Out for a Spin
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 Posted in Random & Fun Photography, Test Shots | No Comments »My three boys have an affinity for cars … and the oldest isn’t even 6 yet. I suppose that get that naturally.
So, I thought I’d take their love of cars (and mine, too) and my passion for photography and find where the two converge.
The backdrop for this was shot during the Fall here in Franklin, TN. The colors are incredible that time of year.
The car is a slightly worn/loved Maisto … a Hot Wheel wannabe … from their collection.
Lighting was a little tricky. I can’t imagine lighting a full-sized car.
See a larger photo image here: http://www.dreier.com/kyle/photography/sandbox/
– Kyle Dreier
Confessions of a “Texture-holic”
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in Random & Fun Photography | No Comments »OK, can I just say that I love textures! I’m drawn to textures. Texture is so much more interesting than smooth.
I was darting down an off the beaten path highway in Alabama and this old weathered billboard caught my attention. Two miles and one (safe) u-turn later I was recording what I saw through my lens.
Doesn’t this speak to you? It does to me. It say “I am interesting. I am more beautiful than ‘new’ and ’smooth’.”
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Enjoy.
-Kyle Dreier
Lunar Eclipse
Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Random & Fun Photography | 1 Comment »Last night was a beautiful evening to watch, and photograph, the lunar eclipse. We won’t see another until December 2010. I captured these images with my Canon 20D with a 300MM 4.0L lens. I chose my 20D over my 5D to get the 1.6X benefit of the smaller sensor making my 300mm a 480mm. Even with that focal length I had to crop these images by about 50% to get a decent sized moon.
Full moon one hour prior to the lunar eclipse.
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During the lunar eclipse.
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Saturn during the lunar eclipse. (lower left corner)
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I wonder what people thought back in the dark ages or before when they experienced a lunar eclipse. Must have been a little scary to them.
- Kyle Dreier