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Sunset storm over Albuquerque – part 3

Doug Otto — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:51:32 +0000

This is the final image from my recent trip to New Mexico. Having spent my entire life in Sacramento county, I’ve never experienced weather like this, let alone have the chance to photograph it. Change is hard, but with change comes opportunity. I’m looking forward to becoming more familiar with this part of our country. Since [...]

Sunset Storm over Albuquerque – part 2

Doug Otto — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:26:41 +0000

It’s often challenging trying to make successful images in unfamiliar locations. In the case of this image, and the one from the previous post, nature stepped in and made it easy. Both of these storm images were taken last Sunday in Albuquerque, NM. The forecast called for afternoon/evening thunderstorms. I was pretty sure that I [...]

Sunset Storm over Albuquerque

Doug Otto — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 15:17:36 +0000

Taken with Canon 5D and Canon 24-70 f/2.8. ISO 100, f/11, 1/4 second exposure. Exposure balanced with a Singh-Ray 3 stop, hard, graduated neutral density filter.

Seaman recruit Otto

Doug Otto — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:39:57 +0000

On his way to Great Lakes, IL for basic training. He’s going to be a computer/electronic technition aboard a submarine. They grow up so fast.

Cloudless morning, Mono Lake

Doug Otto — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:32:13 +0000

Last week I spent a few days in the Eastern Sierra. My son leaves for the Navy early next week. The trip was the last chance to spend some time with him, outdoors, for quite a while. Other than the decision to move from one campground to another, it was a relaxing trip. We collected [...]

Local Dogwoods

Doug Otto — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:47:13 +0000

I just love Dogwood blooms. So delicate and fleeting, it's a magical flower. When not in bloom it's a rather non-descript tree/bush but for a week or so in spring, they're amazing. I've had a love hate relationship with the dogwood in Yosemite for a of couple years now. The timing of the bloom has proven to be my undoing. Try as I might, I always seem to miss "the peak" by a week or so. Maybe someday I'll get it right.

Steps to becoming a better nature photographer – run the fences

Doug Otto — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:30:46 +0000

#3 – Run the fences This is my dog “Hops.” He’s a part terrier, part spaniel mutt that we got from the local roughly 13 years ago. At age 13, he’s basically retired from many of his “dog duties.” Standing diligently at the front door watching for strangers has largely been replaced by sunny naps in [...]

Succulent flowers

Doug Otto — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:14:11 +0000

This weeks image is courtesy of another trip through my archives. I’m frequently guilty of picking one or two images, that I like, from a particular shoot and then forgetting to look at the rest. I made this photograph almost exactly 2 years ago but hadn’t processed it until a couple of days ago. These [...]

Morning reflection

Doug Otto — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:51:30 +0000

This is another image from my archives. Summer, historically, is the busiest time of the year for my IT job. It’s also the “crowd season” in Yosemite valley. I go to Yosemite to relax and sitting in a traffic jam isn’t my idea of relaxation. What is comes down to is that I don’t spend [...]

Bodie Church – infrared

Doug Otto — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:44:40 +0000

(Bodie, CA was a mining town in the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains. I’ve written about the area previously so if you’d like to know more about it, take a peek here.) Yesterday afternoon, I had lunch with Gary Hart. One of the things that ended up as conversation fodder was image processing. While Gary and [...]