Yoho Valley, Early Morning
This photograph is not what it seems to be. On first look it looks like a shot of a foggy scene. However, if ones looks closer, there are parts of the trees that are lit up by the sunlight and other parts that are obscured by 'fog'.
The scene is actually back lit by the sun with mist coming off of a nearby waterfall. It was almost a 'rain' event as we were getting soaked with the water falling all around us. In addition, since I was shooting into the sun, controlling flare was a pain as there was water droplets falling on the lens. Above us was blue sky. This beautiful scene lasted about 3 minutes. Luckily (with some good judgment) I was able to get what I wanted.
Hand Held, 1/320 sec; f5.6, using Nikkor 24-70 @ 70mm, Nikon D800E (who said you can't shoot handheld with a D800? This looks great on 24X36 print)
Vin Singh
Fire-Wave, Valley of Fire
Many photos of the fire-wave from the valley of fire, just outside (60km) of Las Vegas. Most of them are in colour with the occasional interpretation in monochrome. I chose to represent in black and white for a few reasons. 1) Just to be different. 2) I felt that on this particular day, the sky/colour combination just didn't work. 3) Wanted the picture to have some "punch" in the wave bands without the image looking way over-done. My only gripe is that I wish somehow I could have gotten the tip of the wave a little higher over the background cliffs.
This was a two shot pano taken with D3X, 24mm PC-E.
-Vin Singh
The Grand, Venice, Italy
With such a beautiful view, it's hard to totally mess up this shot. It may not be entirely unique, but is a must anyways. In this image, I have attempted to give an 'old world' look to it by using a monochrome warm tone finish. However, the power boats contradict this...but what can be done of it as they are more prevalent than the human powered ones:) One interesting thing shooting in Italy with such old buildings - many of them do not have straight walls. So when attempting to get straight architectural lines keep this in mind...sometimes nothing lines up as it should.
-Vin Singh
S-Drive
There was so much going on in the scene around this simple 'S' roadway: It was early morning, sun rising with orange glow around the hills. In the foreground and in the distance, there were hot sulphur plumes everywhere. It would make an excellent image as well, however I decided to focus on the much simpler 'S' on the road. This road could be anywhere in the world (although maybe not with red hills like these) but the location is not what makes it interesting. It's the shape and imagining driving on the road that makes it interesting. Of course, you can't shoot it in the middle of the day and the beautiful colours get all washed out :)
Vin Singh
Traffic flow, Gardiner Expressway, Toronto
Some more uses for a ND filter. Sure, I could have waited a little longer when the sky darkened and not have to use one, but then I would have any ugly black sky instead of this ugly orange one! I could also have used a much smaller f-stop (like f22) but then I would be losing resolution.
-Vin Singh