I have broken down and joined Instagram. Look for me on there under ryan_donovan. My first picture? My Continental Express flight to Newark...right next to my fiancee's flight to Vancouver. Next to each other but separated by the glass of the secure pre-clearance area of US Customs within a Canadian airport. And speaking of customs...I... Continue Reading →
Fun with Lightroom and RAW – Part 2
San Miguel Dusk #32, a photo by rdonovan on Flickr. Now, here is the exact same photograph as from last week/last post - but with considerably different color and tone settings utilized. Because all of the data is there - and it can be processed quite differently - I have been able to re-render the... Continue Reading →
Fun with Lightroom and RAW – Part 1
San Miguel Dusk #31, a photo by rdonovan on Flickr. For this week's picture of the week - my favorite shot of San Miguel at dusk. Shot from the roof of the building where I stayed. What's of note is that with the Canon 1D Mark IV, this is the first time I have started... Continue Reading →
A Shot in the Dark
Atotonilco & Vicinity #121, a photo by rdonovan on Flickr. Surrounding the Church at Atotonilco are many abandoned native chapels. Just sitting there. In cornfields. Or converted to barns, etc. The shot here was taken in the near dark, as there was zero light other than from the front entrance - of the ceiling of... Continue Reading →
Why High ISO and Multi-Autofocus Matters
Atotonilco & Vicinity #13, a photo by rdonovan on Flickr. One of the more interesting locations I visited in San Miguel was the Church at Atotonilco. It is a World Heritage site - and upon perusing its interior it is easy to see why. However, it is anything but a museum. It is a working... Continue Reading →
Retro-United at Sea-Tac International
As I was disembarking on a business trip to Seattle from an Air Canada Dash-8 on the tarmac - I did a double take. No, time hadn't shifted back a few decades. But there was United's old Friendship livery - on an Airbus A320 at gate N16 just getting in from San Francisco. It's great... Continue Reading →
100-400mm at 400mm
San Miguel Random #117, a photo by rdonovan on Flickr. Now, for this week's photo. I retook a picture of the same dog before he moved. But this time, zoomed in at 400mm to show a close-up. Both of these photos were shot in the course of a few seconds, which really highlights the wonderful... Continue Reading →
100-400mm at 100mm
San Miguel Random #116, a photo by rdonovan on Flickr. One of the lenses in my bag that rarely gets used is my 100-400mm lens. While walking the streets of San Miguel, I discovered this dog at rest. This week's shot shows the lens when used at 100mm.
The San Miguel Photo Set
San Miguel Architecture 2011 #181, a photo by rdonovan on Flickr. I have the first round of photos edited and uploaded. Whoa - there is a lot to do here...everything will ultimately be posted in this Flickr set. So you can start looking now at this URL: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rdonovan/collections/72157626351549717/ And check back often as I'll be updating... Continue Reading →
Back with Photos – now the processing begins…
I am back. Had a wonderful time. Took several thousand photos. Some of the highlights included dusk, the downtown skyline, walking around downtown, the churches at Antonilco, and the botanical garden. It will take me some time to process it all and upload - especially given that my DSL is too slow (thank you Bell... Continue Reading →