Sunset at Crystal Cove #2 - Blend

In this version I applied the cool grey effect to the water. I think this is my favorite of the series.

See the entire Crystal Cove series

Across Lake Cachuma 2

Here's my second version of this photo taken across Lake Cachuma.


Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Exposure: 0.006 sec (1/160)
Aperture: f/11
Focal Length: 160 mm
ISO Speed: 200

Madison Sucking Her Thumb - Toned

Here's the last tonal effect I did of this photo of Madison sucking her thumb. I think this is my favorite. This and the sepia one.

Madison Sucking Her Thumb - Sepia

I'm having some Photoshop fun now and creating some toned versions of this portrait. This is the sepia toned portrait of Madison sucking her thumb.

Camera settings for original photograph:
Camera: Canon EOS 20D
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 100

Sunrise Opitio Bay #4

Golden Sunrise Seascape Opito Bay

Opito Bay is located on New Zealand's Coromandel Peninsula which is to the east of Auckland. This remote area of New Zealand is blessed with numerous beautiful beaches and is a favored retreat from Auckland.

Nikon E8700
1/320s at f7.4
ISO 50

Sunrise Opitio Bay #3

Opito Bay Coromandel Peninsula at Sunrise

When taking these photos of the sunrise at Opito Bay , since the sun was above the horizon and I was shooting right into the sun, I adjusted the camera to a very fast film speed equivalent (ISO 50) and took very short exposures. The result was the beautiful gold color you see in these photos.

Nikon E8700
1/320s at f7.4
ISO 50

Sunrise Opito Bay #2

Sunrise Seascape Opito Bay #2

Opito Bay is located in the Mercury Bay area of the Coromandel Peninsula on New Zealand's North Island. The bay is reached by a gravel road, and there are no shops at the bay so you have to bring all your provisions. You typically have the long sweeping beach all to yourself. I like this photo for the reflection of the sun in the wet sand and shallow water.

Nikon E8700
1/500s at f7.4
ISO 50

Sunrise Opito Bay #1

Sunrise Seascape

I have lived by the sea my entire life, for 30 years growing up and living in New Zealand, and then living in Hiroshima on the "Inland Sea" of Western Japan for four years at the beginning of the 1990s, and then moving to Southern California in the late 90s. It is no surprise then that I have photographed the sea on many occasions.

This photo of sunrise was taken at Opito Bay on the eastern coast of the Coromandel Peninsula on New Zealand's North Island

Photo of a Swan

Photo of a Swan

This picture proves the point that you don't have to venture far to get photos of bird life. This picture I actually took at the Marriott Resort in Palm Desert, CA. My room was above the lake that comes right up to the rooms on one section of the hotel, and this swan did me the favor of floating by in front of my room.

This and other photos I have taken of birds can be found in the bird photo galleries. There's one for broadband visitors, and one for dialup visitors. Here are the links to each:

Bird Photo Gallery - Broadband Flash Gallery

Bird Photo Gallery - Dial Up Optimized

Dead Tree - Infrared Effect

Photo of Dead Tree with Infrared Effect

Here's the same photo again but after creating an infrared camera effect. Infrared cameras create their images using infrared light. Light waves in the infrared range are far longer than in the visible light spectrum. Infrared light is emitted from a body based on its heat characteristics and infrared cameras are designed to detect this range of radiation. Infrared cameras don't need visible light since infrared radiation is emitted by all bodies night and day. So a photo taken with an infrared camera can be taken even at night. Perhaps you are familiar with "night-vision goggles" used by the military - these work on the same principle of detecting the heat emit ed by a body in the infrared spectrum and forming an image from this "light".

This photo wasn't actually taken with an infrared camera; I used Photoshop to simulate what the image might look like had it been taken with an infrared camera. Photos taken with an infrared camera are often monochromatic since the sensor in the camera is typically designed to respond to a single wavelength within the infrared spectrum. For this reason they produce pictures that are very white and fuzzy at the points where the most heat is being generated. I like to try and simulate this effect to give a twist to the typical black and white image.

You can read more about infrared cameras at the following WikiPedia listing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infrared_camera

Sunrise at Opito Bay

Photo of Sunrise at Opito Bay New Zealand

Opito Bay is located in the Mercury Bay area of the Coromandel Peninsula on New Zealand's North Island. I got to spend a couple of vacations at a beach house located right at the water's edge thanks to a good friend. This isolated beach was the perfect location for endless photos. Of course capturing the sunrise was a great treat. I like the sweep of cloud above the sea in this photo. Because I was shooting directly into the sun and with all that reflection off of the sea as well, I was shooting at a very fast film speed (ISO50), and at 1/700th second shutter speed. That's all very fast and the photos came out gold. Yes, it's true, the color of the photo has not been altered at all!

Nikon E870011/700s atf8.0ISO 50

Glade Wharf Area, Lake Te Anau

Lake Te Anau Near Glade Wharf

This photograph of Lake Te Anau was taken in the vicinity of Glade Wharf at the start of the famous Milford Track in New Zealand's Fiordland National Park. The Milford Track leads from near this point to Milford Sound. Four-day hikes of the track are common.

Canon EOS 20D

f/5.61/500sec

ISO 200

18-55mm lens at 55mm

(c) John Corney 2007

For information about hiking New Zealand's famous Milford Track, visit the New Zealand Department of Conservation website.