Posts Tagged ‘Photo’
Moped In Atlanta
Photo by Lindsay Roycroft 2012
This guy seemed to be on a mission. Mopeds in Atlanta are very common place, especially in the Little Five Points area of town.
Self Portrait: Rear View Mirror
Photo by Lindsay Roycroft 2012
Lindsay shoots a random self portrait through my rear view mirror in, HDR.
Little Ava and Her Big Brown Eyes
Photograph by John Roycroft 2012
Our precious little Ava and her big brown eyes.
Photo Of The Day
June 30, 2012 – This guy was standing on street corner in 103 degree heat in Newnan, Georgia today. My wife asked him why and he said just because he wanted to do it. How awesome is that?
Probably not an Obama supporter.
RePost : “Tree In A Pasture”
Photograph By John Roycroft Focal Length 200mm 1/60sec F/5.6
During my drives taking service calls, I often find myself traveling through rural Georgia. For the past several years I’ve taken Hwy 16 west headed for Griffin. There is a tree that sits alone way out in a pasture. I believe it to be an oak tree.
That tree for some reason has always caught my eye when passing, and I keep telling myself to bring my camera. I’ve told myself that for the past 5 years, but never seem to have it on the right day.
Well a couple of days ago, camera ready, I again headed down Hwy 16, except that day was very rainy and a bit foggy. My hopes of getting a good photograph were very low. The tree is in a very rural area in a small town named Hollowville. There is no place to park anywhere, so I knew that when I arrived I would have to be ready for a quick shot as I passed.
As I got closer my hopes were growing dim with the weather being so poor. Lighting was not adequate for a passing shot without stopping. That stretch of Hwy 16 is a very dangerous two lane highway with lots of traffic so when I stopped it would have to be quick.
Arriving to the stretch of road that passes in front of the pasture where the tree sits, I was in luck. No cars coming either way, so I pulled my 4Runner off to the road side and quickly prepped my camera with my 200mm lens. The rain was coming down and a bit of fog still in the air. In my rear view mirror I could see traffic approaching about half a mile away. Setting my NIKON at – 1/60 sec F/5.6 , I fired away. Pulling back onto the road not sure if the shot was good or not. Arriving at my service call in Griffin I reviewed my photo and to my surprise it was great. It was a successful drive by shooting.
Lindsay and I will take off into the mountains of north Georgia or just head somewhere with no destination in mind with the hopes of getting a good drive by photograph. That rain and fog added something to my tree photo that would probably otherwise be just a picture of an old tree in a field with no character.
The weather and lighting all play into your scenic photographs. Don’t let a rainy day stop you. Nature will help paint your picture. Natural lighting is a beautiful thing.
“Day Dreamer”
Photograph by Lindsay Roycroft
