Ken Papaleo: X Marks the Shot: May 2012

Wild Dunes, Isle of Palms, South Carolina.

"X Shot" information.

Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

ISO - 400

Shutter - 1/125 sec.

F/stop - 22

Lens - 16/35 mm

LOCATION

1. Isle of Palms, South Carolina.

2. Wild Dunes Resort.

CHALLENGE

I spent a week at this resort with my wife, our daughter (3 months pregnant) and her husband.

My goal was to get a real nice photo of them being pregnant with their fist child.

SOLUTION

The next to the last day of our stay turned out to be perfect. There was a tropical storm named Alberto, off shore producing great clouds for background. We went down to the beach in the late afternoon, just before the clouds moved in. The light was nice and we found a great private spot on a dune.

OTHER SHOTS FROM THIS AREA

Ken Papaleo

Colorado Photographer

kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com

303-674-0615

Flash Back - Denver, Colorado, 5/23/2008.

"X Shot" information.

Camera - Canon EOS-1D Mark II

ISO - 50

Shutter - 1/400 sec.

F/stop - 4

Lens - 70/200 zoom

Ken Papaleo

Colorado Photographer

kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com

303-674-0615

Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, Colorado.

"X Shot" information.

Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

ISO - 500

Shutter - 1/2000 sec.

F/stop - 4.5

Lens - 500 mm

Mono pod used in this shot.

LOCATION.

1. Rocky Mountain National Park.

2. Drive time from Denver about 3 hours, depending on traffic.

3. Lodging in Estes Park.

THE CHALLENGE.

Upon arriving at the park I noticed a couple of things. First there wan't much snow on the mountains and there was a lot of red trees, from beetle kill. The real eye catching overview scenic images weren't going to happen.

THE SOLUTION.

The aspens were blooming with brilliant light green leaves and the wildlife were plenty, so they were going to be my main targets. If I did a mountain view it would have to be before sunrise or after sunset, making the mountains a silhouette, hopefully with a great sky.

OTHER PHOTOS FROM ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK

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Ken Papaleo

Colorado Landscape Photographer

303-674-0615

Weekend Flash Back - Littleton, Colorado, 4/4/2008

"X Shot" information.

Camera - Canon EOS-1D Mark II

ISO - 400

Shutter - 1/1000 sec

F/stop - 4.5

Lens - 300 mm

Ken Papaleo

Colorado Photographer

kenpapaleo@highcountrycoloring.com

303-674-0615

Photos from Last Week's Spring Days.

"X Shot" information.

Camera - Canon EOS 5D Mark II

ISO - 800

Shutter - 1/160 sec.

F/stop - 8

Lens - 24/70 zoom

Note - This is a collection of photos that I shot last week while spending time with some off my grand children, during the record breaking temperatures.