Uploads from Dan Ballard Photography, tagged danballard

Uploads from Dan Ballard Photography, tagged danballard http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/tags/danballard/ Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:45:58 -0700 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:45:58 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4115/buddyicons/40408627@N07.jpg?1282827286#40408627@N07 Uploads from Dan Ballard Photography, tagged danballard http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/tags/danballard/ "Devils Horns" Alaskan Range ~ Denali State Park, Alaska ~ Nikon D800E http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/7457441914/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/7457441914/" title=""Devils Horns" Alaskan Range ~ Denali State Park, Alaska ~ Nikon D800E"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8023/7457441914_e09b699180_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt=""Devils Horns" Alaskan Range ~ Denali State Park, Alaska ~ Nikon D800E" /></a></p> <p>The Alaskan Range as seen form Denali State Park. WOW!!! Some of the craziest, most dramatic peaks I have seen.....<br /> <br /> We almost didn't sleep for two weeks working for a shot with only a little luck, so when the fog rolled in to this awesome area and the sky lit up it was a great feeling!!<br /> <br /> I was lucky enough to go on the trip with past students turned friends <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephroybalphotography/">Joe Roybal</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew_v/">Andrew Vernon</a> <br /> <br /> Nikon D800E, Alaska, photography, photos, images, gallery, pro, grand tokosha, private workshops<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:45:58 -0700 2012-06-19T06:41:06-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/7457441914 "Devils Horns" Alaskan Range ~ Denali State Park, Alaska ~ Nikon D800E <p>The Alaskan Range as seen form Denali State Park. WOW!!! Some of the craziest, most dramatic peaks I have seen.....<br /> <br /> We almost didn't sleep for two weeks working for a shot with only a little luck, so when the fog rolled in to this awesome area and the sky lit up it was a great feeling!!<br /> <br /> I was lucky enough to go on the trip with past students turned friends <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/josephroybalphotography/">Joe Roybal</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrew_v/">Andrew Vernon</a> <br /> <br /> Nikon D800E, Alaska, photography, photos, images, gallery, pro, grand tokosha, private workshops<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Dan Ballard Photography pictures alaska landscape photography gallery image grand pic best range alaskan denalistatepark danballard tokosha Cormorant Fishermen ~ Interview with BlackRapid http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/6326823725/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/6326823725/" title="Cormorant Fishermen ~ Interview with BlackRapid"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6059/6326823725_6db774ac3b_m.jpg" width="240" height="162" alt="Cormorant Fishermen ~ Interview with BlackRapid" /></a></p> <p>I was recently featured and <a href="http://www.blackrapid.com/buzz/dan-ballard-qa-with-blackrapid/" rel="nofollow"> interviewed by BlackRapid</a> camera straps. If you haven't tried their straps I highly recommend them! I have been using their sport strap for quite a while and I love it. Check out the interview if you have a sec.<br /> <br /> Here is another Cormorant Fishermen shot from China. Although the previous image from this scene is the “better” shot, I really love this one, and it is one of my favorites of the entire trip. <br /> <br /> Thanks for stopping by!!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:23:30 -0800 2011-03-28T03:46:18-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6326823725 Cormorant Fishermen ~ Interview with BlackRapid <p>I was recently featured and <a href="http://www.blackrapid.com/buzz/dan-ballard-qa-with-blackrapid/" rel="nofollow"> interviewed by BlackRapid</a> camera straps. If you haven't tried their straps I highly recommend them! I have been using their sport strap for quite a while and I love it. Check out the interview if you have a sec.<br /> <br /> Here is another Cormorant Fishermen shot from China. Although the previous image from this scene is the “better” shot, I really love this one, and it is one of my favorites of the entire trip. <br /> <br /> Thanks for stopping by!!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Dan Ballard Photography pictures china travel light mountain mountains art beautiful beauty river photography boat photo blog amazing fishing asia gallery photographer fishermen artistic guilin dramatic best burning most photograph ballard raft lightning portfolio popular interview powerful guangxi gallary yuanyang nohdr nothdr d700 cormorantfishermen danballard blackrapid danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy onephotoweeklycontestweek52 "Light on the Moon" Mt. Bromo, Indonesia ~ Travel ~ Volcano ~ Asia ~ Lightroom ~ D700 http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/6078230552/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/6078230552/" title=""Light on the Moon" Mt. Bromo, Indonesia ~ Travel ~ Volcano ~ Asia ~ Lightroom ~ D700"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6066/6078230552_5077db13f4_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt=""Light on the Moon" Mt. Bromo, Indonesia ~ Travel ~ Volcano ~ Asia ~ Lightroom ~ D700" /></a></p> <p>Smoke, clouds and light over the moon-like "see of sand" around Mt. Bromo in Indonesia.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:37:45 -0700 2011-06-30T02:44:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/6078230552 "Light on the Moon" Mt. Bromo, Indonesia ~ Travel ~ Volcano ~ Asia ~ Lightroom ~ D700 <p>Smoke, clouds and light over the moon-like "see of sand" around Mt. Bromo in Indonesia.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Dan Ballard Photography world light orange inspiration color art dan beautiful beauty indonesia landscape photography photo amazing bravo asia gallery photographer desert photos magic dramatic best explore photographs photograph workshop stunning prints ballard rays lightning lesson portfolio popular drama hdr eruption bromo lightbeams dreamscape sandisk workshops lightroom photograpy nohdr nothdr outdoorphotographer coloradophotographer d700 danballard danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy raysgod "Rice Terraces of Yuanyang" Agriculture ~ Farming ~ Asia ~ Images ~ China http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5715689688/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5715689688/" title=""Rice Terraces of Yuanyang" Agriculture ~ Farming ~ Asia ~ Images ~ China"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3317/5715689688_91798226d3_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt=""Rice Terraces of Yuanyang" Agriculture ~ Farming ~ Asia ~ Images ~ China" /></a></p> <p> agriculture <br /> <br /> It took the farmers in Yuanyang 1000 years to shape the land into what it is today. You are looking at the rice terraces in spring full of water ready to be planted.<br /> <br /> This was processed on my laptop from China quite fast and needs some fine tuning when I get home.<br /> <br /> To see my China gallery in full please click <a href="http://dan4242.zenfolio.com/p505036891" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>! We leave for Bangkok tomorrow!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Fri, 13 May 2011 02:55:18 -0700 2011-05-11T15:58:51-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5715689688 "Rice Terraces of Yuanyang" Agriculture ~ Farming ~ Asia ~ Images ~ China <p> agriculture <br /> <br /> It took the farmers in Yuanyang 1000 years to shape the land into what it is today. You are looking at the rice terraces in spring full of water ready to be planted.<br /> <br /> This was processed on my laptop from China quite fast and needs some fine tuning when I get home.<br /> <br /> To see my China gallery in full please click <a href="http://dan4242.zenfolio.com/p505036891" rel="nofollow">HERE</a>! We leave for Bangkok tomorrow!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Dan Ballard Photography world china travel light sunset vacation sky mist inspiration art water colors beautiful beauty clouds sunrise landscape blog amazing nikon asia flickr gallery outdoor hiking top farm dramatic images best workshop lee stunning ballard agriculture filters coulds touristattraction irrigation dreamscape sandisk workshops lightroom gallary yuanyang outdoorphotographer d700 danballard danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy terrices coloradophotographyfestival ricetarraces "Rising Sun" Vietnam http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5426775192/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5426775192/" title=""Rising Sun" Vietnam"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5060/5426775192_2ae2f5df24_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt=""Rising Sun" Vietnam" /></a></p> <p>Using the sun.<br /> <br /> Hi all! Sorry about my lack of posting and commenting lately. I am going crazy trying to get things in order for my upcoming Asia trip. I will try to make it around to everyone's stream in the next few days.<br /> <br /> I wanted to mention briefly a few ideas on using the sun in your photographs to add that extra something. The most commonly used and maybe most interesting way to use the sun is to make a sun star. This is a great trick because it is fairly easy to pull off, and can be used almost anytime you have a sunny sky. The idea is simply to position yourself (camera) in a way that the sun is about 90% blocked by an object you also want in your photo. This could be a building, a tree, a rock, or even the horizon or clouds like shown in the second image in the comments. Although you can't really see the star with your eye, you can move your head or camera side to side once you're close and see the sun completely disappear behind the object and with only an inch or two of movement watch it reappear. You want to be able to see the sun through the finder, but just barely. This is how you avoid unwanted ghosts and off color. Once you have your camera positioned (this is easier with a tripod, but not mandatory) you will need to set a small aperture ( larger F number like f18 or f22) and the lens will do the rest. At this point you can play with your exposure compensation button (check you manual or Google that if you don't know what it is. It is important!!) to get the exposure just right depending what you are trying to express in the image. This trick can really add some "magic" to your photography.<br /> <br /> You can also use the sun in an image like I have above. This is much harder because you have to have just the right circumstances to pull it off. Normally this shot would not be possible, but in this instance there was a very thick haze in the sky that blocked much of sun's intensity. I also had to use a graduated neutral density filter to help hold the sun back. You can shoot the full sun in the frame in this way when there is a wildfire near by, thick fog that is just breaking up allowing the sun to come through slightly, or in other atmospheric conditions that diffuse the sun but don't block it entirely. You can also underexpose a considerable amount to make a silhouette with your subject and not blow the sun even on a normal day as in the bottom image. <br /> <br /> FYI, I have heard that you can damage your camera if you leave the lens facing toward the sun for to long. I have no idea how long it would take to do damage, or if this is really true or not, as I have had zero problems with it and I shoot the sun in my images all the time. That said, I don't set my tripod up with the lens pointed at the sun and leave it there for five minutes either;)<br /> <br /> Not HDR. I used a 3 stop Graduated Neutral Density filter and processed in Lightroom.<br /> <br /> Thanks for stopping in!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a> / <a href="http://500px.com/DanBallard/blog" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a></p> Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:34:00 -0800 2009-09-21T15:49:04-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5426775192 "Rising Sun" Vietnam <p>Using the sun.<br /> <br /> Hi all! Sorry about my lack of posting and commenting lately. I am going crazy trying to get things in order for my upcoming Asia trip. I will try to make it around to everyone's stream in the next few days.<br /> <br /> I wanted to mention briefly a few ideas on using the sun in your photographs to add that extra something. The most commonly used and maybe most interesting way to use the sun is to make a sun star. This is a great trick because it is fairly easy to pull off, and can be used almost anytime you have a sunny sky. The idea is simply to position yourself (camera) in a way that the sun is about 90% blocked by an object you also want in your photo. This could be a building, a tree, a rock, or even the horizon or clouds like shown in the second image in the comments. Although you can't really see the star with your eye, you can move your head or camera side to side once you're close and see the sun completely disappear behind the object and with only an inch or two of movement watch it reappear. You want to be able to see the sun through the finder, but just barely. This is how you avoid unwanted ghosts and off color. Once you have your camera positioned (this is easier with a tripod, but not mandatory) you will need to set a small aperture ( larger F number like f18 or f22) and the lens will do the rest. At this point you can play with your exposure compensation button (check you manual or Google that if you don't know what it is. It is important!!) to get the exposure just right depending what you are trying to express in the image. This trick can really add some "magic" to your photography.<br /> <br /> You can also use the sun in an image like I have above. This is much harder because you have to have just the right circumstances to pull it off. Normally this shot would not be possible, but in this instance there was a very thick haze in the sky that blocked much of sun's intensity. I also had to use a graduated neutral density filter to help hold the sun back. You can shoot the full sun in the frame in this way when there is a wildfire near by, thick fog that is just breaking up allowing the sun to come through slightly, or in other atmospheric conditions that diffuse the sun but don't block it entirely. You can also underexpose a considerable amount to make a silhouette with your subject and not blow the sun even on a normal day as in the bottom image. <br /> <br /> FYI, I have heard that you can damage your camera if you leave the lens facing toward the sun for to long. I have no idea how long it would take to do damage, or if this is really true or not, as I have had zero problems with it and I shoot the sun in my images all the time. That said, I don't set my tripod up with the lens pointed at the sun and leave it there for five minutes either;)<br /> <br /> Not HDR. I used a 3 stop Graduated Neutral Density filter and processed in Lightroom.<br /> <br /> Thanks for stopping in!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a> / <a href="http://500px.com/DanBallard/blog" rel="nofollow">BLOG</a></p> Dan Ballard Photography world pictures light sunset vacation sky favorite mountain mountains color art dan nature water beautiful beauty docks sunrise landscape boats photography bay boat blog amazing nikon asia flickr heaven photographer photos pics outdoor great dramatic best vietnam tricks burning photographs photograph workshop tips stunning ballard lesson portfolio pick teach touristattraction halongbay dreamscape catbaisland photograpy sunstar veitnam nohdr nothdr outdoorphotographer outstandinshots d700 danballard danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy "Dance of Light and Sand" Colorado~Dunes~National Park~Landscape~Photography http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5308211192/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5308211192/" title=""Dance of Light and Sand" Colorado~Dunes~National Park~Landscape~Photography"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5085/5308211192_cd1aca80c4_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt=""Dance of Light and Sand" Colorado~Dunes~National Park~Landscape~Photography" /></a></p> <p>(#6 in Explore & Front Page)<br /> <br /> Please view on black. It truly is a must for this image.<br /> <br /> For those who don't want to read below this shot was taken during a severe wind storm in the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado. I came back with several strong images, but I love the play of the light and blowing sand over the lines and form of the dunes. At least at the moment this is my favorite shot of the trip. I took about 30 shots of this scene trying to get the sand just right.<br /> <br /> <br /> First off I would like to thank Miles Morgan for the inspiration to go in search of a great photo yesterday. I had been considering a trip to Great Sand Dunes National Park for a while now, but I have just been to busy to make the trip. Wednesday night however at about 8:00 I came across <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mm767cap/5301107483/">this</a> picture that Miles had recently posted. Folks, that is one hell of a picture. I looked at it for about 10 minutes going between admiration and jealously, when I decided the only thing to do was get off my butt and go in search of a powerful image. This and only this would make me feel better. I set my alarm for 1:15 the next morning and packed my gear. I arrived at the dunes at about 5 a.m. which gave me just enough time to hike to the top and get set up by 6:30 when the first color started. I had good luck and bad. The color was great, and the mountains in the distance were covered with snow, but the dunes where covered in snow as well, meaning all those great comps that come from the blowing sand were hidden. The shoot was not a success. No prob, I knew I still had one more chance at it. Later in the day the light was great, and most of the snow was gone, but I still had a big issue. The wind had picked up to 50-60 miles per hour, and was gusting to well beyond that. If you have never been to sand dunes in that kind of wind, just imagine being in a giant sand blaster for some kind of reference. It is rough. It was difficult to even stand up during the gusts, not to mention the sand pelting your face. I was pretty sure that the weather proofing on my D700 would save my camera, but I was really worried about my tripod. It was the first real test of my new Really Right Stuff tripod and ball head. I had used it enough to know how amazingly good it was, but that was the problem. I couldn't hardly stand to take such a (brand new!!) precision instrument into that hell for anything with moving parts. “This is why I have it” I thought, and so in I went. Finding a composition was the first battle. I hiked partly blinded for about a mile over the dunes (which was not a simple task) before I found the first area I liked, and the hiking was the easiest part! Once I found a shot I wanted, there was so much sand getting in my eyes I could barley look through the finder to compose it. I basically just had to point the camera in the right direction and hope. Between my watering eyes and extremely tired legs (I had been walking for most of the day, and I only had about 3 hours sleep) I wasn't in great shape physically or mentally, but every time I topped a dune and saw another amazing possible shot I made myself keep going. At this point you may ask “why would you take yourself and over $7000 worth of gear in to that mess? In that kind of wind you might not get a sharp shot anyway.” The answer is simple......the light was incredible!!! The mix of great light, killer clouds, and sand blowing over the dunes made for some incredible opportunities. I just couldn't walk away. I came back with the shot above and a few more images I love, so it was definitely worth it, and luckily nothing got ruined. Over the course of the day the tripod got so full of sand I was nervous it wouldn't make it, but even though the leg locks were grinding like crazy it came through like a champ. The ball head stayed perfect and free of grinding throughout, and the legs come apart and I can clean them without much trouble. I had to dump the sand out of my bag, and I have some time working on the camera, but after that everything should be good as new. <br /> <br /> Thanks for the inspiration Miles!!!! <br /> <br /> I will post some of the “out takes” below, and I will post at least one more of the keepers at a later date.<br /> <br /> Thanks for looking, and Happy New Year to everyone!!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:22:22 -0800 2010-12-29T15:51:09-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5308211192 "Dance of Light and Sand" Colorado~Dunes~National Park~Landscape~Photography <p>(#6 in Explore & Front Page)<br /> <br /> Please view on black. It truly is a must for this image.<br /> <br /> For those who don't want to read below this shot was taken during a severe wind storm in the Great Sand Dunes in Colorado. I came back with several strong images, but I love the play of the light and blowing sand over the lines and form of the dunes. At least at the moment this is my favorite shot of the trip. I took about 30 shots of this scene trying to get the sand just right.<br /> <br /> <br /> First off I would like to thank Miles Morgan for the inspiration to go in search of a great photo yesterday. I had been considering a trip to Great Sand Dunes National Park for a while now, but I have just been to busy to make the trip. Wednesday night however at about 8:00 I came across <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mm767cap/5301107483/">this</a> picture that Miles had recently posted. Folks, that is one hell of a picture. I looked at it for about 10 minutes going between admiration and jealously, when I decided the only thing to do was get off my butt and go in search of a powerful image. This and only this would make me feel better. I set my alarm for 1:15 the next morning and packed my gear. I arrived at the dunes at about 5 a.m. which gave me just enough time to hike to the top and get set up by 6:30 when the first color started. I had good luck and bad. The color was great, and the mountains in the distance were covered with snow, but the dunes where covered in snow as well, meaning all those great comps that come from the blowing sand were hidden. The shoot was not a success. No prob, I knew I still had one more chance at it. Later in the day the light was great, and most of the snow was gone, but I still had a big issue. The wind had picked up to 50-60 miles per hour, and was gusting to well beyond that. If you have never been to sand dunes in that kind of wind, just imagine being in a giant sand blaster for some kind of reference. It is rough. It was difficult to even stand up during the gusts, not to mention the sand pelting your face. I was pretty sure that the weather proofing on my D700 would save my camera, but I was really worried about my tripod. It was the first real test of my new Really Right Stuff tripod and ball head. I had used it enough to know how amazingly good it was, but that was the problem. I couldn't hardly stand to take such a (brand new!!) precision instrument into that hell for anything with moving parts. “This is why I have it” I thought, and so in I went. Finding a composition was the first battle. I hiked partly blinded for about a mile over the dunes (which was not a simple task) before I found the first area I liked, and the hiking was the easiest part! Once I found a shot I wanted, there was so much sand getting in my eyes I could barley look through the finder to compose it. I basically just had to point the camera in the right direction and hope. Between my watering eyes and extremely tired legs (I had been walking for most of the day, and I only had about 3 hours sleep) I wasn't in great shape physically or mentally, but every time I topped a dune and saw another amazing possible shot I made myself keep going. At this point you may ask “why would you take yourself and over $7000 worth of gear in to that mess? In that kind of wind you might not get a sharp shot anyway.” The answer is simple......the light was incredible!!! The mix of great light, killer clouds, and sand blowing over the dunes made for some incredible opportunities. I just couldn't walk away. I came back with the shot above and a few more images I love, so it was definitely worth it, and luckily nothing got ruined. Over the course of the day the tripod got so full of sand I was nervous it wouldn't make it, but even though the leg locks were grinding like crazy it came through like a champ. The ball head stayed perfect and free of grinding throughout, and the legs come apart and I can clean them without much trouble. I had to dump the sand out of my bag, and I have some time working on the camera, but after that everything should be good as new. <br /> <br /> Thanks for the inspiration Miles!!!! <br /> <br /> I will post some of the “out takes” below, and I will post at least one more of the keepers at a later date.<br /> <br /> Thanks for looking, and Happy New Year to everyone!!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Dan Ballard Photography pictures travel light sunset summer vacation favorite inspiration storm color art dan nature colors beautiful beauty lines sunrise walking photography blog amazing nikon colorado flickr heaven gallery photographer desert artistic wind photos pics outdoor top magic dramatic blowing best most photographs photograph western stunning prints ballard rockymountains lightning portfolio popular powerful mountians touristattraction sanddunes dreamscape lightroom gallary photograpy greatsanddunenationalpark nohdr nothdr outdoorphotographer coloradophotographer southeastcolorado d700 danballard souttheastcolorado danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy southeastcolordo "After the Harvest" Vietnam~Aisa~Rice~Nikon~D700 http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5284504940/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5284504940/" title=""After the Harvest" Vietnam~Aisa~Rice~Nikon~D700"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5209/5284504940_deff13773a_m.jpg" width="240" height="151" alt=""After the Harvest" Vietnam~Aisa~Rice~Nikon~D700" /></a></p> <p>(Explore Front Page)<br /> <br /> Here is a three shot vertical pano stitch from Vietnam. I normally don't do any photography that involves more then one exposure.....but this scene was so amazing I felt I needed to get it all.<br /> <br /> Thanks for stopping in, and Happy Holidays!!!:))<br /> <br /> Not HDR. I used a grad ND filter for all three shots. Processed each image separately in Lightroom, then merged in Photoshop.<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:30:35 -0800 2009-09-27T16:17:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5284504940 "After the Harvest" Vietnam~Aisa~Rice~Nikon~D700 <p>(Explore Front Page)<br /> <br /> Here is a three shot vertical pano stitch from Vietnam. I normally don't do any photography that involves more then one exposure.....but this scene was so amazing I felt I needed to get it all.<br /> <br /> Thanks for stopping in, and Happy Holidays!!!:))<br /> <br /> Not HDR. I used a grad ND filter for all three shots. Processed each image separately in Lightroom, then merged in Photoshop.<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Dan Ballard Photography pictures from travel light sunset favorite mountain mountains color tree art nature wet water colors beautiful beauty grass sunrise river landscape photography blog amazing nikon asia flickr gallery photographer rice artistic photos pics outdoor hiking farm dramatic best explore most photographs photograph stunning land fields prints ballard ricepaddies portfolio pick agriculture popular ricefields mountians irrigation sapa mountian lightbeams dreamscape lightroom gallary photograpy nohdr nothdr outdoorphotographer coloradophotographer d700 danballard danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy riceterrices "Mesa Arch" Utah~Sunrise~Light~Canyonlands~National Park http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5200250114/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5200250114/" title=""Mesa Arch" Utah~Sunrise~Light~Canyonlands~National Park"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4091/5200250114_827368058e_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt=""Mesa Arch" Utah~Sunrise~Light~Canyonlands~National Park" /></a></p> <p>(Explore Front Page)<br /> <br /> If this isn't one of the coolest places on earth I don't know what is!! I've bee to amazing sites on five continents, and Canyonlands National Park ranks right up there with anything I've ever seen. Over and over again I found myself just stunned by the landscape. If you haven't been there........GO!!!<br /> <br /> Not HDR.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:27:36 -0800 2010-08-08T05:43:42-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5200250114 "Mesa Arch" Utah~Sunrise~Light~Canyonlands~National Park <p>(Explore Front Page)<br /> <br /> If this isn't one of the coolest places on earth I don't know what is!! I've bee to amazing sites on five continents, and Canyonlands National Park ranks right up there with anything I've ever seen. Over and over again I found myself just stunned by the landscape. If you haven't been there........GO!!!<br /> <br /> Not HDR.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Dan Ballard Photography world pictures bridge red favorite mountain mountains color art dan colors beautiful rock sunrise photography utah nationalpark amazing colorado rocks gallery arch photographer desert photos pics outdoor top canyon best most photographs photograph canyonlands stunning prints moab ballard rays blaze pick overlook mesa gallary photograpy sunstar mesaarch outdoorphotographer coloradophotographer danballard danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy photographyburninghouse raysgod "Illuminate" http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5182626435/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5182626435/" title=""Illuminate""><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1042/5182626435_472b0332a9_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt=""Illuminate"" /></a></p> <p>(#1 in Explore and Front Page) <br /> <br /> This shot was taken in a cave in Vietnam. (I can't remember the name but it's somewhere in Halong Bay) When I turned the corner and saw these rays I almost dropped my camera in amazement. These are by far the strongest rays of light I have ever seen. I spent quite a while deciding on the comp for this, and I think I'm happy with it. Let me know what you think. <br /> <br /> Thanks for stopping in!!<br /> <br /> Not HDR.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:42:49 -0800 2009-09-22T00:42:35-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5182626435 "Illuminate" <p>(#1 in Explore and Front Page) <br /> <br /> This shot was taken in a cave in Vietnam. (I can't remember the name but it's somewhere in Halong Bay) When I turned the corner and saw these rays I almost dropped my camera in amazement. These are by far the strongest rays of light I have ever seen. I spent quite a while deciding on the comp for this, and I think I'm happy with it. Let me know what you think. <br /> <br /> Thanks for stopping in!!<br /> <br /> Not HDR.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Dan Ballard Photography world pictures travel light bw favorite white black art nature wet water monochrome beautiful beauty underground landscape photography bay blackwhite blog amazing nikon asia flickr heaven gallery photographer artistic photos pics outdoor top magic great dramatic best vietnam explore most photographs photograph stunning prints ballard cave rays portfolio pick powerful bnw touristattraction lightbeams halongbay dreamscape gallary photograpy veitnam nohdr nothdr outdoorphotographer coloradophotographer d700 danballard danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy raysgod "Path to Wonder" Loas~Travel~Asia~Photography~Mountains~Travel http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5085539310/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5085539310/" title=""Path to Wonder" Loas~Travel~Asia~Photography~Mountains~Travel"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4103/5085539310_06cfc03dd8_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt=""Path to Wonder" Loas~Travel~Asia~Photography~Mountains~Travel" /></a></p> <p>(Explored)<br /> <br /> Another shot from the Vang Vieng area in Laos. <br /> <br /> This was an absolutely incredible place to be. I hope my photographs convey even part of the amazement I felt while taking them.<br /> <br /> Thanks for looking.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Sat, 13 Nov 2010 20:12:54 -0800 2009-09-13T15:56:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5085539310 "Path to Wonder" Loas~Travel~Asia~Photography~Mountains~Travel <p>(Explored)<br /> <br /> Another shot from the Vang Vieng area in Laos. <br /> <br /> This was an absolutely incredible place to be. I hope my photographs convey even part of the amazement I felt while taking them.<br /> <br /> Thanks for looking.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Dan Ballard Photography world travel sunset favorite mist mountain storm man mountains color beautiful sunrise walking photography amazing nikon asia gallery photographer photos pics outdoor top best explore photograph valley stunning ballard pick laos cloudscapes outdoorphotographer d700 danballard danballardphotogarphy loasvangvieng "A Night and A Storm" Colorado~Storm~Landscape~Photography http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5168079713/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5168079713/" title=""A Night and A Storm" Colorado~Storm~Landscape~Photography"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4128/5168079713_d8bb76a3ca_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt=""A Night and A Storm" Colorado~Storm~Landscape~Photography" /></a></p> <p>(Explored #2)<br /> <br /> If you can't tell these shots are of a night time lightning storm. The top of the image is stars and clear night sky, and the bottom is a crazy storm being lit by hundreds of lighting flashes a minute. I was standing on the outside of the storm in perfectly calm conditions looking into the most dramatic weather conditions I have ever seen. It was not easy to get this exposed right, but luckily I had quite a bit of time to play with it and get it close. I doubt these will go over all that well on flickr, but I think in terms of uniqueness they may be the best shots I have. <br /> <br /> I really can't decide which shot I prefer. I like that you can see more of the clear sky in the second one, and I think the comp is better, but the first one has the lighting bolt. (there were almost no actual bolts of lightning, only non stop flashes, so I think I'm lucky to have caught the small one I did)<br /> <br /> Thanks for taking a look.<br /> <br /> Not HDR.<br /> 6 second exposure<br /> f 4.8<br /> ISO 400<br /> Nikon 70-300mm at 122mm<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:00:12 -0800 2010-07-04T20:21:44-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5168079713 "A Night and A Storm" Colorado~Storm~Landscape~Photography <p>(Explored #2)<br /> <br /> If you can't tell these shots are of a night time lightning storm. The top of the image is stars and clear night sky, and the bottom is a crazy storm being lit by hundreds of lighting flashes a minute. I was standing on the outside of the storm in perfectly calm conditions looking into the most dramatic weather conditions I have ever seen. It was not easy to get this exposed right, but luckily I had quite a bit of time to play with it and get it close. I doubt these will go over all that well on flickr, but I think in terms of uniqueness they may be the best shots I have. <br /> <br /> I really can't decide which shot I prefer. I like that you can see more of the clear sky in the second one, and I think the comp is better, but the first one has the lighting bolt. (there were almost no actual bolts of lightning, only non stop flashes, so I think I'm lucky to have caught the small one I did)<br /> <br /> Thanks for taking a look.<br /> <br /> Not HDR.<br /> 6 second exposure<br /> f 4.8<br /> ISO 400<br /> Nikon 70-300mm at 122mm<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Dan Ballard Photography pictures ranch county light wild summer sky favorite orange inspiration storm color dan nature windmill colors beautiful beauty night clouds rural landscape photography star amazing nikon colorado gallery photographer artistic photos pics outdoor top magic dramatic best most photographs photograph adobe stunning fields prints ballard lightning southeast portfolio agriculture plains popular coulds grasslands rugged cloudscapes startrails lightroom gallary photograpy lajunta nohdr nothdr outdoorphotographer coloradophotographer southeastcolorado d700 danballard picketwirecanyon coloradothunderstorms souttheastcolorado danballardphotography staretrails danballardphotogarphy printforsell southeastcolordo "Mountain Storm" Vietnam~Asia~Sapa~Landscape~Photography~Travel http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5150502460/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5150502460/" title=""Mountain Storm" Vietnam~Asia~Sapa~Landscape~Photography~Travel"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4084/5150502460_71fff295a6_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt=""Mountain Storm" Vietnam~Asia~Sapa~Landscape~Photography~Travel" /></a></p> <p>(Explored)<br /> <br /> I spent a lot of time in the rain getting back to town after this, but I couldn't resist shooting those clouds. Gotta Love Asia!!!<br /> <br /> Sapa, Vietnam<br /> <br /> Not HDR. Grad ND filter and processed in Lightroom.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a> <br /> <br /> Tags: Vietnam Asia Sapa Landscape Photography Travel</p> Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:31:04 -0700 2009-09-27T02:04:48-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5150502460 "Mountain Storm" Vietnam~Asia~Sapa~Landscape~Photography~Travel <p>(Explored)<br /> <br /> I spent a lot of time in the rain getting back to town after this, but I couldn't resist shooting those clouds. Gotta Love Asia!!!<br /> <br /> Sapa, Vietnam<br /> <br /> Not HDR. Grad ND filter and processed in Lightroom.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a> <br /> <br /> Tags: Vietnam Asia Sapa Landscape Photography Travel</p> Dan Ballard Photography world pictures travel favorite mist mountain inspiration storm mountains color nature colors beautiful clouds photography hope amazing asia gallery day photographer rice photos pics magic great harvest free best vietnam explore photographs photograph valley land fields prints ballard portfolio agriculture coulds sapa cloudscapes gallary photograpy coloradophotographer danballard danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy terrices riceterrices printforsell "Colorado Plains" Southeast Colorado~Wheat Field~Landscape~Agriculture~Farming http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5127580286/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5127580286/" title=""Colorado Plains" Southeast Colorado~Wheat Field~Landscape~Agriculture~Farming"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4089/5127580286_7bf28390b8_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt=""Colorado Plains" Southeast Colorado~Wheat Field~Landscape~Agriculture~Farming" /></a></p> <p>(Explored)<br /> <br /> This shot was taken about 5 minutes from my house. I love skies like this, and this wheat field seemed to be the perfect subject to go with it. <br /> <br /> Thanks for looking!!<br /> <br /> Not HDR. Grad ND filter and processed in Lightroom. (As with all my work)<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a> <br /> <br /> Tags: Southeast Colorado~Wheat field~Landscape~Agriculture~Farming</p> Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:48:09 -0700 2010-07-02T19:07:09-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5127580286 "Colorado Plains" Southeast Colorado~Wheat Field~Landscape~Agriculture~Farming <p>(Explored)<br /> <br /> This shot was taken about 5 minutes from my house. I love skies like this, and this wheat field seemed to be the perfect subject to go with it. <br /> <br /> Thanks for looking!!<br /> <br /> Not HDR. Grad ND filter and processed in Lightroom. (As with all my work)<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a> <br /> <br /> Tags: Southeast Colorado~Wheat field~Landscape~Agriculture~Farming</p> Dan Ballard Photography world pictures county sunset inspiration color dan colors beautiful rural sunrise photography amazing colorado gallery photographer photos pics outdoor top farm wheat harvest free best explore photographs photograph stunning fields prints arkansas southeast portfolio agriculture plains coulds grasslands gallary photograpy wheatfield forsell otero oterocounty lajunta outstandinshots coloradophotographer southeastcolorado danballard souttheastcolorado danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy printforsell southeastcolordo "Moraine Lake" Photography ~ Private Photo Workshop ~ Landscape ~ Canada http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5118746521/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5118746521/" title=""Moraine Lake" Photography ~ Private Photo Workshop ~ Landscape ~ Canada"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1049/5118746521_31e56ef7da_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt=""Moraine Lake" Photography ~ Private Photo Workshop ~ Landscape ~ Canada" /></a></p> <p>(Explored Front Page)<br /> <br /> <br /> Here is another comp of Moraine Lake. Although I love Lake Louise, I think Moraine is much more stunning and photogenic. <br /> <br /> Thanks for dropping in!!<br /> <br /> Not HDR. Grad ND filter and processed in Lightroom. (As with all my work)<br /> <br /> Tags: photography, workshop, landscape, Canada, dan ballard, photo.<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:21:47 -0700 2010-07-27T05:37:24-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5118746521 "Moraine Lake" Photography ~ Private Photo Workshop ~ Landscape ~ Canada <p>(Explored Front Page)<br /> <br /> <br /> Here is another comp of Moraine Lake. Although I love Lake Louise, I think Moraine is much more stunning and photogenic. <br /> <br /> Thanks for dropping in!!<br /> <br /> Not HDR. Grad ND filter and processed in Lightroom. (As with all my work)<br /> <br /> Tags: photography, workshop, landscape, Canada, dan ballard, photo.<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Dan Ballard Photography pictures travel light sunset wild summer vacation sky favorite mountain lake canada mountains reflection tree art nature wet water beautiful beauty sunshine sunrise private landscape rockies photography blog nationalpark amazing nikon gallery photographer photos pics outdoor top magic free best explore photographs photograph adobe workshop alberta stunning prints banff ballard portfolio popular mountians touristattraction rugged mountian lessons workshops lightroom gallary photograpy morainelake forsell alpineglow outdoorphotographer d700 danballard danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy printforsell "Coming Rain" Colorado~Photography~Mountains~Nikon~D700~Lightroom http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5100652777/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5100652777/" title=""Coming Rain" Colorado~Photography~Mountains~Nikon~D700~Lightroom"><img src="http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1126/5100652777_52a01b2104_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt=""Coming Rain" Colorado~Photography~Mountains~Nikon~D700~Lightroom" /></a></p> <p>(#1 in Explore and Front Page)<br /> <br /> Here is another shot from an amazing evening of light near the Spanish Peaks in Colorado. It was taken from the same spot as my previous post about two minutes later. It was really an amazing place to be with such great light everywhere. I'll post a third shot from a few minutes earlier for my next post.<br /> <br /> 3 Stop Grad ND Filter.<br /> <br /> Thanks for stopping in!! <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a> <br /> <br /> Tags: Southeast Colorado Photography Mountains Rain Sun Trees</p> Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:01:22 -0700 2009-07-09T19:10:29-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5100652777 "Coming Rain" Colorado~Photography~Mountains~Nikon~D700~Lightroom <p>(#1 in Explore and Front Page)<br /> <br /> Here is another shot from an amazing evening of light near the Spanish Peaks in Colorado. It was taken from the same spot as my previous post about two minutes later. It was really an amazing place to be with such great light everywhere. I'll post a third shot from a few minutes earlier for my next post.<br /> <br /> 3 Stop Grad ND Filter.<br /> <br /> Thanks for stopping in!! <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a> <br /> <br /> Tags: Southeast Colorado Photography Mountains Rain Sun Trees</p> Dan Ballard Photography world travel light sunset sky mist mountain inspiration storm mountains dan nature water colors beautiful clouds sunrise landscape rockies photography hope amazing nikon san colorado gallery photographer photos pics outdoor great best photograph western stunning prints ballard rockymountains southeast portfolio workshops gallary photograpy forsell cuchara westspanishpeak spanishpeaks jauns outdoorphotographer coloradophotographer southeastcolorado d700 danballard sanjaunmountains danballardphotography printforsell "Magic Valley" Banff~Canada~Mountains~Nikon~D700~Landscpae http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/4909836151/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/4909836151/" title=""Magic Valley" Banff~Canada~Mountains~Nikon~D700~Landscpae"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4115/4909836151_6d09a00a30_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt=""Magic Valley" Banff~Canada~Mountains~Nikon~D700~Landscpae" /></a></p> <p>(Explored)<br /> <br /> Healy Pass Banff National Park, Canada. I had a "once every five year" sunrise on the morning I took this shot. The funny thing is by the time I took this image it was basically over. I got a bunch of shots I loved with the awesome sunrise, but this one is my favorite. <br /> <br /> Not HDR<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickriver.com/photos/danballardphotography/tags/favorite" rel="nofollow"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a> <br /> <br /> Tags: Banff Canada Mountains D700 Lake Travel</p> Mon, 04 Oct 2010 06:37:04 -0700 2010-08-21T07:37:04-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4909836151 "Magic Valley" Banff~Canada~Mountains~Nikon~D700~Landscpae <p>(Explored)<br /> <br /> Healy Pass Banff National Park, Canada. I had a "once every five year" sunrise on the morning I took this shot. The funny thing is by the time I took this image it was basically over. I got a bunch of shots I loved with the awesome sunrise, but this one is my favorite. <br /> <br /> Not HDR<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.flickriver.com/photos/danballardphotography/tags/favorite" rel="nofollow"></a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a> <br /> <br /> Tags: Banff Canada Mountains D700 Lake Travel</p> Dan Ballard Photography world pictures travel light sunset wild favorite mountain lake inspiration canada mountains color reflection dan nature water colors beautiful beauty grass clouds sunrise landscape rockies photography amazing pond nikon rocks flickr heaven gallery photographer photos pics outdoor top magic great best explore most photographs photograph alberta valley western stunning land banff ballard rockymountains portfolio pick powerful coulds rugged dreamscape cloudscapes banffnationalpark gallary photograpy sunshinevillage healypass nohdr mywinners outdoorphotographer coloradophotographer d700 danballard flickrawardgallery danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy stunningphotogpin "A Land of Wonder" Vietnam~Asia~Travel~Rice~Photography~Portfolio http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/4947123688/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/4947123688/" title=""A Land of Wonder" Vietnam~Asia~Travel~Rice~Photography~Portfolio"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4084/4947123688_9acce60d01_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt=""A Land of Wonder" Vietnam~Asia~Travel~Rice~Photography~Portfolio" /></a></p> <p>One of my favorite places on earth! Sapa is a strange combination of natural and man made wonders working hand in hand to create a truely stunning landscape.<br /> <br /> Sapa, Vietnam<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a> <br /> <br /> Tags: Asia Travel Photography Portfolio Landscape</p> Fri, 01 Oct 2010 18:39:43 -0700 2009-09-25T03:33:00-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4947123688 "A Land of Wonder" Vietnam~Asia~Travel~Rice~Photography~Portfolio <p>One of my favorite places on earth! Sapa is a strange combination of natural and man made wonders working hand in hand to create a truely stunning landscape.<br /> <br /> Sapa, Vietnam<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a> <br /> <br /> Tags: Asia Travel Photography Portfolio Landscape</p> Dan Ballard Photography world travel sunset mountain mountains dan nature water beautiful sunrise landscape photography amazing asia gallery photographer rice pics outdoor magic harvest best vietnam photograph land fields prints ballard ricepaddies portfolio wonderland ricefields sapa paddies gallary photograpy magicland outdoorphotographer danballard danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy terrices riceterrices printforsell Incredible Banff http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/4932694889/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/4932694889/" title="Incredible Banff"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4095/4932694889_9767afce0a_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Incredible Banff" /></a></p> <p>(Explored)<br /> <br /> Wild fires burning In British Columbia helped to create possibly the most amazing sunrise I've ever seen.<br /> <br /> Healy Pass, Banff National Park, Canada<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:50:58 -0700 2010-07-29T04:58:14-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/4932694889 Incredible Banff <p>(Explored)<br /> <br /> Wild fires burning In British Columbia helped to create possibly the most amazing sunrise I've ever seen.<br /> <br /> Healy Pass, Banff National Park, Canada<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Dan Ballard Photography world from travel light sunset red favorite mountain lake canada storm mountains color dan nature water colors beautiful grass clouds sunrise landscape rockies photography hope nationalpark amazing flickr heaven gallery photographer photos outdoor hiking top magic great best explore photographs photograph alberta valley stunning land fields banff ballard rockymountains portfolio pick dreamscape cloudscapes banffnationalpark gallary photograpy sunshinevillage healypass alpineglow outdoorphotographer coloradophotographer danballard danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy Maroon Bells http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5031320671/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5031320671/" title="Maroon Bells"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4152/5031320671_7b5d779921_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Maroon Bells" /></a></p> <p>(Explored)<br /> <br /> I spent the last few days in the Aspen area photographing with Jim Boud. It was great to shoot with someone with a shared passion. Check out Jim's stream, he has some great work. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boudster/">www.flickr.com/photos/boudster/</a><br /> <br /> I will be spending the next few days catching up. Looking forward to seeing what everyone posted while I was gone. <br /> <br /> Have a great day!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:35:33 -0700 2010-09-23T06:14:24-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5031320671 Maroon Bells <p>(Explored)<br /> <br /> I spent the last few days in the Aspen area photographing with Jim Boud. It was great to shoot with someone with a shared passion. Check out Jim's stream, he has some great work. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boudster/">www.flickr.com/photos/boudster/</a><br /> <br /> I will be spending the next few days catching up. Looking forward to seeing what everyone posted while I was gone. <br /> <br /> Have a great day!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Dan Ballard Photography travel sunset favorite mountain lake mountains color reflection fall dan nature beautiful leaves sunrise landscape rockies photography amazing colorado gallery photographer fallcolor pics outdoor spirit magic best photograph western stunning prints ballard rockymountains portfolio aspen gallary maroonbells photograpy forsell newvision outdoorphotographer southeastcolorado danballard coloradothunderstorms souttheastcolorado danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy peregrino27newvision Beautiful Mist http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5013340799/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/danballardphotography/">Dan Ballard Photography</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/danballardphotography/5013340799/" title="Beautiful Mist"><img src="http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4152/5013340799_ced8ae339c_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Beautiful Mist" /></a></p> <p>(Explored Front Page)<br /> <br /> <br /> This shot was taken near Vang Vieng Loas. A grand and beautiful place in Asia. <br /> <br /> I spent so many hours walking around this area it's not even funny. There are little paths though the rice which means there is water all around. At times it can be nerve racking with so much expensive camera equipment. I kept telling myself that's why I bought it, but it still made me nervous. <br /> <br /> I used a graduated ND filter for this shot, not HDR.<br /> <br /> Have an great day!!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:13:09 -0700 2009-09-13T17:07:18-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Dan Ballard Photography) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/5013340799 Beautiful Mist <p>(Explored Front Page)<br /> <br /> <br /> This shot was taken near Vang Vieng Loas. A grand and beautiful place in Asia. <br /> <br /> I spent so many hours walking around this area it's not even funny. There are little paths though the rice which means there is water all around. At times it can be nerve racking with so much expensive camera equipment. I kept telling myself that's why I bought it, but it still made me nervous. <br /> <br /> I used a graduated ND filter for this shot, not HDR.<br /> <br /> Have an great day!!<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/" rel="nofollow">WEBSITE</a> / <a href="http://www.auroraphotos.com/SwishSearch?Keywords=dan ballard&searchinclude=allimages&sort=aphotosweight#nav={" rel="nofollow">STOCK</a> / <a href="https://plus.google.com/107678541280998663446/posts" rel="nofollow">GOOGLE+</a> / <a href="http://danballardphotography.com/Photography-Workshops" rel="nofollow">WORKSHOPS</a></p> Dan Ballard Photography world travel favorite mist mountain storm man mountains color dan nature water beautiful clouds rural landscape photography amazing asia gallery photographer rice photos pics outdoor spirit top magic great harvest best east vietnam explore photograph walkway stunning fields prints ballard lightning portfolio pick wonderland irrigation sapa cloudscapes paddies gallary photograpy outdoorphotographer coloradophotographer danballard danballardphotography danballardphotogarphy terrices riceterrices