June 2011

Jack In The Car

After posting travel and vacation related photos for 3 week straight, I went back to my old photo album and looked for some interesting photos l liked and wanted to share with everyone.

I am still not very good at HDR photography, but I do think I have some unique point of views. I took this Jack In The Car photo at Wichenburg AZ for a Toys for Tot Ride Event. Lots people drov up to Wichenburg with packed toys and gift in their back seat. The toys is donated to those poor kid whose parents can not afford the toys.

It was also an antique car show. Lots people drove their unique cars and part on the street to show off their collections. This guy had a giant Jack Head in his car. It was really interesting.

Orange Puzzle

Finally, I got something different on this blog since I spent too much time processing my travel photos and beach photos. This is my last photo of my Caribbean Cruise Trip. I took this photo at Tamp Airport’s Hotel Lobby. This is also the end of my vacation for the first half of 2011. It’s time to plan the next trip for the second half of 2011.

The mirror looks like a never solved puzzle. No matter where you look at it from, you can always see the lamp and light on the wall. Orange is one of my favorite color.

The Heaven On The White Sand Beach

There is nothing more I can say about the Caribbean Cruise Trip. It’s simply awesome. Before I close the chapter, I have two more beach photos to show off. My journey won’t stop here. There are new journey coming soon.

I’ve heard about Cayman Island’s 7 Miles beach for sometime. I finally had chance to visit it myself. Seeing is believing. The beach is very beautiful. I can’s resist to grab my camera and shot. Well. I end up taking so many similar photos and unable to decide which one to pick. So here are the two photos that was processed into HDR Image with Photomatix Pro.

Well. Taking 3 bracketed photos on the beach for HDR isn’t easy. The wave keeps coming. So I end up taking a RAW image and convert that into 3 different exposure shots. I bet the more experience photographer can tell me how to deal with wave in my case. Thanks to Photomatix’s deGhost features. I can clean up the ghost on those tourists.

I do have suggestion to those who visit Cayman Island’s 7 miles beach. It’s actually 6 miles. Some tax driver will take you to a hotel and charge you $25 to enter their own section of the beach. That is totally BS. If you can walk, you can walk from any one of the hotel on the beach which only charge you for the food, drink and chairs.

You can find an awesome spat like we did and enjoy the beach for FREE.

Camera: Canon 7D

Software: Photoshop, Photomatix Pro

You Are Not Alone – A Lonely Boat In The Ocean

This is my second shot of Lonely Boat since a long time ago. This photo has not been modified or retouched. It’s an actually border patrol boat to guard the place and watching our cruise ship leaving the harbor. It definitely demonstrates how big the ocean is and how small we are.

Sunset On Horizon

Really. I am not a big fan of taking sunset or sunrise photos. First of all, there is chance that the sun light will hurt the digital camera sensor badly. It’s also hard to capture the right moment and color. This one isn’t as bad as I thought. Of course, it has to be HDR in order to show more details and colors.

Since it was taken on a moving ship, it was not easy to hold camera steady. Glad that Photomatix Pro solve the problem easil

Here are two more from the different angle and in Black and White.

I like the black and white. It looks like a scene in the horror movie.

Camera: Canon 7D

Software: Photoshop, Photomatix Pro

The Ene Of The Line

This is the last photo of Mahogany Bay Roatan, where we left the colorful ghost town behind. The Rain is coming our way and we just left at the right time. You can see there is another cruise ship (Carnival Glory) in front of us at the end of the horizon line. This place is beautiful and newly opened for Carnival cruise line. The nearby airport is about 4-6 hours drive, so the easy way to get here is by cruise. We took our zip-line excursion here and we had good time screaming in the jungle. 🙂

Let It Rain

The dark cloud moved in while we were leaving the Mahogany Bay Roatan. I took many shots of this scene and finally came up with two different images. I kind of like the second one more, but I think I can make it even more dynamic when I know more about HDR image and Photomatix Pro.