The Lure of the Land - A photographic journey through the pine barrens, New Jersey’s

bobpbx · Jul 19, 2011

Very cool shot of G'uvners. What a gem that little body of water is.

Pan · Jul 19, 2011

Bachman's Ivory said:
time-lapse

Not really pines related, but check out the time-lapse I made a couple of days ago on Temple University's campus

That's cool, and your photography is GREAT! What equipment are you using?

Bachman's Ivory · Jul 19, 2011

Pan said:
That's cool, and your photography is GREAT! What equipment are you using?

Thanks! My main camera is a Nikon D90. Also use my older Nikon D40 and of course a tripod, wireless shutter release and various lenses.

Bachman's Ivory · Jul 19, 2011

You can see more work here www.chaseschieferphotography.com

PancoastDrifter · Jul 20, 2011

The site looks really good Chase.

I was debating smugmug or others but I just made a 500pix account. I need to redo my website and that template looks nice.

Bachman's Ivory · Jul 20, 2011

Thanks! It's a great site, the portfolio option is a huuuge plus. I didn't want to drop all that cash on smugmug or zenfolio. It was $50 for the "Awesome" membership, plus $10 for the domain name. You can organize your portfolio collections, layout, look, bio, contact page.

Pan · Jul 21, 2011

Bachman's Ivory said:
You can see more work here www.chaseschieferphotography.com

I really love your photography. How did you make this sunset shot? Are you combining multiple images, one exposed for the sea and land and one for the sky?

http://www.chaseschieferphotography.com/#/45

PancoastDrifter · Jul 21, 2011

Bachman's Ivory said:
Thanks! It's a great site, the portfolio option is a huuuge plus. I didn't want to drop all that cash on smugmug or zenfolio. It was $50 for the "Awesome" membership, plus $10 for the domain name. You can organize your portfolio collections, layout, look, bio, contact page.

I just did the free gig for now. I thought it would integrate into my existing domain as a template. I will have to see if that can work or just look for a new gallery software I can use. I am re-working my site with vimeo embeds and the 'simple viewer' software looks outdated and clumsy now. Here is what I chose for 500px, for now... > http://llewellynthefist.500px.com/#/0

Bachman's Ivory · Jul 24, 2011

Pan said:
I really love your photography. How did you make this sunset shot? Are you combining multiple images, one exposed for the sea and land and one for the sky?

http://www.chaseschieferphotography.com/#/45

Thanks, Pan!
You're pretty much spot on. They're called HDR images (high dynamic range). You take multiple exposures of a scene (also works with a single RAW file) at different exposure values, light to dark. A computer program runs an algorithm and chooses the "best" pixels within the image. It's taken me 2 years to finally get down the processing to my liking. I learn with every image.

@pancoast, that is looking quite nice! Once you set it up with your domain you can run google analytics with it. Pretty neat option.

Pan · Jul 25, 2011

BI - That technology produces such spectacular effects, as it does in your great photos. I don't know how to do it but I've seen it before. I just googled this to get an idea of the software:

http://captainkimo.com/hdr-software-review-comparison

Bachman's Ivory · Jul 25, 2011

I only use photomatix pro, it's fairly affordable for professional software and provides fantastic results.
Here are a few tutorials that got me started. Of course, as with most art a lot of this is experimentation.
http://www.vanilladays.com/hdr_tutorial/
http://www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/

Bachman's Ivory · Jul 27, 2011

While returning from an opening reception at the new AtlantiCare hospital in Hammonton last night (3 of my prints are hanging permanently) I took a spin my Atsion lake and was treated to a spectacular sunset.

Wavering Radiant by Bachman's Ivory, on Flickr

Days End by Bachman's Ivory, on Flickr

Summer on Atsion Lake by Bachman's Ivory, on Flickr

Dusk Settles by Bachman's Ivory, on Flickr

By the way, all of my work is available to purchase through here: http://500px.com/ChaseSchiefer

Teegate · Jul 27, 2011

Very nice! Even though it does not have the flowers in it, I like the second one best.

Guy

Bachman's Ivory · Jul 27, 2011

Thanks Guy!

bobpbx · Jul 27, 2011

Man, that Summer on Atsion is sharp. I can almost smell the water by the trees on the right.

Pan · Jul 28, 2011

Those sunset photos are incredible, all of them, but, like Guy, the second one is my favorite. It's hypnotic!

Bachman's Ivory · Aug 2, 2011

A photographer friend and I Jeeped through Colliers Mills on Sunday. We caught one of the most incredible sunsets and crepuscular ray shows I've ever witnessed. When i got home (waaay up in Hazlet) We were getting hit by a nice storm. I packed up my things and ran out the Union Beach waterfront on the Raritan Bay for some spectacular lightning. Here are some of the results from that incredible day!

Nuclear Summer by Bachman's Ivory, on Flickr

Positive Flash by Bachman's Ivory, on Flickr

Six Shooter by Bachman's Ivory, on Flickr

Welcome to the Garden State by Bachman's Ivory, on Flickr

Summer's Field by Bachman's Ivory, on Flickr

Glorious Radiance by Bachman's Ivory, on Flickr

Tail of the Storm by Bachman's Ivory, on Flickr

To The End of Time by Bachman's Ivory, on Flickr

Quad Bolt by Bachman's Ivory, on Flickr

Thunderous Crepusculars by Bachman's Ivory, on Flickr

...One of the greatest days of my life! :dance: