In my ongoing Steemit column to on board as many new photographers to our favorite social media platform of choice here on the site as possible, I would like to welcome as well as introduce two new photographers for your awareness who have allowed me to share their work for this blog.
At the age of 52, Rob McAvoy didn't get into photography until quite late in the game. Rob has always wondered how people were able to capture images of traffic long exposures, Rob believes that's where his long exposure, light painting Journey first began.
Rob fashioned his own lightpainting tools that make these kind of images possible (see image below) McAvoy modestly describes his magic light wand creation's as being simple and basic piece together and soldered. Rob has even put out a few more complicated builds such as a neopixel printer. Learning basic programming was a key factor in Rob's success at creating the tools necessary for light painting.
As a concert photographer who specialize in Event Photography and Landscape, HDR panoramic images I've never really seen anything quite like the photography Rob McAvoy has created with his portfolio of lightpainting photography. When an artist can create their own tools that help to push the boundary of their art, the artist doing so is usually one of the most dynamic and creative minds around whose work will always be noticed by people who catch a glimpse of the imagination of a given vision, such as the one we see in the body of work presented by Rob McAvoy.
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(Hob Inspired Light Wand
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North East Light Painters
Welcome To A Collection Of Images Presented By Great Sand Dunes National Park.
The park contains the tallest sand dunes in North America up to 750 feet (229 m) tall. The dunes cover an area of about 30 sq mi (78 km2) and are estimated to contain over 5 billion cubic meters of sand. Evidence of human habitation in the San Luis Valley dates back about 11,000 years.
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(More info on the Great Sand Dunes National Park can be found at: https://www.nps.gov/grsa/index.htm
Meet Anthony Fontaine!
Anthony is a French-Canadian photographer from the province of Quebec.
The tones, focus and detail in Anthony's photography reminds me of HDR which considering these photos consist of moving subject's and the photo's are straight out of the camera and likely have minimal Photoshop, the exposure from Anthony average image could not be any more immaculate, with results offering sharp detail to the point where you can almost feel the texture of some of the feathers of the birds or virtually feel like you can touch a drop of water splashing from the lake off one of the wings of a duck.
Having started Wildlife Photography in August of 2013 using a Fuji film HS 50 EXR, Anthony is well outfitted these days with a Nikon d500 + Nikkor AF-S 200-500mm + Nikkor 400mm f / 2.8 AF-S II.
The patience to capture these kinds of photo with this kind of detail requires a tremendous amount of motivation and a heck of a lot of time to get to the right locations where wildlife is being Wild. Although Anthony is new to the photographer game, I can only imagine the kind of work Mr Fontaine will be putting out over the next few years and look forward to following his photo stream.
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(Any photographer who decides to join Steemit after being invited with one of my blog entries is going to receive a generous up vote for their first post as well as a follow-up interview with a more in-depth article featuring the artist who have arrived on the site. It's not obvious for people who are not familiar with cryptocurrency why they should join a site like this without first familiarizing themselves with the platform in general. That is why I will take as much time as it requires to introduce and properly explain the procedure to anyone I have invited with a blog entry, who I consider to be my peers in the photography industry. Not that I don't think everyone in the world should join the site, I just don't have the time to indoctrinate everyone myself. Although one day I hope to have more time to on-board new users to Steemit 24/7 ;D
I want to take a second to thank you for checking out this post. Comments for the photographers are always appreciated and I look forward to hearing your feedback in the comment section below.
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Written by Steemit user: Jazmin Million