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the tree

Heath OFee — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:18:14 +0000

Last Friday I embarked on a 4 day trip to Arizona where I met up with 4 great friends from around the US. We drove countless miles and saw some pretty amazing stuff – but I think the highlight of the trip was goofing around and shooting portraits in Sedona at sunrise. This is a frame of Jesse Pafundi from that morning.

Wicked good light.

Joshua Sunrise

Heath OFee — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:10:14 +0000

The best part of the one night I spent camping in Joshua Tree was when the sun started to come up and I was forced to get out my freezing cold sleeping bag and go take photos. Sub-freezing overnight temperatures ensured that I didn’t get any sleep, so the rush of finding some good sunrise compositions was a welcome bit of activity.

I’m sure that all six of us who were camping got a silhouette shot similar to this one at sunrise. There were just enough clouds on the horizon to create some interesting colour, and those Joshua Trees are just too cool to pass up as a foreground element.

Equipment:
– Canon EOS 5D Mark II
– Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L

Ghostly

Heath OFee — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 13:10:01 +0000

Alright, back to Maui again

Some of you may recognize the tree in this shot as I’ve shared a few images from this specific location previously (here, here, and here). It was one of the most memorable spots I hit while in Maui, so I’m glad I spent the time trying to capture it from as many angles as possible.

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

Roots

Heath OFee — Wed, 24 Aug 2011 13:10:56 +0000

Some places on this planet are just made to be photographed – and I found out that a great deal of them happen to be in Hawaii. During my time there, I was constantly amazed at the natural beauty and diversity available to capture with my camera – and the scene below is no exception. This tree couldn’t have fallen in a more beautiful spot and I felt very lucky to have stumbled upon it.

Equipment:
– Canon EOS 5D Mark II
– Sigma 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye
– onOne Phototools

The 93

Heath OFee — Tue, 24 May 2011 13:10:12 +0000

I’m completely spoiled living where I do. The Rocky Mountains are only an hour and a half away, and my inlaws have a cabin in Invermere, BC which is just outside Kootenay National Park. I think I’ve taken my proximity to such beauty for granted in the past, so this summer I’ve decided to try to spend as much time as possible photographing this amazing natural beauty.

I spent the last three days at the cabin in Invermere, and spent a good deal of time shooting some of the popular stops along Highway 93 which runs through Kootenay National Park. Before I get to any of those stops, I thought it would be appropriate to share a view from the side of this very picturesque highway.

Hard Light

Heath OFee — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:10:03 +0000

Since I was up late last night watching the final few episodes of Prison Break season one and didn’t have time to process a new image, we’re going back to Joshua Tree National Park today. I had thought about including this shot in my original week-long series from the park, but it just didn’t work as a square crop. So, the processing is the same as the others you’ve all seen, but I left it in its native aspect ratio.

Canon EOS 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L, 24mm, F 7.1, ISO 100, 1/320 sec

Joshua Tree National Park – Bedraggled

Heath OFee — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:10:16 +0000

Today my mini-series of images from Joshua Tree National Park comes to an end. Thanks for all the support of these images this week!

This is probably my favourite of the week. On one of the only short hikes we took on our second day in Joshua Tree there were quite a few of these sad, bedraggled looking trees among the rocks. Despite their lack of leaves, there was a ton of character in their branches, and the blue sky provided a perfect backdrop against which to highlight them.

Canon EOS 50D, Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L, 24mm, F 7.1, ISO 100, 1/400 sec

Look to the Sky

Heath OFee — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 13:58:25 +0000

Looking back at my photos from Joshua Tree National Park really makes me want to go back there. I was fighting off a pretty terrible chest cold when I was in the area last month, so I was unable to really explore and enjoy myself while shooting. While I did walk away with a fair number of good frames, I know that when I’m able to take my time in the park I’ll get some more great shots.

This is the same joshua tree from this photo seen from a different angle. When shooting a subject that can be kinda boring when shot straight on, it’s fun to experiment with different angles and framing to get a unique perspective. Getting low and close to the trunk of the tree enabled me to give the viewer the feeling that the tree was stretching it’s limbs to the sky. Next time you’re out shooting, try to find a unique angle on an everyday subject.

Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5, 10mm, F 7.1, ISO 100, 1/250 sec

Framed

Heath OFee — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 13:26:15 +0000

Finding a foreground element to use as a frame for the rest of an image is a cool way to add some extra interest to a scene. When I found this lone tree sitting behind a barbed wire fence, I knew immediately that I wanted to compose a shot like this. Finding that exact spot where I was able to get the tree right between the two middle strands of wire and still be able to include two fenceposts took a bit of moving around, but as soon as I had it composed I knew it was a winner. Hopefully you all agree!

Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5, 10mm, F 16, ISO 100, 5 Exposures

Solitary

Heath OFee — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:33:28 +0000

Hope everyone had a great Labour Day long weekend. I was battling the tail end of a head cold all weekend and wasn’t terribly motivated to do much of anything on Saturday and Sunday. I felt a bit better yesterday and spent a large chunk of the day on a road trip to Brooks, Alberta to take some photos of the aqueduct. It’s a National Historic Site here in Canada and since it’s relatively close to Calgary (~2.5 hour drive) I thought I should probably pay it a visit and document it’s glory in HDR. Hopefully I’ll have some aqueduct photos for you all later this week, but for today I wanted to share one of the shots I took on the side of the highway while driving home from Brooks. I probably made about 5 or 6 stops on the way home to capture some great rural Alberta landscapes and I think this is one of my favourites (for now at least). I’ve always wanted to capture a scene with a lone tree but I had never been able to find one until yesterday. I was VERY excited.

Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 10-20mm f/3.5, 10mm, F 16, ISO 100, 5 Exposures