Author: Mike VanDeWalker

Cascades Air Show

I had the chance to attend the Cascades Air Show in Madras, Oregon a few weeks ago. It was my first time at this type of event and it was a ball. I went out with the intention of getting some images that I could convert to black and white so the images would more match the era of the aircraft.

I had the pleasure of meeting David Baxter of Biplanes Northwest and getting the chance to shoot his two beautiful Starduster biplanes. I’d like to say thank you to him for bringing them out. They were a joy to see and shoot.

Here are a hand full of my favorites from the show. Be sure to click on the thumbnails to see the full size image.

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EPS Entries for September 2012

Entries for our photo club digital competition in September 2012

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The Burn

Still playing with the old light bulb and I have a feeling that I’m not done yet.

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A Brighter Idea

I’ve had a couple of old light bulbs laying around for years and finally got around to testing them. They worked so it was time to come up with the setup and see what could be done. The first image is the setup in the messy studio and the second image is the final for…

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What Women Want

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In The Day

I’m going to start adding a few images as an “In the Day” series. I hope some of it takes you back to good times.  

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1961 Corvette

While at the Springfield Car show yesterday I was shooting low angle shots of a ’53 Bel Air. To get the angle I wanted I had the camera just about on the ground and was using an angled view finder so I could see what I was doing without having my chin on the grass….

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I know I should be outside but…

I think Zerene Stacker has driven me indoors. I can’t get enough of using image stacking for super depth of field. Don’t forget to click on thumbnails for larger images.

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Junk Yard 2012 in HDR

Some images from our 2012 junk yard shoot. All were taken with the intention of HDR processing.

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Back from vacation..

We had a great time in Peoria and Rockford. When I get images sorted I will get some of the drag racing from the RT 66 Nationals into a gallery on here. I also need to get some of my traveling companion , Stuffit, up here. More to follow.  

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