Photography...

One way to keep sane is by having hobbies. I have a few different hobbies such as riding a long with deputies, reading, building model aircraft and taking pictures. By far the most expensive hobby that I have is photography. The reason it is so expensive is because a good SLR camera cost money.

SLR stands for Single Reflex Lens. SLR's are expensive because they can do a lot with the different functions of a camera. Not to long ago I acquired an SLR. It is an older model Canon but it works for me. I love taking pictures with this type of camera because I can do much more with the different lenses and zooms, depth of field, and focus. Recently I was outside taking photos in just the moonlight and they were turning out well. I was even able to capture the Big Dipper.

 The reason that I use this intro is because I want to show you a couple of things that I want to eventually try out. My ultimate goal is to go to the National Parks and take pictures there and start a business secondary to my career choice.

One of the things that I want to try out is called Time Lapse Photography. Time lapse photography is where you take a whole bunch of pictures from the same place with time in between them. Sometimes this is accomplished by taking a picture every 26 seconds for a couple of hours. Sometimes you have to take a picture for longer times. For an example of a fun way to do time lapse photography with a friend click on this link.

One site that one of my instructors told me about this year is awesome. He does a lot of time lapse photography and they look awesome. Check out his website at 599productions.com. He has a few different types of time lapse and my favorite would happen to be the one with the night sky.

But for right now until I get to the point where I know what I am doing, I am going to stick to doing photography like the one above. If you have a Facebook account you can look at my photos by one of the following links. Even if you don't have a Facebook you should be able to look at some of these pictures.

Night Life Album
Fall 2011 Album
Photography

Taking pictures of Nature is a good stress releaver. When nature is working with you that is. Animals and even the plants have a mind of their own it seems. I like to head out in the middle of nowhere and find a good image that I think I can make look a certain way. By the time I get the picture taken it normally looks close to what I had in mind.
Let me know what you think. Have a good weekend!