Images of Costa Rica

My first video slideshow from my recent trip to Costa Rica in March 2009. Enjoy !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lig0Wcv3PGg

Portraits

With the assistance of a very good (and patient) friend who posed as my model, I used two lights at home (normal desk lamps in fact) to create a home studio. I used one as a key (main) light, the other as a fill light. My WB was set on Tungsten, my ISO at 800 or 1600. I shot from different angles, some horizontal but mostly vertical shots.

Come to my first public show !

Flash

Experimenting with my flash - stopping the moment and "painting with light" ...

Landscapes and HDR

I experimented with taking three images of same image (mostly landscapes)using exposure bracketing on my camera - one at correct exposure, one at -2 , and one at + 2. I then used these three images as input into HDR (part of PS) to create final image.

Architecture

I took photos (both interior and exterior) at a friend's beautiful new home at Lake Ozark, MO.

An afternoon attending class at LLI (PJ)

I took images as I was attending a Life Long Learning class at WU one day.