Dominique #1, Fresson

Susan and I booked Dominique, the excellent model and belly dancer, for a sitting at our Grand Center studio yesterday afternoon.  I'm a bit rusty, but we had quite a bit of fun and I feel like I had a good warm-up session.  Here, Dominique was demonstrating her veil manipulation technique.  I can't begin to express the how fantastic it is to shoot tethered.

Camera: Nikon D700 

Lens: AF Micro-Nikkor 105mm f2.8 D

Exposure: ISO 200, f/5.6.0 @ 1/8s, tripod, tethered

Lighting: Calumet Quattro Fluorescent Beauty Lights 

Location: Grand Center Artist Loft Studios

Processing: RAW in Lightroom 3, Photoshop CS5, Nik ColorEfex Pro

Railroad Track Detail #1

The sculptural quality of this railroad track hardware near the Valley Park rail bridge really appeals to me.  I considered brushing off the rock flakes, but was able to stifle the old product shot pro.

Technical: Nikon D700, Nikkor 180mm f2.8 "Leni" lens, ISO 200, f4.0 @ 1/1000s, handheld.  RAW file processed in Lightroom 3 Beta 64-bit to crop for 4x5 and adjust color starting with Mike Lao's 300 preset.

Grid #6, Flooded Park Bench

Back view of a half submerged park bench near the flooding Meramec River, taken November 1, 2009.
Technical: Nikon D700, Nikkor 180mm f2.8, ISO 200, f/4.0 @ 1/640s, handheld.  RAW file processed in Lightroom 3 Beta 64-bit.