by Caryn Esplin | Aug 6, 2012 | Blog, Places
One of the most spectacular coastlines on the west coast has got to be between Carmel and Big Sur. Seriously… incredible! I love the entire Oregon Coast too, and some of the accessible areas of the Washington Coast, but this drive near Big Sur is breathtaking....
by Caryn Esplin | Jul 30, 2012 | Blog, Macro
It’s as easy as 1-2-3: 1. Macro-Stacking for better focus 2. Auto Align from Adobe Bridge to Photoshop 3. Nik Silver Effex Pro for the edgy black and white This is a composite image. I used my Macro Extension Tubes to take two shots of a small little pink sticky...
by Caryn Esplin | Jul 23, 2012 | Blog
I needed a new challenge, so when I saw the beautiful full moon shining on the Buffalo River in Island Park, Idaho, I grabbed my spotlights, tripod and my trusty Nikon D7000. I set up my camera for a 30-second exposure at f/16 and 1600 ISO. I was happy with the moon...
by Caryn Esplin | Jul 16, 2012 | Blog, Macro
Discover the flora and fauna around you! One pretty morning last week, I decided to give myself a self-assignment… to shoot the flora and fauna of a LILY PAD! We were staying at a cabin after the Fourth in Island Park, Idaho, so I packed up my macro lens,...
by Caryn Esplin | Jul 11, 2012 | Blog
Exactly one week ago, we were all just finishing up our final fireworks celebrations, so I thought I would honor that memory one last time with this final reflection image. I captured this exposure right before the main fireworks started at the Island Park Lake Lodge...