Park Bench Icicles

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Park Bench Icicles


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/6.3
Exposure: 1/800
Focal Length: 105mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 160
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment, contrast adjustment, converted to black and white, and unsharp-mask

Ottawa Skyline Panorama

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Ottawa Skyline Panorama


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/10.0
Exposure: 1/250
Focal Length: 200mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 160
20 Exposures!
Circular Polarizer
Post processing included conversion from RAW, photomerge, cropped, cloning/healing tools, levels adjustment, colour correction, border creation and text

Sunset By The Frozen River - HDR

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Sunset By The Frozen River - HDR


Exif Data
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposures: 1/200, 1/160, 1/125, 1/100, 1/60, 1/50, 1/40, 1/30, 1/25
Focal Length: 10mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 100
Tripod
Post processing included conversion from RAW, merge to HDR, tonemapping, colour adjustment and contrast adjustment

White Sculptures... White Snow - HDR

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called White Sculptures... White Snow - HDR


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/16.0
Exposures: 1/100, 1/200, 1/400
Focal Length: 28mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 160
Post processing included conversion from RAW, align images, merge to HDR, tonemapped, cropped 16x9, dust removal, levels adjustment, and unsharp-mask

Fence In The Snow

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Fence In The Snow


Exif Data
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Aperture: f/16.0
Exposure: 1/160
Focal Length: 81mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 200
Post processing included conversion from RAW, rotation correction, levels adjustment, healing tool, and unsharp-mask

Abstract Ice

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Abstract Ice


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/320
Focal Length: 105mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 160
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment, dodge/burn tools, healing tool, and unsharp-mask

Between Bridges HDR

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Between Bridges HDR


Exif Data
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Aperture: f/10.0
Exposures: 1/6, 1/8, 1/10, 1/13, 1/15, 1/25, 1/30, 1/40
Focal Length: 10.0mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 100
Tripod
Post processing included conversion from RAW, merge to HDR, tonemapped, levels adjustment, colour correction, cropped, healing tool, and unsharp-mask

Frosty

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Frosty


Exif Data
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/25
Focal Length: 17mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 200
Post processing included conversion from RAW, levels adjustment, cropped, and unsharp-mask

Snowshoeing

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Snowshoeing


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/3.5
Exposure: 1/2000
Focal Length: 200mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 400
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, and levels adjustment

Self Portrait - Editing At Night

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Editing At Night


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/6
Focal Length: 58mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 800
Tripod
Post processing included conversion from RAW, dodge tool, and healing tool

Ice Cream

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Ice Cream


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/18.0
Exposure: 1/200
Focal Length: 105mm
Multiple Flashes: Fired E-TTL (Ratio 1:8)
ISO: 500
Tripod
Umbrella
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped 16x9, and levels adjustment

Winter Path

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Winter Path


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/13.0
Exposure: 1/100
Focal Length: 24mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 400
Post processing included conversion from RAW, levels adjustment, convert to black and white, healing tool, and unsharp-mask

My Top 11 of 2011

I know my top 11 of 2011 list is coming pretty late considering 2012 is already in full swing, but it was really hard for me to decide on only 11 of the shots posted last year. In order to break it down and make it a little easier, I had to force myself to omit choosing any of the photos I posted from work gigs and also any of the ones of my own family (or else all 11 shots would probably be from those!). So don't get me wrong, I think my family and paid gig shots are probably some of my best work, but I wanted to only showcase here what I thought were the top 11 random shots I took last year for my photo a day project. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Blossoms
Clownfish At Home
Droste Clock
Goodbye Fall... Hello Winter
Just A Rose
Lighthouse HDR
O Canada
Ottawa River At Night Panorama
Sail Away
Stairway Of My Dreams
Sunset After Irene

Icicles In The Sun

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Icicles In The Sun


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure: 1/5000
Focal Length: 75mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 500
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, and unsharp-mask

Cold Chickadee's

Two shots for the "Photo a Day" project again today, they are called Cold Chickadee's



Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/9.0 & f/8.0
Exposure: 1/500 & 1/200
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 1000
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment, and unsharp-mask

Female Downy Woodpecker

There are two shots for the "Photo a Day" project today, and they are called Female Downy Woodpecker



Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/9.0
Exposure: 1/400 & 1/500
Focal Length: 192.5mm & 152.5 with 2X TC (385mm & 305mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 1000
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, and levels adjustment

Pomeranian

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Pomeranian


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/4.0
Exposure: 1/20
Focal Length: 90mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 5000
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment, high pass filter, and noise reduction

200 Gallon Salt Water Reef Tank in HD - Video

I took a few videos of this very nice 200 gallon salt water reef tank a little while ago, and I finally got around to editing them together to create a montage. Video quality is quite decent this time around since I used a tripod most of the time. What did not help is that my daughter liked to shake the tripod now and then while I was filming! I should also really invest in a nice fluid movement head for the tripod when shooting video, since the head I was using is somewhat jerky when panning. Lighting was pretty good because he has an equivalent of 800W of metal halide lights pumping out of his 120 mixed LED light source. The only issue with lighting is the blue (night) lights cast a very strange purple colour on reflective/luminescent objects. Nevertheless, the video still looks great, to me. Make sure to watch it in full 1080p HD glory for the best image quality.



Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Lenses: Canon 24-105 f4 IS L USM, Canon 50 f1.8

Water Drop

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Water Drop. This shot was taken with my great friend and fellow professional, Jeffrey Meyer Photography, while we were testing out the new Canon EF 100mm f2.8 L IS USM macro lens. It is definitely a fabulous lens!


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/20.0
Exposure: 1/200
Focal Length: 100mm
Multiple Flashes: Fired
ISO: 100
Post processing included lightroom adjustments done by Jeff

Ice And Snow

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Ice And Snow


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/6.3
Exposure: 1/800
Focal Length: 175mm with 2X TC (350mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 400
Post processing included conversion from RAW, High Pass Filter, unsharp-mask, and converted to black and white

Female Cardinal

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Female Cardinal


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/6.3
Exposure: 1/320
Focal Length: 200mm with 2X TC (400mm)
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 400
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, and High Pass Filter

PS3 Move vs. Golf Balls

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called PS3 Move vs. Golf Balls


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/30
Focal Length: 105mm
Flash: Fired Off Camera (E-TTL)
ISO: 1000
Post processing included conversion from RAW, and cropped 16x9

Blobs

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Blobs


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/100
Focal Length: 185mm
Extension Tube: 20mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 400
Tripod
Post processing included conversion from RAW, levels adjustment, High Pass Filter, Hue/Saturation, and cloning/healing tools

Today's Sunset HDR

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Today's Sunset HDR


Exif Data
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Aperture: f/10.0
Exposures: 1/250, 1/125, 1/60, 1/30, 1/15, 1/8
Focal Length: 10mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 200
Post processing included conversion from RAW, merge to HDR, tonemapped, cropped, contrast adjustment, healing tool, and unsharp-mask

Chandeliers

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Chandeliers


Exif Data
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/20
Focal Length: 28mm
Flash: Fired E-TTL
ISO: 400
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped 16x9, levels adjustment, perspective, and conversion to black and white

Chips Nostalgia

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Chips Nostalgia


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/22.0
Exposure: 1/160
Focal Length: 105mm
Flash: Fired Off Camera (E-TTL)
ISO: 320
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, and unsharp-mask

Tulips

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Tulips


Exif Data
Camera: Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure: 1/100
Focal Length: 105mm
Flash: Fired E-TTL
ISO: 400
Post processing included conversion from RAW, levels adjustment, and unsharp-mask

Chow Mein with Butter Chicken and Vegetables

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Chow Mein with Butter Chicken and Vegetables. A FANTASTIC combination!


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/8.0
Exposure: 1/200
Focal Length: 28mm
Flash: Fired Off Camera (E-TTL)
Flash Exposure Compensation: +2/3EV
ISO: 160
Tripod
Flash Cord
Shoot Through Reflector
Post processing included conversion from RAW, levels adjustment, liquify, and unsharp-mask

Have A Seat

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Have A Seat


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure: 1/2000
Focal Length: 24mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 250
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment and unsharp-mask

Snow Drifts

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Snow Drifts


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure: 1/4000
Focal Length: 55mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 500
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped, levels adjustment, contrast adjustment, dodge/burn tools, and converted to black and white

Snow Road

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Snow Road


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure: 1/500
Focal Length: 80mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 500
Post processing included conversion from RAW, cropped 16x9, conversion to black and white, contrast adjustment, and unsharp-mask

Winter Rose

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called Winter Rose


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/11.0
Exposure: 1/400
Focal Length: 105mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 500
Post processing included conversion from RAW

A Bright Path For 2012 HDR

Today's shot for the "Photo a Day" project is called A Bright Path For 2012 HDR


Exif Data
Camera: Canon 5D mkII
Aperture: f/32.0
Exposures: 3.2 sec, 6 sec, 13 sec
Focal Length: 70mm
Flash: Not-Fired
ISO: 500
Tripod
Post processing included conversion from RAW, merge to HDR, tonemapped, converted to black and white, healing tool, and unsharp-mask