I’ve just released eight new 20″ x 16″ posters ready to ship before the Christmas holidays. Each poster is printed on high quality paper and most orders will ship in 48 hours. All posters will be shipped flat in a very secure padded cardboard container to protect your image during transport. Framing, gift packaging and drop shipments are also available before Christmas for that special someone in your life.
One of my favorite subjects to photograph in nature is a waterfall. There is something so dynamic yet serene about water cascading over rocks that I just can’t resist. Perhaps its several years of drought that’s make me a little obsessive about searching out waterfalls in Texas or perhaps it just the technical challenge of capturing such a dynamic scene in static photograph. Whatever the case, waterfalls continue to fascinate me.
Getting a good shot of a waterfalls is fairly simple if you follow a few simple rules:
Upper McKinney Falls – Austin, Texas
Copyright 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II set on manual (M) using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens tripod-mounted. The exposure was taken at 70mm, f/16 for 10 seconds at ISO 100 using a Singh-Ray Vari-ND-Duo neutral density and warming polarizer filter. All post capture processing was done in Adobe’s Lightroom 3 Beta. Click on the image above for a larger version.
These two shots were taken back in October during one of the most perfect days for landscape photography I’ve ever experienced. The early morning air was cool and dry and the sky a perfect cobalt blue. High, thin cirrus clouds were moving swiftly across the horizon providing a beautiful background for my shots of Enchanted Rock.
Looking up at the steep trail in front of me all thoughts of my age and lower back problems faded away. My only concern was ascending the hill as quickly as possible to capture as much of this beauty as possible before the light changed. Strangely enough, this incredibly soft but vibrant light lasted most of the day and into the early evening. It was a rare and beautiful gift I’ll never forget.
Things Are Looking Up – Fredericksburg, Texas
Copyright 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II set on aperture priority (Av) using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens tripod-mounted. The exposure was taken at 24mm, f/8 for 1/50th of a second at ISO 100 using a Singh-Ray warming polarizer filter. All post capture processing was done in Adobe’s Lightroom 3 Beta. Click on the image above for a larger version.
Way, Way Up – Fredericksburg, Texas
Copyright 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II set on aperture priority (Av) using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens tripod-mounted. The exposure was taken at 28mm, f/8 for 1/80th of a second at ISO 100 using a Singh-Ray warming polarizer filter. All post capture processing was done in Adobe’s Lightroom 3 Beta. Click on the image above for a larger version.
If you look through nature photography web sites or magazines like Outdoor Photographer, you notice that most waterfall shots were taken from above the falls looking down. To make your waterfall image more interesting try to get the shot that no one else has gotten, looking up at the waterfall from the middle of the river. Sometimes a slightly different perspective can make a big difference.
Lower McKinney Falls – Austin, Texas
Copyright 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II set on manual (M) using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens tripod-mounted. The exposure was taken at 70mm, f/16 for 10 seconds at ISO 100 using a Singh-Ray Vari-ND-Duo neutral density and warming polarizer filter. All post capture processing was done in Adobe’s Lightroom 3 Beta. Click on the image above for a larger version.
In all my travels I’ve never visited a place that felt more like home than the Texas Hill Country. It’s a region like no other on the planet, stretching from La Grange, Smithville and Rockdale in the east to Uvalde, Rock Springs and Junction in the west.; from New Braunfels and San Antonio in the south to Temple and Lampasas in the north. A region of placid rivers in the summer like the Frio, Sabinal and Guadalupe to raging torrents like the Pedernales, Llano and Colorado in the springtime. A region of rolling hills, rocky uplifts and valleys full of deep rich soil. The Texas Hill Country is region of distinct character, as independent as the folks that settled here and as beautiful as any place on Earth.
Hill Country Landscapes (10″ x 8″ x 50 pages, Autographed)
Copyright 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
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The Hill Country Landscapes book is available today for delivery before Christmas. I’ve had a lot of fun putting this 50 page book together and there’s a special treat for you photographers in the final pages. Taking a cue from Wyman Meinzer’s books, I’ve added a section detailing my exact settings for each of the 47 images presented in the book including the camera, exposure and filters used. It’s my hope that this information will help other photographers enjoy the incredible photographic opportunities available in the Texas Hill Country.
Happy Friday! Its snowing here in southeast Texas which for any time of the year is very unusual. We’re in for a hard freeze tonight with temperatures in the upper 20′s. Since I’m a warm weather fanatic I thought I’d post one more image from a beautiful fall day in central Texas. Gotta love those Texas hills!
Those Texas Hills – Fredericksburg, Texas
Copyright 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II set on manual (M) using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens hand-held. The exposure was taken at 28mm, f/8 for 1/60th of a second at ISO 100 using a Singh-Ray warming polarizer. All post capture processing was done in Adobe’s Lightroom 3 Beta. Click on the image above for a larger version.
Just a quick tip for a sleepy Monday morning.
In the world of digital photography, film is essentially free. So shoot everything around you. You never know how a shot will turn out unless you actually take it and no one will ever see your rejects!
I shot this image a few weeks ago at McKinney Falls on a cold, damp and dreary afternoon. Given the weather, I was surprised to see so many folks visiting the falls and couldn’t get a clear shot at the part of the falls that most interested me. Rather than become frustrated I began looking around at the water, the cypress trees and the unusual rock formations all around me. I could see all sorts of potential shots, most quite different from the typical waterfall shots I’d planned. I honestly didn’t know if any of these would turn out, but taking them kept me creatively “limber” while I waited for the tourists to wander off.
I notice this a lot at my workshops. Most folks will concentrate so hard on the subject at hand that they forget to look around for other potential subjects. With digital, film is essentially free so I encourage folks to shoot everything around them, looking for different foreground subjects and different angles. If you don’t think this works, take a look at Thomas Hawk’s incredibly popular Flickr stream. Talk about a prolific shooter!
In Motion – (Onion Creek) Austin, Texas
Copyright 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II set on manual (M) using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens tripod-mounted. The exposure was taken at 47mm, f/16 for 4 seconds at ISO 100 using a Singh-Ray Vari-ND-Duo neutral density and warming polarizer filter. All post capture processing was done in Adobe’s Lightroom 3 Beta. Click on the image above for a larger version.
Its been a year of strange weather here in Texas. We started out the year in severe drought and the spring and summer months brought little respite. We finally began to get some much-needed rain in the early fall but by then the trees had gone brown and dry. Its been the worst fall color season that I can remember and the earliest I’ve ever seen the trees begin to shed their leaves.
Autumn Reflections – Smithville, Texas
Copyright 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II set on manual (M) using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens hand-held. The exposure was taken at 40mm, f/16 for 1/20th of a second at ISO 100 using a Singh-Ray warming polarizer. All post capture processing was done in Adobe’s Lightroom 3 Beta. Click on the image above for a larger version.
I had high hopes to capture some fall color around Austin last weekend but most of the leaves had already fallen or turned brown. I finished my Saturday afternoon workshop a little early (it was damn cold) and decided to enjoy the drive along Park Road 1C which runs between Bastrop and Buescher state parks. The 15 miles of winding road through the “Lost Pines” is always a treat for the senses.
I decided to stop at the lake near the entrance of Buescher State Park to see if I could spot any birds to photograph and could hardly believe my luck in finding still waters and a beautiful cobalt blue sky. Some days you just get lucky!
Winter is a funny time of year in central Texas. The leaves have mostly fallen and the fields turned golden brown. The southern sun is much lower in the sky and the light is both softer and less harsh. Though the days have grown shorter, the shadows have grown longer. It’s as if the “magic hours” we nature photographers so love have been extended just when we need them the most.
Reflections in Black & White – Smithville, Texas
Copyright 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II set on aperture priority (Av) using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens tripod-mounted. The exposure was taken at 50mm, f/13 for 1/25th of a second at ISO 100 using a Singh-Ray warming polarizer. Post capture processing was done in Adobe’s Lightroom 3 Beta using Nik Software’s Silver Efex Pro for the black & white conversion. Click on the image above for a larger version.
Many folks look at winter as a time to put their camera and tripod away and wait for spring. For me, winter offers an incredible opportunity to look past the colors of the other seasons to the rich textures offered only in winter. It’s a time to “see” each shot in black & white just as I did when shooting Kodak Pan-X, Plus-X and Tri-X back in the mid 1970′s. There’s something almost “zen like” about shooting in black & white (or in the case of digital, converting to black & white) that clears the mind and focuses the senses. It feels like home.
Here’s another shot taken a few weeks ago at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin. I’m really enjoying the new Singh-Ray Vari-ND-Duo filter and how easy it makes long exposure photography. Forgive my shameless self promotion, but did you get a chance to read my recent post on the Focus on Singh-Ray Filters blog yet?
Rock Solid Motion – McKinney Falls State Park, Texas
Copyright 2009 Jeff Lynch Photography
Shot taken with a Canon EOS 5D Mark II set on manual (M) using an EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens tripod-mounted. The exposure was taken at 65mm, f/14 for 6 seconds at ISO 100 using a Singh-Ray Vari-ND-Duo neutral density and warming polarizer filter. All post capture processing was done in Adobe’s Lightroom 3 Beta. Click on the image above for a larger version.
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Vfx studio Framestore unveils concept art of the film "World War Z", released on July 3 in French cinemas. Under the leadership of artistic director and lead concept artist Kevin Jenkins, the preparatory drawings were made during a period of 18 months before the start of production.
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