Kevin LaCroix
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Pikes Peak from the Rampart Range Reservoir.
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Thanks Scott!
The lens was Sigma's 18-35mm f1.8 Art. There's three exposures to create this: one for the stars, one for the traffic, and one for ambient ground light. The stars and ambient ground light (provided by the Disco's parking lights) were each shot at f1.8 for 6 seconds, ISO1600. Ambient lighting was shot separately to minimize the amount of amber bleeding into the sky. The traffic was shot at f16 for 30 seconds, ISO100 (basically, blacking out all but the lights and their reflections).
Mojoe Outfitters
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High Sierra lake and the Silver Divide. I'm going back in August.
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BoldAdventure
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Man, gorgeous! Wow!
100acre
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One of these days I'm gonna go out and buy that high end camera I've always wanted and then learn more about photography. I've always felt like I had a good eyes for film and I imagine that I could do some amazing things like @Chazz Layne 's picture of the stars and traffic which was B.A. btw! All of the pictures that I've been uploading to this forum, I've been using an iPhone 6 for the past 2 years and a iP5(?) before that. I just bought a new iPhone 6s today since my last one was dead. It would be nice if we could call someone on our Canons or Nikons but, for now I needed a new phone. No financing as I'm on a Prepaid plan, so I bought it outright. It and the Otter Box case probably cost as much as a mid range base camera. At least the iP6 has a decent camera as evidenced in these photos.
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Thanks man! And, nothing wrong with shooting on a 2015 or newer phone...the best camera is the one you have on you. 
In all seriousness though, many of my (daylight) shots are taken with a 2-3 year old phone. A cheap point-and-shoot and good edit skills were enough for Overland Journal to take notice back in the day—composition, light, and edit are key. Beyond composition, I'd actually recommend picking up Lightroom or Photoshop and learning the edit side of things before investing in "serious" hardware.
In all seriousness though, many of my (daylight) shots are taken with a 2-3 year old phone. A cheap point-and-shoot and good edit skills were enough for Overland Journal to take notice back in the day—composition, light, and edit are key. Beyond composition, I'd actually recommend picking up Lightroom or Photoshop and learning the edit side of things before investing in "serious" hardware.
Kevin LaCroix
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I use my iPhone7, Hero 3+ and an Olympus Tough TG-1. I need to learn how to take better pictures before I can justify a better camera. Editing to me is like reading greek.
Serge Ramelli's videos are worth a watch, even if it's just to see how "bad" some of his photos are straight-from-camera and how much they pop after a quick edit. I actually pulled several rejects from the bin after watching, which wound up being some of my most liked shares. He flies through the essential basics of an edit, and with his accent it can be tough to keep up, but it's a great place to start learning: https://www.youtube.com/user/cmoeu
Kevin LaCroix
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Kevin LaCroix
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Sunset last night.
Kevin LaCroix
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Lingering smoke from wild fires helping to define different layers.
Sean Slavin
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Good stuff Chazz. That's a solid little camera.
That's my favorite spot on the planet. If I could figure how to live there, I wouldn't give it a second thought.
Sean Slavin
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Been working off and on with a project that last several years. I haven't been able to get out and find the time to finish but I have some ideas that will change that. I have it titled as 'Views from Suburbia' and it's around the idea of all the pop-up neighborhoods destroying the open space.
Other times, I like taking long hikes with my old Hasselblad and a few rolls of film. Yes, film. That weird celluloid based stuff that you actually have to develop. No instant gratification. It's much better that way. 12 frames on a roll really makes you stop and think about what you're doing and why. Besides, the shutter mechanism on the Hassy is such a satisfying clunk.
These are from Telluride.
Other times, I like taking long hikes with my old Hasselblad and a few rolls of film. Yes, film. That weird celluloid based stuff that you actually have to develop. No instant gratification. It's much better that way. 12 frames on a roll really makes you stop and think about what you're doing and why. Besides, the shutter mechanism on the Hassy is such a satisfying clunk.
These are from Telluride.
I miss film. The whole process, but also the end result. Sure, we can get pretty close in Lightroom/Photoshop, but it's never quite the same.Other times, I like taking long hikes with my old Hasselblad and a few rolls of film. Yes, film. That weird celluloid based stuff that you actually have to develop. No instant gratification. It's much better that way. 12 frames on a roll really makes you stop and think about what you're doing and why. Besides, the shutter mechanism on the Hassy is such a satisfying clunk.
These are from Telluride.
Your new site looks great BTW.