Bud Branch

Love Canon At The Jefferson

budbranch — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:27:32 +0000

Great show by Love Canon last night at the Jefferson

Morris’ Glamour Shot

budbranch — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:39:13 +0000

A Poignant Milestone For Photography

budbranch — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:39:37 +0000

The New York Times says that Eastman-Kodak filed for bankruptcy early this morning…

My day job: Abrahamse & Co., Builders

budbranch — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:22:03 +0000

A recently completed custom residence. These images are examples of HDR.

The Quadrantids (Every January 4th)

budbranch — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:30:33 +0000

I read that the Quadrantids meteor shower early Wednesday morning averaged 2 per minute – I didn’t capture nearly that many, maybe because I was looking out over Charlottesville. Anyway, I got my share! Notice in the last frame, there are TWO! (click into the images to make them full-screen…) The circular star-trail image was assembled from all the frames taken between 2:20 and 5:30AM. Since the Quadrantids radiate from a point in the Northern sky, all my frames included the star Polaris, around which all the stars visible in the Northern Hemisphere seem to rotate.

The business parts of a tulip:

budbranch — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:43:23 +0000

Orion Sets For The Last Time In 2011

budbranch — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 13:15:10 +0000

This was composited from 244 30-second exposures, f/4 ISO1600 taken between 10PM and midnight. Occasional traffic painted the trees with interesting light. At the center of the frame you can see the three, equally spaced bright stars that form Orion’s belt, and the light smear below made by his sword, (I’ve included a visual aid below…) Composite images like this are only possible because of Startrails software by Achim Schaller - THANKS Achim!

Sweet lens…

budbranch — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:50:40 +0000

When I upgraded my camera body, I orphaned this nice lens. Since I haven’t used it in a year, I decided to sell it to someone who can put it to use! It is perfect for any Canon cropped-sensor digital camera:

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS Telephoto Zoom Lens

An example of “working it”….

budbranch — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 20:02:13 +0000

Moving closer almost ALWAYS helps….

Flatwork!

budbranch — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:21:15 +0000

This is what it looks like when you have to place 280 cubic yards of concrete in a day – you have to start early, like 2:30AM early….