Sunset over Okanagan Lake

So here are some photo I took a couple weeks back on one of my visits to the shores of Okanagan Lake here in Kelowna, British Columbia. This was also my testing for the my new Nikkor 17-35 2.8 lens that I bought myself. So far from my testing it is great. Very sharp and I love the feel of professional glass. Look out pocketbook. :-) The real test for the 17-35 2.8 will be when I finally get a D700 or D800 at the time.

Something that moved me

As some may know I follow a fair number of blogs... most of them photo related.
This one has struck a chord with many ... me included. While it is photography related I think anyone can get something out it ... take the 10 minutes but make sure you dedicate those 10 minutes to only watching and absorbing what is being said. Well said Zack.
Transform by Zack Arias

The Glamour of Industry

This is one of my first attempts at realistic HDR. I didn't have enough photo's to really do it well (3 photos). I also used a blurred "Soft light" layer to add some contrast. It also seems to take a bit of the sharpness of the lights away. A good thing to balance the harshness of the lights I think.


I was liking the effect a slow shutter speed had on the smoke stacks. I really brought out a lot of the colors in LR2/PS4 as well.
30secs @ F/8.0 125mm with Nikon 70-300 VR





Another take on the similar shot above. Finished much the same as well.
30secs @ F/8.0 300mm with Nikon 70-300 VR



28secs @ F/8.0 150mm with Nikon 70-300 VR

While some might go as far as I calling me a tree hugging hippy. I can't deny I like the look of places like this at night when they have all the lights on. This is the the local Tolko Industries wood processing plant. I was out looking for a view of the City (Kelowna, BC) but the road up Knox mountain is closed for the winter and I didn't have the time to walk up. Was a nice night to be out and I meet a very nice lady that I talked with for awhile. A successful evening in my books.