PixelSure Photography

Took my grand kids to Camp Helen for a spring break outing; they had a blast and grandma did too. This photo is of my grandson who found a tiny clam still attached to its opened shell. He came running from water's edge, excited about his find. He held the little clam out for me to photograph but I didn't have the macro lens on the camera (it's not water resistant) and couldn't get a clear shot of my grandson's find. Nonetheless, as he held the tiny creature between his fingers, he decided he should say a prayer for it and I had to take a photo. We'd talked about God and creation as we drove to camp that day. 

Went to Pier Park Mall (Panama City Beach) with the tripod a couple of nights ago to begin after dark live composite shooting; I forgot it was spring break. The section of the park I'd originally wanted to shoot at was congested with many people- there wasn't any place to put the tripod. I ended up shooting from the west side of the mall and as you can see from across the parking lot. This really isn't the best shot but using Olympus' live composite I was able to achieve "Sky Wheel Mania." It took a few shots and experimenting with different live composite settings before finding the right niche. This was shot on low ISO 100, @ a focal length of 14 mm for 24-8 second exposures. Watching the photo expose is totally cool, really. Working with my new Olympus OM-D camera is exciting. ( edited 03/18/2019)

Took a look at my weather app Saturday afternoon to make plans for shooting this week; imagine the excitement I felt when seeing four sunny days in a row.  Right away I began making plans for a shoreline shoot; taking a second look at the app to find that in exchange for sunny days all in a row, the temperature was taking a nose dive back to December. Thermal under garments and flannel shirts just didn't fit my vision so I stayed close to home; working with intentional movement. Photographers who say you've got to experiment with such techniques, aren't kidding. It does take a few frames to find a niche and practice makes perfect. I'm planning on doing more work with abstraction or moving the camera intentionally; "Strings and Hinges" won't hold me back. (Edited 03/04/2019 @10:15 pm CST)

Went to Conservation Park a few weeks back, scouting shots or places to shoot; this is one of the photos I took. They were doing a prescribed burn which created the slight foggy effect. Texturing the photo mellowed the effect from the smoke tho'- it was something different to do and overall I'm happy with the result. I do plan on returning to Conservation Park this spring to shoot and again in fall.