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Tourist Time!

Heather’s Mom is in town! As such, we’ll be playing tourist for the next week. Of course, I might just take my camera to play around. Here’s from earlier today…

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PS – never you mind the miscellaneous odd-man-out thumbnail size. They’re s’posed to all be square, but I suddenly got to learn about RSS caching, and I haven’t caught up yet. (AKA, nevermind, hopefully I won’t screw it up again. Ha!)

PPS – woah – the latest version looks like it worked!  nevermind the PS if all the thumbnails look correct!

July 11, 2012 | Categories: Miscellaneous | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Tourist Time!

Coming Up for Air

Aha, clever title eh? Not only does it sorta fit with the images below, but it sort of fits with the last couple of weeks.

My last post, Jayleen, was an impromptu session that came from wanting to get out to Sentinel Island in order to survey the lands before myself and a collection of 8 more intrepid souls ventured onto the island for a wedding ceremony. As it turns out, the weather was so daunting on the 30th for the ceremony that we didn’t spend much time on the island, or even outside for that matter!

The past couple of weeks has been supremely busy with photography.

  • 23rd? A wedding.
  • 30th? Another wedding (the Sentinel Island outing – in the rain!)
  • 1st & 2nd? Leveled with a cold.
  • 3rd? Wedding!
  • 4th & 5th? A bit of the 4th (like an hour or two) and then more laying low.
  • 6th? Another wedding!
  • 7th? A portrait session with the bride & groom!
  • 8th & 9th? The cold finally caught up with me. Leveled again.
  • 10th? Back!
  • 11th? Mother-in-law comes to visit!

Like I said, it’s been a fun run. And, to whet your thirst (haha, there I go again), here are a few images I snagged during the 4th festivities over on Douglas!

 

July 10, 2012 | Categories: Events, Miscellaneous | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Coming Up for Air

Jayleen

On Friday afternoon Heather and I headed out to Tee Harbor to meet up with Jayleen in hopes of heading north to Sentinel Island to scope out the location of an up-and-coming wedding. Unfortunately, though the weather was amazing, farther north the seas had kicked up and really weren’t favoring our efforts. In the end we decided to turn back and head south towards more fair waters.

We stopped by Jayleen’s parents house on south Shelter Island and enjoyed their company while they were working on painting in the sun. It was surprisingly eventful – we saw a floatplane land a little ways down the island (which I guess doesn’t happen often) and then sadly, we got to watch a boat hit a submerged reef – while I’m sure it was an expensive mistake, I was glad to see that the boat was able to stay afloat and start heading home slowly with their kicker.

On the way back to the harbor to drop us off, I decided to pull my camera out and we all had a good time taking pictures in the bright evening sky.

Enjoy!

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June 24, 2012 | Categories: Portraiture | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Harrison B

Last week I stopped into the Rec Center to listen to Harrison B play a few songs while the new bose audio equipment was being tested. Initially I was trying to get some work done on my computer, but towards the end of the set, I decided to take a few pictures. Marc also took a few shots so I’m not sure which ones were taken by who, but I did all the post processing and was able to share them with the musicians and the Rec Center (for their facebook page).

Without further delay, here’s a few images:

 

 

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June 24, 2012 | Categories: Events, Miscellaneous, Portraiture | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Harrison B

Joel

I’ve worked with Joel for a few years and we share a passion for photography. In the last few months, he has been preparing for a exhibit that opens in a little over two weeks: Harbors. His photographic art will adorn the walls of The Rookery Cafe, and while I might be a little biased, I don’t think they have any idea of how epic his prints will be.

I’ve noticed over the past year or two that while there are a lot of talented photographers and great work, the production efforts have been minimal – get some prints on the wall, smile, shake some hands, and call it good. Joel has rocketed into (what I believe to be) the big leagues by preparing everything possible: high-end perfectly finished art prints, business cards, show posters, photographic prints for sale, the facebook event page, media coverage with local papers, a video segment, and even an exhibition website: harbors2012.com.

So, needless to say, I was excited to have him ask me to help create some images for the up-and-coming article, as well as prints for home.

Take a look…

Take a look at more of the images here:

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June 20, 2012 | Categories: Portraiture | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments »

Learning the Ropes

Technology is amazing. I’ve been playing with my new D4 for the past week and have been really excited about the potential it holds.

To start with, here are a few portraits at the office (cause I couldn’t wait to get home with it). I’ve run them through a bit of light post-processing. A couple black and white conversions, some noise reduction, and a smidgen of clarity and contrast adjustments.

Joel. ISO 12800, 200mm f5

This is Joel. And he’s strongly recommending that you attend his art show in July. See Harbors2012.com for more info!

My lovely wife. ISO 100, 85mm, f1.4

And of course, this is Heather. She is amazing. Nuf’ said!

Me! ISO 100, 85mm, f1.4

And me, in the comfy environs of my office. (Thanks Joel for capturing this image!)

And then, on my way to the car en route to an appointment I had to stop to notice the wildlife in the parking lot:

 

And lastly, I took it out for a morning with the birds, and found it to be quite the performer for it’s 11 frames per second… I joked with Heather earlier that it’s more likely that I’ll lose interest in the subject before the camera runs out of buffer to shoot! Here’s a (fairly rough) composite that I worked on this evening. 16 frames into one:

Needless to say, I’m excited about the camera and it’s potential in future weddings and other outings.

I’ve put up lots more from the bird and bug explorations. Take a look: http://photos.codyjbennett.com/fine-art/2012/

Stay tuned for more!

-cb

June 18, 2012 | Categories: Miscellaneous, PhotoWalks, Portraiture, Scenic, Wildlife | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Learning the Ropes

The Arrival

I’m a pretty excited kid right now. I mean like really excited. Maybe it would help to think of hyperactive children in a store that sells candy/toys/fort-supplies/etc? Yeah, that’s getting closer.

If you’ve known me for any time, you know that I like to have quality equipment, and I’m not afraid to pay for it. Today’s giddy response is brought to you by the letter ‘D’ and the number ‘4’.

That’s right, today my brand-spankin’-new D4 came today. So stinkin’ excited!

At first blush, I have to admit, it’s nothing more than a camera. A fancy one, sure, but in essence it really is just a tool to execute my vision for my photography. I enjoy having ‘fancy’ cameras to use, but in all reality, I am JUST as excited when I hear about how someone made an amazing photograph with their ‘Walmart Special’ point-and-shoot camera. Really, it’s the act of creating and enjoying the craft that brings me joy, not the plastic and metal that captures the image.

That all being said, I’m really excited about the upcoming swing of weddings this summer. Brenda, Shelley, LeeAnn, Kerri, Alix and perhaps more will have the good fortune of letting me really explore the capabilities of this beast.

Anyhow, cause I feel silly having a blogpost without an image, here’s a picture I took while in the background my lovely wife quips, “How do you know if you’re married to a photographer? Reason Number 572:  They set up iphone photo shoots with newly received cameras!” (She’s right!)

June 11, 2012 | Categories: Miscellaneous | Tags: , , , , | 1 Comment »

Steampunk Wedding & Bear, Oh My!

I thought I’d take a moment to post a couple pictures from a wedding I had the chance to attend last weekend. My friend Rhys had a themed wedding, and invited Heather & I to celebrate! It’s a rare occasion that I get to attend a wedding without a role in documenting it, so I was excited to see photos pop up online afterwards. The only time I took my camera out was to take a picture of Heather & I before we left the house, and then a few shots of a bear on the way home!

These 4 photos from the wedding were taken by Anna Miller on her iphone – I really like the instagr.am treatments she applied!

And then of course a keeper bear photo of my own. Nevermind that frumpy rump – it looks like it’s just losing the winter coat now that it’s looking a bit more like summer!

June 3, 2012 | Categories: Miscellaneous, Nature, Wildlife | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Steampunk Wedding & Bear, Oh My!

Album: Stefanie & Joe

I’m doing my own happy dance right now. We just finalized an album – Stefanie & Joe will be getting an amazing work of art filled with one of their most amazing memories. I thought I would share with you here…

Take a look:

Also, take a look at the rest of their photos if you need a smile: http://photos.codyjbennett.com/event/Stefanie-and-Joe

June 2, 2012 | Categories: Weddings | Tags: , , , | Comments Off on Album: Stefanie & Joe

Impromptu Whale Watching

Tuesday at around 11:30 I got a call from Jayleen with an invitation to join her on her boat to take in the local sights for a whale-watch adventure. Not one to turn down a chance to get out on the water and spend some quality time with good people, I made it work with my office and sped out the door to run home for a camera before heading to Auke Bay.

The whales were fairly active but often elusive and scatter, but I had the most fun watching the sea lions anyhow. They always seemed intrigued with the boats and would at times pop up fairly close to take a look. Here are a few keepers from the day – you can see the rest here:
http://photos.codyjbennett.com/fine-art/2012/

This is what a 300mm with a 2x telextender on a DX body looks like... CLOSE!

May 24, 2012 | Categories: Wildlife | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments Off on Impromptu Whale Watching

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