Sunny fall days

The weather man has given us several great sunny days in a row. A trip down Grand River Ave. gave me several interesting shooting venues. The first is a bright red deserted gas station.

 

 

Broken windows, shovel, and art work by taggers.

St. Marys of Redford - built in 1925.

Remember when a bell was rung to call students to class.

A larger then life creature.

If your are looking for beads - visit

Dabl's/Perett's Beads

6559 Grand River, Detroit, MI

It was a fun trip down the river. All shots taken with Canon 7D and processed in Lightroom 2.5.

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High ISO and the 7D

I believe that the reality of shooting in any light condition is almost here. The following shot was taken in a parking lot before sunrise. The shot was at iso 3200, 21mm, F4.0, and 1/15 sec. I did use Lightroom to reduce the noise and increase contrast. I like the combination of backlite and strong side lighting, with the black sky.

The lens was a Sigma 18-200. Enjoy.

Fall - Colors

The colors of fall are often best shown when the sky is clear and blue. Some of the best light is midday and looking to the north or with the sun to ones back. Here are some examples of trees in a cemetery.

 

 

Reds, oranges, browns are the common colors and best seen when the leaves still cover the tree.

Canon 7D used with Lightroom used for processing. All colors were enhanced.

Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon

On Sunday, October 18, 2009 Detroit marathoners ran through 'Red Dawn' movie set.

All of the details of this annual event can be found at: http://www.freepmarathon.com/Home_7930.htm

Some of the photos captured that day are shown below.

Just a few blocks from the race course, the streets were ghost like.

Included as a race event was a 5K run.

Even wheeled carts were seen.

Men and women, young and old, all runners appeared to enjoy the challange.

All shot taken with a Canon 40D, Sigma 50-150 2.8 and processed in Lightroom.