PixelSure Photography

    Three Umbrellas On The Beach: An Overexposure. 

I was walking along the shoreline about ankle deep in water, looking at the pattern of the shore and determining what angle to shoot the evening's sunset when something brushed against my foot. Imagine my surprise when seeing this stingray: WOW, with a particular interest. There were two of these aquatic creatures playing in the sand; I thought they might be mating. Nonetheless, I can't remember the last time I saw stingrays moving in the shallows and it was fun shooting them. 

  This "Late July" sunset was shot using Olympus' built in art filters: Art 1- Pop Art; it makes for some bright, interesting, and fun colors; perfect for a real fun beach. The reds are brighter, greens are greener; when using this filter, the neon colors will knock you out.  Nonetheless, This was shot at 25 mm (micro 4/3); f/3.2 @ 1/200 second, ISO 200, +1 step exposure bias, max aperture 1.69.... During post processing (raw)- texture, clarity, and dehaze were reduced while vibrance increased to give it a more abstract or artistic appearance. The next photo shows you what the photo looked like before post processing.  

The SkyWheel is amazing and each time I have the opportunity to photograph it using Olympus' Live Composite mode, I achieve a different or unique shot. It's an awesome new addition to Pier Park Mall. 

This is sunset at Dog Beach in Panama City Beach and next to the city pier. It's a busy area and it was nice to have some time to shoot here. 

This is my first attempt at shooting the earth's rotation. It was more difficult than expected and easier than first thought, if that makes sense. This particular photo was taken in Olympus' live composite mode at a focal length of 22mm; ISO 1600; @ f/4.5; max aperture- 4, with live composite set for base exposure of 10 seconds. This was shot over about 30 minutes. I was hoping to achieve a full rotation but after about 25 minutes it was apparent I was only going to achieve a partial image of it. However, I did like how the star trails gave me an abstract sense of rain over the beach. And I'm looking forward to doing some more work with astrophotography and acquiring a scene or two illustrating the full circle of the earth's rotation.   

Upside down peace is symbolic of struggles for peace or even why some claimed an upside down peace sign is satanic. Personally, I think it's born from the tree of life; illustrating the essence of a peace warrior.