34:57.225-04:00Trey Ratcliff at Kent StateTrey Ratcliff is an amazing photographer. He runs <a href="http://www.stuckincustoms.com/">www.stuckincustoms.com</a>. I've always looked up to his work as well as his philosophies on art and life in general. <br />
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I do my best to keep up with him through his blog, interviews, and any presentation of his that I can find to learn from him. Anytime that he's speaking on photography or art, I always pay attention.<br />
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He offers a full nine-hour course on HDR photography. I've taken the course. The vast majority of my skills with HDR photography and photography in general has been a result of this course, and his teachings in general.<br />
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Well, when I heard that he was giving a talk at Kent State, I jumped in my car and made the 1.5 hour drive.<br />
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I got a chance to walk around the campus a bit and get a couple of shots, but the highlight was hearing Trey's talk regarding art in a digital age, and the meet-and-greet afterwards.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">And also a decent shot of one of the campus buildings....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(5 Exposures at F11, ISO 100, 17mm) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/Photography/Photography-Portfolio/i-wjMpFqj/0/X2/Kent-State-Campus-X2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="434" src="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/Photography/Photography-Portfolio/i-wjMpFqj/0/X2/Kent-State-Campus-X2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you are a photographer, and want to learn a bit about HDR photography, I highly recommend heading over to <a href="http://stuckincustoms.com/">stuckincustoms.com</a>. He does offer a great free HDR tutorial.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Brian</div>bgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-23087616051579253772012-03-03T10:14:00.000-05:002012-03-03T10:14:17.191-05:00Manhatten Beach MarriotWe recently had a business trip that took us to LA.<br />
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Unfortunately, these business trips rarely allow us to get much time to do other things such photography.<br />
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But I did manage to get some shots in and around the hotel.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">(5 Exposures at F10, ISO 100, 16mm) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/Photography/Photography-Portfolio/i-MVM6qGs/0/X2/Manhatten-Beach-Marriot-Golf-X2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/Photography/Photography-Portfolio/i-MVM6qGs/0/X2/Manhatten-Beach-Marriot-Golf-X2.jpg" width="444" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(5 Exposures at F10, ISO 100, 10mm) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/Photography/Photography-Portfolio/i-ckrw3bv/0/X2/Manhatten-Beach-Marriot-X2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/Photography/Photography-Portfolio/i-ckrw3bv/0/X2/Manhatten-Beach-Marriot-X2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">(5 Exposures at F10, ISO 100, 16mm) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/Photography/Photography-Portfolio/i-s2vWxnf/0/X2/Manhatten-Beach-Marriot-Golf-X2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/Photography/Photography-Portfolio/i-s2vWxnf/0/X2/Manhatten-Beach-Marriot-Golf-X2.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><br />
Thanks!<br />
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Brianbgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-4496501681284488782012-02-05T12:46:00.001-05:002012-02-05T16:44:43.866-05:00The Mark Russo Septet at the Wonderbar<a href="http://www.wix.com/markrussomusic/jazz" target="_blank">Mark Russo</a> is a great friend of mine from college. He also happens to be a super-talented trumpet player.<br />
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We haven't been in touch nearly enough, except for Social Media. He made me aware of a gig going on in Cleveland that sounded like it would be a lot of fun to photograph, so I took advantage of a good photo opportunity to also hang out some great friends that I hadn't seen in years.<br />
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It was a great night! My other great friend from college, <a href="http://www.loststateoffranklin.com/" target="_blank">J Scott Franklin</a>, who also happens to be a super-talented musician, came to hang out as well. As Mark and his septet played some amazing Art Blakey tunes, I got some great shots...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">(1/50th, F2.2, ISO 6400, 85mm) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/photos/i-vK7VKFf/0/X2/i-vK7VKFf-X2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="346" src="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/photos/i-vK7VKFf/0/X2/i-vK7VKFf-X2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">(1/50th, F2.2, ISO 400, 85mm) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/photos/i-RL5Lxkw/0/X2/i-RL5Lxkw-X2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/photos/i-RL5Lxkw/0/X2/i-RL5Lxkw-X2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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(1/50th, F2.2, ISO 4000, 85mm) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/photos/i-hnwzQP9/0/XL/i-hnwzQP9-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="430" src="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/photos/i-hnwzQP9/0/XL/i-hnwzQP9-XL.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(1/50th, F2.2, ISO 400, 50mm) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/photos/i-NSwhp85/0/X2/i-NSwhp85-X2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/photos/i-NSwhp85/0/X2/i-NSwhp85-X2.jpg" width="614" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> (1/50th, F2.2, ISO 5000, 85mm) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/photos/i-63v23qR/0/X2/i-63v23qR-X2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/photos/i-63v23qR/0/X2/i-63v23qR-X2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"> (1/50th, F2.2, ISO 4000, 85mm) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/photos/i-mS8gzRF/0/XL/i-mS8gzRF-XL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="356" src="http://edisonpenco.smugmug.com/photos/i-mS8gzRF/0/XL/i-mS8gzRF-XL.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
And here's three great friends from college who haven't been together in probably 15 years! We promised that we won't wait another 15 to do this again!<br />
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Thanks!<br />
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Brianbgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1266888976222361107.post-41389568416276202952012-02-03T07:57:00.001-05:002012-03-02T18:17:59.539-05:00Cathedral Interior....I managed to sneak into a local church and was pretty happy with the results!<br />
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Thanks!<br />
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Brianbgray43050http://www.blogger.com/profile/06019867362556258337noreply@blogger.com0