Hillside Hideaway Unedited

Date/Time: 10 February 2012, 12:27pm
Location: Bannack, MT
Aperture: f4.5
Shutter Speed: 1/800

Hillside Hideaway

Camera: Canon 60D
Other: Post-production HDR

Bracketed Wagon

Date/Time: 10 February 2012, 12:03pm
Location: Bannack, MT
Aperture: f5
Shutter Speed: 1/160 (+/- 1)

Little Red Wagon

Camera: Canon 60D
Other: Tripod mounted for consistent positioning with the three exposures.

I loved how the Hillside Hideaway was virtually grayscale, even in real life, except for the splotches of red on the front doors. I knew it needed to be an HDR shot, but didn't have time to set up the tripod for it. I'm pleased with the way it turned out. I did have time to do it properly on Little Red Wagon.

Macro Components

Date/Time: 10 February 2012
Location: Bannack, MT
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/160
Camera: Canon 60D
Other: Both coincidentally shot at same shutter speed and aperture.

Unlocking Heaven

Date/Time: 10 February 2012
Location: Bannack, MT
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/160
Camera: Canon 60D

These two shots were pretty straightforward right out of the camera. No trickery. They were combined using a Color Dodge blending mode, and then I masked out the key emblem to allow it to show through a bit more.

Point Blank

Date/Time: 10 February 2012, 4:00pm
Location: Bannack, MT
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/100
Camera: Canon 60D

I owe the idea for this shot to Kris. I was already taking portrait shots of Thane and it just happened to work out that way. I didn't do any editing to these photos with the exception of cropping on one to make it better match the positioning of the other.

The Risk Wisp

Date/Time: 10 February 2012, 2:21pm
Location: Bannack, MT
Aperture: f22
Shutter Speed: 1/6
Camera: Canon 60D
Other: Tripod mounted

Now, Scarf!

Date/Time: 10 February 2012, 5:30pm
Location: Bannack, MT
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/500
Camera: Canon 60D

These shots were pretty straightforward. I used shutter priority mode to capture both of these images. I wanted everything sharp except the Merry-Go-Round rider in The Risk Wisp, so I used a slow shutter speed and a tripod. The most difficult part about the Now, Scarf! shot was getting the wind to cooperate. Both photos got a bit of cropping and color correction.

Able Bodied

Date/Time: 10 February 2012, 11:49am
Location: Bannack, MT
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/320
Camera: Canon 60D

Redbox

Date/Time: 10 February 2012, 1:09pm
Location: Bannack, MT
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/80
Camera: Canon 60D

I'm really loving portraiture. Able Bodied only needed some color correction. Redbox needed a bit more work. The background was an atrocious yellow color that didn't work well with anything else, so that had to go. I really liked the red. Oakley has a lot of natural beauty, so I did everything I could to accentuate that with my facial editing.

Side Composition

Prairie Pearl

Date/Time: 4 February 2012, 12:11pm
Location: Nevada City, MT
Aperture: f7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/160
Camera: Canon 60D

Head & Shoulder

Tyke

Date/Time: 4 February 2012, 12:40pm
Location: Nevada City, MT
Aperture: f7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/40
Camera: Canon 60D

Full Body

The Cookie Compromise

Date/Time: 4 February 2012, 1:36pm
Location: Nevada City, MT
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/250
Camera: Canon 60D

Group Activity

Yearning For Pa

Date/Time: 4 February 2012, 11:51am
Location: Nevada City, MT
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/800
Camera: Canon 60D

Group Posed

Doe & Fawn

Date/Time: 4 February 2012, 1:53pm
Location: Nevada City, MT
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/250
Camera: Canon 60D

Environmental

Round Up

Date/Time: 4 February 2012, 1:56pm
Location: Nevada City, MT
Aperture: f5.6
Shutter Speed: 1/640
Camera: Canon 60D

And two bonuses. I couldn't help myself . . .

Daydream Believer

Date/Time: 4 February 2012, 12:40pm
Location: Nevada City, MT
Aperture: f7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/40
Camera: Canon 60D

Sneaky Creaky

Date/Time: 4 February 2012, 12:22pm
Location: Nevada City, MT
Aperture: f7.1
Shutter Speed: 1/60
Camera: Canon 60D

This shoot was a blast up in the Virginia City and Nevada City ghost towns in Montana. Most of these shots had some minor color correction and skin/other portrait enhancements. While I took several shots with fill flashes and other artificial lighting, all of these are naturally lit. They just happened to be my favorites. Regarding The Cookie Compromise, I happened to be focused on him right as his mother promised him cookies in exchange for his continued cooperation on the shoot. It was a perfect candid moment.