Tag Archive for: Lake Rancho Santa Margarita

What Winter?

13 Jan
January 13, 2012

I think we had a winter? I mean, as much of a winter that we can have in Southern California. It was definitely a very mild winter this year, which also makes me wonder just how hot it’s going to be this summer. This past weekend, the weather was so nice I headed over to Lake Rancho Santa Margarita and snapped a couple shots of the lake with my iPhone 4S using Camera+.

Nightime: Lake Rancho Santa Margarita

19 Mar
March 19, 2011

After many failed attempts at taking some decent night shots, I decided it was time to read up and figure out what I was doing wrong. After some extensive research (15 minutes), I headed out to my favorite spot, Lake Rancho Santa Margarita, to take some test shots. I was quite pleased with my results, though I still have tons to learn. These are 3 of my favorites.

Quick Cloud Time Lapse

04 Mar
March 4, 2011

A short time lapse I made the other day while photographing the snow in the hills near my house in Rancho Santa Margarita. This was 8 minutes of footage I sped up to be only 30 seconds long. Taken using a Canon 7D.

The beginning of an HDR obsession

04 Mar
March 4, 2011

After countless attempts at creating HDR images, I finally had a few turn out the way I wanted them too. Now that I’ve figured out how to get the look I was going for I hope to come up with many more. Taken using a Canon 7D, edited in Photomatix.

I Love Lamp

30 Dec
December 30, 2010

Taken during a sunset in September of 2009 at the Lake Rancho Santa Margarita. Taken using a Nikon D40.