Artwork at the Fairbanks Airport
Last month two of my photos were installed at the Fairbanks International Airport. They were 3.5 x 10 feet in length as canvas wraps. I have not seen them yet, since the framer made a direct delivery, and I won’t be flying until later November. If you are in the airport, they are located on the second floor across from the food concession area. What is pretty amazing is that one shot is an enlargement from a single full frame sensor image, and it held up amazingly well. The second (of the caribou) was a stitch of six images. Both looked good in the raw canvas state so I’m curious to see them hung. Lighting is always a critical issue when displaying a photo, and an often overlooked aspect. I hope they are well illuminated.
Sunrise over the crimson dwarf birch tundra, Denali National Park, interior, Alaska. Canon 5D Mark II, 24-105mm f/4L IS (24mm), .5 sec @ f/22, ISO 100
Bull caribou travel across a mountain ridge in the Alaska range mountains, Denali National Park, interior, Alaska. Canon 1Ds Mark III, 500m f/4L IS, 1/1000 sec @ f/5.6, ISO 400
Congratulations, Patrick! Well deserved recognition! 🙂
I notice the sun flare on the first photo is very “clean”. I typically see a lot more reflections and weird colored shapes spread across the scene when I include the sun. I’m using the same camera/lens setup you list for the first photo, so I’m guessing it has to do with my use of a UV filter for lens protection. Or do you clean your images of flare spots in post processing? I use the “best” multi-coated filter I can find, but maybe there’s something better still – like “nothing”. Could you give me any advice on the use of filters for lens protection? Do you use them at all?
Thanks,
Tim
Tim,
You are perceptive. As an alternative to carrying additional prime lenses that are less prone to flare, I clean my images in post production. If possible, I use my finger to block out the sun in one shot, which will remove all flare transferred to the lower part of the frame, then take another shot without the finger block to show the sun and respective starburst. Then blend them in Photoshop. That is a pretty simple work around. If flare is more complex than that, it sometimes takes more tedious work in PS. I do not find that removing filters makes much of a difference on a lens like the 24-105 with so many internal elements. A great lens, but prone to flare. So that’s how I deal with it.
I wish that there was a LIKE button on this blog entry. 🙂
Just magnificent photos, breathtaking. Keep up the nice work…
Hey Jon and Leo, many thanks. And Jon, there is a like button just above the comment section. But I confess, I’m not a big fan of facebook.
The caribou picture is just great. Everything works – exposure, lighting, framing, and timing of the caribou. How does it feel to have it all?
Well thanks Vivian but really this shot was a grab shot believe it or not. I turned and saw, grabbed my camera swung it around and clicked and clicked. The show was over fast. But hey, I’ll take what I can get!