I took this phot at Ferne Clyff State Park last week. Uploaded it into Photoshop Camera Raw to tinker around with it. It's the first time I've used the Camera Raw feature on Photoshop so it was for sure a learning experience.  I bumped the exposure up 1 f/stop in camera raw and adjusted the Fill Light/Blacks sliders. Nothing really major. Also, once I then uploaded it to Photoshop I used the clone tool to remove some of the annoying blemishes in the water.  The photo was taken f/5.6 @ 1/60 ISO 1600 18-55@52mm.

BP vs. America

What a controversial image isn’t it? That’s why I took it. The problems BP has caused to the Gulf and the rest of this country are endless. Many Americans, animals, and the land have been effected greatly by such a disaster. I feel like this photo pretty well sums up the entire problems that BP has caused, and it has a great impact on me. I have personally witnessed the problems in the Gulf in a recent trip to Gulf Shores, Alabama. Ships cluttered the ocean, workers clogged the beaches, tar balls littered the shore, and oil soaked the ocean species. One of the most depressing sights I have seen.

The photo was taken at f/8 @ 1/4000 ISO 1600 on a Canon Telephoto Lens 75-300@125mm. I had forgotten my ISO was set that high. Therefore the camera had to adjust the shutter speed to compensate for the high ISO (more sensitive to light).