St. Augustine, FL

printergirlprintergirl Registered Users Posts: 308 Major grins
edited November 13, 2009 in Journeys
Got to spend the weekend in St. Augustine this past week. I love that city so much (my favorite get away destination). I don't think I will ever get sick of it.

1. The building architecture is amazing. This was shot looking straight up with zoom maxed out to 200mm. Even then I had to tightly crop it in PP to get the shot I was hoping for:

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2. I swear every old city of visit has some sort of "clock" in it's downtown square:

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3. I have to admit, this was really a bad shot prior to PP. Everything was dark and dull. I hope I didn't go to far in PP on it. I still wish I could have brought out more detail in the gazebo:

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4. For some reason this one amuses me. The mannequin looked so real and life sized at first glance:

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5. My favorite shot of the whole weekend. I could sit and look at the water all day. I just like the way the blues popped in the pic:

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6. My husband was partial to the British soldier reinactments at the Old Fort. This was a bonus shot for sure...didn't even realize that the guy looks like he is "pouting" until PP:

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7. I had a lot of problems with my night photography. Didn't have a good low light lens with me. Did the entire trip with my 18-200mm Nikkor, since it was new and wanted to try it out. But, I am just not skilled enough with my settings to get good nighttime shots, I'm afraid. That is something I will be working on in the future. That being said, I thought this shot came out cool. Not perfect by any means, but I liked the colors in it. Very unusual effects:

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The entire series, if anyone is interested is at:
http://tinyurl.com/y8zpcbl
~ Nora

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Comments

  • Howe Creative PhotographyHowe Creative Photography Registered Users Posts: 98 Big grins
    edited November 13, 2009
    where was that last one taken at?
    Love your lion one, very cool!
    Bridget:ivar

    Nikon D80
    Nikon D300s (on it's way)
    Nikon 24-70 f/2.8
    Tamron 18-200mm
    Nikon 50mm f/1.8
    Nikon 70-300mm
    Tamron 90mm macro
    some lights and backgrounds

  • printergirlprintergirl Registered Users Posts: 308 Major grins
    edited November 13, 2009
    where was that last one taken at?
    Love your lion one, very cool!

    Thanks Bridget. The last one was signage at the Conch House Restaurant. Just outside for the city, going towards St. Augustine Beach. Really good food!
    ~ Nora

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