Ted Engler

Sunset in Forest Park

It is always amazing how beautiful our Forest Park can be. I am trying a new Sigma lens here. Had to take the photo quickly to capture the geese so the photo is not as sharp as I would like…

Here is a photo taken this fall at the St. Louis Art Fair in Clayton, MO. This is a low light photo just using available light. I used a 50mm prime lens at f1.8, 1/100 sec. This photo still came out almost black so processing in Photomatix brought out the highlights and interesting tones.

Highway 51 Bridge

A number of my photos and articles here have been about low light or night photography. I thought I would share one of my favorites. This is the Highway 51 bridge allowing access onto the island city of Minocqua, Wisconsin. This is the third bridge constructed here in my lifetime and I think the 6thContinue reading “Highway 51 Bridge”

Christmas Oak

A nicely decorated oak tree on the Missouri Botanical Garden, Garden Glow. This is a handheld shot using an ISO of 2000, f3.5, 1/100 sec @ 17mm. http://greatrivers.smugmug.com/Missouri-Botanical-Garden/i-zZwb55J/A

Improving your photos during the Golden Hour

If you would like to really improve your photos, you should shoot mostly during the “Golden Hour.” This is about 20 minutes before sunrise/sunset to 20 minutes after sunrise/sunset. At these times you will get softer but more dramatic images. This includes sunrise/sunset images, better color and fewer shadows. If there is a particular subject youContinue reading “Improving your photos during the Golden Hour”

Misty Lake

This is listed on my Smugmug page a one of my most interesting photos. So I am posting it here. This is Lake Minocqua around 6 AM on a very still and cold morning just before the snows started to fall. In the mist is one of the interesting old boathouses on the lake. FeelContinue reading “Misty Lake”

Alley Spring Mill

I thought I would explore Missouri for one of those scenic old mills. I found this in a place called Alley Spring, near Eminence, Missouri on the Jack’s Fork river. This is a single shot photo processed in Lightroom 5.

Waiting for Santa

One more night at the Garden Glow to get some shots missed on my first trip. This is a scene you will take a little effort to find. This is a hand held shot taken at a High ISO of 2000 at 50mm, f3.2. http://greatrivers.smugmug.com/Missouri-Botanical-Garden/i-SFbL6rp

Henry Shaw Home

Here is one more photo from Missouri Botanical Garden’s “Garden Glow.” This is Henry Shaw’s home on the Botanical Garden grounds. The grounds are decorated with light displays for the holiday season (see previous posts). http://greatrivers.smugmug.com/Missouri-Botanical-Garden/i-GrL5ZPS/A

How to Take Photographs at Night

Recent posts here are from the Missouri Botanical Garden’s “Garden Glow.” This consists of a number of lighted displays throughout the garden grounds. Between the displays, it is very dark. A photo of one of the displays may look like the photo to the right but you may want get more detail like the sameContinue reading “How to Take Photographs at Night”