Gerard's Blog

2010-01-24T17:24:00.000-08:00

I was able to get into the Feature Pyramid at work (The Muttart Conservatory)and take some pictures after they got their Christmas show installed. They had the most incredible Poinsettia Tree right in the center of the floor. The theme of this years holiday show was "Keep The Home Fires Burning" in honor of all the soldiers overseas.

I hope you enjoy.

Another batch of Amaryllis pics

2010-01-24T16:55:00.000-08:00

Well I thought it was high time I got more pictures up on my blog. I've been telling friends over and over again that I have to do it so...here are some more pics.

I've been experimenting with playing in photoshop with inverting the colours of some of the pics and have found that the result can be very very interesting. Add to that that I can further tweak the colours by adjusting the colour balance and can then wind up with a more unique picture.

I hope you enjoy.

Let there be orchids

2009-04-10T15:00:00.000-07:00

Finally getting around to getting more pics up on here. I'm blessed to have a job where I can further my photographic pursuits. I hope you enjoy.

Some more pics of Amaryllis

2008-08-01T04:24:00.000-07:00

I've finally processed some more pics of my Amaryllis taken way back in January of 08. This time around, I played with lighting coming in from the side as well as reflected from above.

Pictures from a local volunteer garden

2008-07-19T13:47:00.001-07:00

Today I managed to get myself out to take pictures at a small local volunteer garden (run by Edmonton Hort Society volunteers) and take pictures of the flowers there. I have a new lens now which is a Sigma 70-300mm Zoom lens with macro capabilities in the 200-300 mm range. I was quite impressed with the performance although the very narrow depth of field takes some getting used to. Also, because you are zoomed in, any shake from the camera is intensified greatly making it imperative to have short shutter speeds or higher ISO's in order to freeze any movement that may occur.

More Amaryllis Pics

2008-04-24T04:37:00.000-07:00

It's been quite a while since I've last posted but I thought I'd get more pictures up on here. Time is not on my side here as I've been busy changing jobs etc.... life has a way of getting in the way sometimes :-).

Just a few pictures

2007-12-10T19:47:00.001-08:00

Well the pics below are just a small taste of what I've got. I eventually have to get a macro lens for my camera so that I can really get up even closer. The camera I'm using is a Canon Digital Rebel XT 8 mp with a 17 - 55mm lens. I do a variety of things playing with aperture and depth of field. I love how you can get close and reduce your depth of field to just millimeters

If you're interested to see more....let me know.

2007-12-10T19:41:00.001-08:00

2007-12-10T09:21:00.001-08:00

2007-12-10T09:04:00.000-08:00

First post....

2007-12-10T09:02:00.000-08:00

Hey guys....this is under construction so keep checking back periodically

I'll be posting pics of my favorite flower and other things of course as time permits :-).

Here's something to get it all started.

Cheers,

Gerard.