I’m looking to start a new feature here. I would like to share your images with the rest of my visitors. All you have to do is head over to the Banakas Photography Flickr Group and upload a few images. I will then choose one and share on my site. …
This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 400, f/4, for 1/3200sec The image above is an HDR that was created using Photomatix Pro with a 7 exposure bracket. However, that bracket was created in Lightroom from a single image. To create an HDR (High Dynamic Range) image, …
Getting a star-burst in a photo is not as difficult as it may seem. You may have seen photos like the ones below. Both photos were taken within seconds of each other. The first one shows the sun as a big blob of light. The second photo shows the sun …
Spring is here and so begins the rebirth of nature from her winter’s sleep. EXIF Data: Camera: NIKON D5000 Shutter Speed: 1/20s Aperture: f/5.6 ISO: ISO 100 Focal Length: 55 mm Lens: 18.0-55.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
I got up early this morning and drove out to visit sites along the Tennessee River. I was out trying to find fog along the river. Some places were heavy with fog and other, not so much. But I came across this little boat house jutting out into one of …
Dry River Bed Last summer I took a hike to Piney Falls, just west of Spring City in East Tennessee. The temp that day was 106 degrees and little did I know, that the river had pretty much dried up. This shot was taken from the middle of the river …
Downstream From Baby Falls Sometimes I don’t really have anything to add to an image. Today is one of those days. This is a nondescript set of cascades downstream from Baby Falls along the Tellico River. After looking at this image for a little bit, I started to see what …
This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 200, f/6.3, for 1/160sec During a trip to North Carolina a few years ago, my dad took me and my son to this area along the river so we could watch some of the rafters rafting down the river. The …
Reasons Why I Use Lightroom When I really started to get into photography, I was using a Windows based machine and the only option, that I knew of at the time, for organizing and editing photos was Lightroom. I originally started with Lightroom 3 and have since followed the upgrade …
This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 200, f/18, for 1/1sec A shot of one of the many cascades …
This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 400, f/16, for 30sec Convergence During a photowalk along the Tellico River …
This shot was taken using a NIKON D5000 at ISO 400, f/16, for 30sec Knoxville Riverwalk at Night Quick Tip: Try shooting …
This shot was taken on the Roaring Fork Motor Trail area of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.