A quick update on my on-going Malaysia trip from Taiping, Malaysia (the former British Colonial Capital):
So far on this trip I’ve secure some great shots of
Quick summary:
That’s it for now…
Not exactly.
A couple of my local/California photos are going to be on display down South in the San Diego Natural History Museum.
Here’s the details I recently received:
Congratulations! Your photo has been selected to be on view in the Water: A California Story exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum.
The exhibit will open to the public on July 19th, 2008
Preview opening reception for Museum Members & exhibition collaborators (that’s you!):
Friday, July 18, 2008, 6-9 PM
RSVP to rsvp@sdnhm.org or 619.255.0308 by July 2
Selected photos will be presented in a digital slideshow in the gallery.
Anyway, you can see the photo’s on Flickr if you can’t make it there… I doubt I’ll be there either!
Here’s the first image: a favorite of mine. I shot this in a hot air balloon several thousand feet in the air, looking down at some water in the Mamouth Lakes Area a little over a year ago.
The next image I’ve posted recently already. I shot this around 3 weeks ago while in the Los Padres Forest looking for something else!
Cheers!
Dragonfly , originally uploaded by Global-Trekker .
A Dragonfly rests for a moment on a reed.
This was my weekend… and this is a throw away shot!
Borneo Cayman , originally uploaded by Global-Trekker .
A Cayman rests on a tree’s trunk in the rain forest of Borneo, along the river.
I dug this up this evening. I took this in 2006 while I was on a Southeast Asia trip with my wife that involved Malaysia, Cambodia and Indonesia. I suspect in the not too distant future I’ll be back there. I was in the Philippines last October so it’s a part of the world I’m getting comfortable with.
About this shot: it’s nothing spectacular. It’s actually got much less detail than I would prefer but in reviewing these shots, I realized I’ve learned so much in such a short span of time. This guy was hanging out along the river bank when I shot him. These guys move pretty fast, I had more shots come out blurred that I care for… of course, a faster shutter and higher ISO could have changed that… now I’ll just have to go re-shoot these I suppose!
February is the time of year to spy upon Eagles in the Carson Valley, just south of Carson City, Nevada (USA). I’m adding this to my list of things to do when I get bored or want to do something quasi-local. I found out about them through a conversation with a co-worker but the icenine photography website (photography by Rich Cooke) has some information about it that you can read about if you click here.
Aaah, fresh meat… , originally uploaded by Harpagornis .
Tiger Beetles are really ferocious insects and their claws are nothing to laugh about. I am often thinking what would happen if they grew up to human size… run for your life! *G*
This is another test shot with the new Tamron Macro. I think it will need some time to master this awesome lens. ;o)
Here’s a great example of “macro” photography! Harpagorns took this excellent shot that I had to post!!!
-GT
Dumpster Diver , originally uploaded by Global-Trekker .
I took this shot as part of a series of test shots I was doing near my house, after the latest firmware upgrades from Canon for the EOS-1D Mark III. This guy was hanging out diving for garbage at the nearby school so I focused on him to test the AI Servo functionality. The lighting was overcast and poor even at mid day and so I had to bump the ISO up to 6400 in order to get the fast shutter that I wanted… anyway, this came out pretty grainey but I love the “feel” it has, like a water color… as for the Mark III and it’s performance, I’m not rendering a verdict just yet. Am I happy about the latest news that Canon is offering European customers an extended warranty (out to 2 years now) for free and they don’t have plans to do this for US customer? Let’s just say I’d be a lot happier if I was also getting that same “promotional” benefit.
The URL for the firmare upgrade is: http://web.canon.jp/imaging/eos1dm3/firmware.html or click here.
As for what’s new with the firmware? According to the email I recieved form Canon, The firmware update (Version 1.2.3) incorporates the following improvements.
The newest firmware upgrade for the EOS-40D is out…
here is the link
Dedicated to the maker’s of “Spy Hunter 3″ software , originally uploaded by Global-Trekker .
I shot this snake in the river last weekend, up in the Los Padres Forest, Ojai, California. I also got a virus this weekend and Spy Hunter 3 is software that Google said would take care of my VirtuMonde.dll virus. $29.99 later I found out it didn’t and still had to eradicate the problem…
I think this is a common Garter snake but can’t be certain… I had to set the shutter to 1/1000 sec. to get the toungue.
’nuff said in the caption!
Yosemite IR (1) , originally uploaded by Global-Trekker .
Playing with IR, use of the Singh-Ray IR filter on the Mark III at Yosemite. I like this shot but it’s a bit “grainy” but I love the light bouncing off the rocks…
A worthy IR shot to post to the blog…
Aurora Borealis , originally uploaded by Global-Trekker .
The Aurora Borealis as seen from the sub-articic tundra nightscape. I took this shot recently… What’s there to say? At -40C with the windchill, your tripod freezes, your camera freezes, your mustache freezes…. it’s just cold!!!
Salmon Sashimi Wet Work , originally uploaded by Global-Trekker .
This is a shot from last summer. I’m off shortly for Polar bears…. it’s gonna be cold!
Weather got you down? Maybe this will cheer you up… click here
