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Lone Sentinel

Heath OFee — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:10:00 +0000

Wow. I can’t believe it’s been almost an entire month since I’ve posted anything here! I’ve been in a bit of a photographic funk for the last little while, so I didn’t feel much like shooting or spending much time on Twitter and around blogs – but I should be back in at least some capacity now.

This past weekend I had the pleasure of shooting in Joshua Tree National Park and around the Salton Sea with an awesome group of guys: Mike Olbinski, Chris DeAngelis, Rick Young, Chris Frailey, and Doug Wise. I was down in the Palm Springs area for a week of vacation and let these dudes (who are from Phoenix and the Fresno area) that I was thinking of camping one night in Joshua Tree and taking some photos, of course. These brave souls agreed to meet me, and we proceeded to freeze our butts off as temperatures dipped below freezing overnight! Despite the cold, we had a great time and I think we all came away with some shots we’re quite proud of. Make sure you stay tuned to all of our blogs for the photo goodness that is sure to come.

The first image I’ll share with you is from Bombay Beach on the Salton Sea (some of you may remember my series from this location last year). It was great to visit this unique location again – and doubly awesome to have some clouds in the sky this time!

Equipment:
– Canon EOS 5D Mark II
– Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L
– B+W 77mm 10 stop ND Filter

Meet Rob

Heath OFee — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:10:37 +0000

Everybody, this is Rob. He’s from New Zealand and runs triathlons like a crazy person.

I can’t seem to resist a closup portrait when I’m around somebody wearing super reflective sunglasses – so if you ever meet me, beware.

#FilmFriday

Equipment:
– Canon FT-b
– Canon FD 50mm f/1.4
– Kodak Gold 200

onOne Takes On

Heath OFee — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:10:51 +0000

Last week I had the honour of having one of my unprocessed images be part of a new series of webinars put on by Brian Matiash of onOne Software. The series is called onOne Takes On and is all about exploring individual vision when processing images. I won’t go into great detail describing the webinar, but please take the time to watch this great webinar. The image you see below is the one I donated to the webinar, and was taken at Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park.

If you like the tools you see used in the video, make sure to check out the amazing summer savings onOne is having right now. The Perfect Photo Suite 5.5 has never been greater value!

The Glow

Heath OFee — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 13:10:35 +0000

The light in the mountains can be truly breathtaking at times. As the sun starts to dip below the horizon at sunset, the tips of the mountains are bathed in the most amazing orange glow. I was lucky enough to capture these peaks that surround Emerald Lake during my time in the Rockies with Chris Lazzery and Chris Halford.

Alien Abstract

Heath OFee — Mon, 30 May 2011 13:55:38 +0000

While driving to Invermere a couple weekends ago, I noticed a large pool of standing water in the ditch on the side of the highway. The pool was directly underneath an interesting rock formation, so I made a note to myself (and my wife) that I needed to head back to that location with my gear the next day. What you see below is the result. The pool provided a perfect reflection of the rock above, and I felt that an abstract crop worked well with the subject.

I hope all my American friends remember and enjoy the Memorial Day holiday.

Shadow Play

Heath OFee — Thu, 05 May 2011 13:10:00 +0000

I processed this shot last night around 7pm while trying desperately to keep my eyes open. The ridiculous sickness that I’ve had for the past week and a half has absolutely kicked my butt, and until yesterday, I hadn’t had the time or energy to shoot, process, or post any new photos. So I apologize for my absence.

I toted the new X100 with me to work, and snapped a few frames on the walk back to my car yesterday afternoon. This is my favourite of the small set. Gotta love some abstract reflections

Fujifilm Finepix X100, Fujinon 23mm f/2.0, 23mm, F 11, ISO 100, 1/70 sec

Rehab

Heath OFee — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:56:19 +0000

Hi, my name is Heath, and I’m a tilt/shift addict.

Canon EOS 50D, Canon TS-E 17mm f/4.0L, 17mm, F 4.0, ISO 100, 5 Exposures

Reflected Abstract

Heath OFee — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:28:47 +0000

This shot is 100% inspired by Dave Wilson. He has some absolutely amazing abstract reflection shots on his blog and his Flickr page…make sure you check him out!

For those of you living in Calgary, you may be able to recognize this as the reflection of The Bow currently under construction here in town. As soon as I looked up to this window above me and saw the slightly garbled reflection, I knew I had to get the shot. Incidentally, this was the last set of brackets I got before my meeting with the security guard this weekend…definitely glad I was able to finish up this set!

I had to crop this shot significantly to isolate just the reflection, as the original frame contained almost the entire window and some of the surrounding wall. Given more time, I would have thrown on a longer lens to get closer to the action, but I’m quite satisfied with how it turned out. I left it in a tall, odd crop to add to the abstract feel.

Canon EOS 50D, Canon EF 50mm f/1.4, 50mm, F 16, ISO 100, 4 Exposures

Bridge Over Fish Creek

Heath OFee — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:13:46 +0000

From a winter wonderland photo yesterday to a beautiful summer haven today…apparently I’m feeling a little schizophrenic when it comes to choosing photos to process Growing up in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Fish Creek Park was a pillar of natural beauty for me as a kid. Going back now brings back memories of countless bike rides, skipping rocks with my dad, and having picnic lunches with family and friends. When I’m lucky enough to have my own kids, I know we’ll be spending some quality time in the park, just like I did.

Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5, 10mm, F 8.0, ISO 100, 3 Exposures

Centenary Park Bridge

Heath OFee — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:39:28 +0000

A couple nights ago I ventured down to Centenary park to attempt some sunset/blue hour shots of the Calgary skyline. I knew the exact spot I wanted to shoot from because I had been there a few years ago with my dad’s old Canon FT-b and his trusty old 50mm f/1.8 manual focus lens. This was the first SLR camera I ever used and I had a ton of fun with it for about 6 months until I bought my first DSLR.

While the photos of the skyline still need a bit more tweaking, I did take one other set of brackets of the bridge leading into Centenary Park. This shot is a bit of a re-creation of an old photo I shot on film from years past. I’ve always known I wanted to try the shot again because the colors came out completely wrong on film. I’ve put both images in this post…the top one was shot the other night and the greeny looking bottom one was shot on film all those years ago. Hopefully the new one is an improvement!

Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5, 10mm, F 16, ISO 100, 4 Exposures