Bill Pador > 8-30-09 / Here's another HDR shot I did at the Bridge Lake concentrating on the far shore this time with the fountain in it. Again the storm clouds rolling in and some nice deep rich colors, great reflections and sharp focus from the Tamron lens and the sun from my back. Shot as a (3) frame -1_0_+1 exposure, combined as a HDR and tone mapped in Photomatix Pro 3. * Best Viewed Large)

I'll certainly be visiting this spot in the fall when the colors change, should look awesome !

~Bill~
Bill Pador > 8-27-09 This is a (3) Frame Hand held HDR shot of the Bridge I shot yesterdays lake image from pointing in the same direction where the storm was coming in from over the mountains (Best Viewed Large). The image was shot as a (3) Frame -1_0_+1 exposure while supported & braced on a guard rail. The images were then combined and aligned in "Photomatix Pro 3" and then Tone Mapped. The HDR gives you an idea of how violent the incoming storm was which dumped approx. 2" of rain on me 10 min. later in a matter of 20 min. or so.

Thanks for all the great comments on yesterdays image, I'm glad to be back at the dailies after a long & busy summer

~Bill~
Bill Pador > 8/26/09 - Hi Everyone, I finally got out into the field to run the NEW Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II XR Lens through it's paces. Needless to say after reading all the fantastic reviews and Editors Choice Awards this lens was winning I was excited to add this fine piece of glass to my collection. So here's a great shot I grabbed with it. I was out driving around up in the mountains by my home, it started off sunny but partly cloudy but the light was great even during mid afternoon. As I drove around I spotted this lake with cool walk bridges scattered around it. I shot this hand held from one of the bridges as a huge storm was coming in from the south east being pushed into the area while the violent hurricane "Bill" (how cool) was off our shores turning up the seas with a 16'-18' storm surge.
~ ~ "BEST VIEWED LARGE or X-LARGE" for best detail ~ ~

So I got out of the car and started grabbing shots of the incoming storm in the distance while having the sun shining from my back onto the tree line making it glow. This lens is SUPER SHARP, Auto Focus is blazing fast and spot on even in low light and the colors & detail it produces are amazing, all for a mear $449 Shipped to my door from B&H Photo. 

I'll be posting more shots taken with this lens in the following days so be sure to check them out, they all turned out pretty awesome IMO. I'll be writing a full review on the lens in my blog some time next week and will post a note when it's finished for any one interested in buying this fantastic wide angle f/2.8 glass.

I also just purchased the Brand New 'HONL PHOTO" Professional Series Flash Accessory System (Light Modifiers) www.expoimaging.net that has been getting great reviews from Pros the world over and will be  writing a review on them as well. I bought every piece in the system all at once so I'll be able to test it all out properly. Some really cool stuff to say the least !

Hope your all doing well and having a great week

Best Regards,
~Bill~
Bill Pador > "Deep Orange Glow"
I shot this from my front porch During an approaching storm the other night the sun started going down and the colors were bleeding through the storm clouds creating an awesome sky. I shot a hand held 3 frame bracket -1, 0, +1 then brought it into Photomatix to create an HDR, Tone Mapped it and then into CS3 where I adjusted Levels, Curves, Contrast. Then into NIK Color Efex to boost Pro contrast and then finished it off with Imagenomic Noiseware and keyline frame. I just wish I would have grabbed my tripod to make things easier in blending mode but it came out pretty good for hand held anyway.

The Smiling Joe Project is coming along nicely, I've been busy putting together all the logistics of the plan and should be sending out another email to everyone in the next few days with more updates and how this will work for everyone. Don't worry, it's a simple process for you all and nothing but fun involved, it's me who is tearing his hair out right now LOL Not really it's not that bad, just a lot of paper work (which I hate) but once it's all done it will run like clock work (I hope LOL) IN the mean time I've been able to recruit 2 more countries, India & Australia to his overseas adventure. So as of now he will be traveling to "7" different countries on 4 different continents, not bad ! Thanks for every one's participation, I'm VERY excited about the whole thing.

Have a Great Evening Everyone,
~Bill~
Bill Pador > In Post processing I gave this image my custom mix of Soft Focus & Orton effect that I've found quite attractive using the proper image. It also shows 2 different levels of sky blue colors and how a SUN DIAL works pointing towards 2pm when this shot was taken. Pretty cool indeed LOL
Bill Pador > IMAGE #2 of 2 - 12/20/08

OK This is the second image of today's 2 part posting, we'll call this 'AFTER THE STORM' LoL - I used the snow blower to give the snow fall some scale. You know I always have to play around with my shots and this one was no different, B&W with Selective Color, also hit it with Focal Point to enhance the Bokeh and then Photo Tools for the Fade Frame. As I stated in image 1 we got over 14" of the white stuff and what better way to show it then to put it up against my snow blower that had to help me clean it up today LOL.

Another 6"-8" of snow is expected for tonight makes me wanna run away to Florida NOW and hit the beach ;) To see Image 1 of 2 today either click on the next image in my gallery or click here: 
http://billpador.smugmug.com/gallery/6732836_k3Vfu/1/439883848_cvRrm

Enjoy those Christmas & Holiday Parties tonight and Have a Safe & Happy Weekend Everyone!

~Bill~
Bill Pador > Image #1 of #2 Today - 12/20/08

I just had to post 2 images today for a BEFORE & AFTER the Snow Storm we just had. This is Just a quick shot out of my garage showing the BEGINING of the Snow Storm that moved in yesterday. At the time of this image it had been snowing a little over 3 hours and we had accumulated about 4"-5" of the white stuff. As of this morning our total was a little over 14" but the BAD NEWS is that we are expecting ANOTHER 6"-8" TONIGHT on top of all this fluffy winter wonderland, YIKES! My snow blower is getting some over time work that's for sure, I've done my driveway 3 times over the past 24 hours and it looks like another 2-3 times in the next 24 hours will be in order. 

Hey I don't really like the white stuff anymore mostly because of age and because of my spinal injury it reminds me too much of what I CAN'T DO anymore that I used to enjoy like Skiing, Sleigh Riding, Snowmobiling, Sunday Neighborhood tackle football pick up games in the snow etc. but I have to tell you it sure looks Pretty & really makes it feel like Christmas around here so I guess it isn't all bad right ;)

"To View IMAGE #2 of 2 Today" please click back to the first image in this gallery or simply click here:
http://billpador.smugmug.com/gallery/6732836_k3Vfu/1/439900600_Goc5C

Have A Great Weekend Everyone !
~Bill~
Bill Pador > "The Eerie Lake"
I couldn't decide on which version of this image I wanted to put up today so instead of going nuts I decided to place them BOTH in my daily gallery since I was a day behind on my listings anyway. This is the B&W version that has been converted using NIK SILVER EFEX PRO and then adding an Orange filter (giving an infrared look to it) besides a few other minor touchings of Contrast & sharpening. The full COLOR version of fall colors can be seen as the next image in this gallery or if you can here by way of the Daily main page you can CLICK HERE
Let me know which one YOU like the best !

Enjoy Folks !
Bill Pador
Bill Pador > It was so interesting & prosperous the last 24 hrs. for photographs for me it was hard to choose what was going up for the POD today. Funny how some days you have NOTHING & others turn out treasure troves. I got some many really good shots but after thinking about it I know everyone loves a good lightning shot so here it is. We had a fantastic storm late last night, the whole house shook & rattled for hours. Funny thing is I sat in my office all night never thinking of setting up the camera until late. This shot was accomplished by setting the D300 on INTERVAL TIMER shots, set shutter for 10 seconds exposure at f/14 ISO 400 and then set to pop every 11 seconds meaning the shutter was only closed for 1 second then opened for 10 again until 99 frames were shot (doing the math that's 1 capture every 11 seconds for 15 min. worth of work), manual focus to infinity. This was one of the better ones since the lightning crossed the whole sky and filled the frame nicely so here it is. *From what's in the news today one of the these strikes killed 1 person and injured 2 on Sandy Hook beach and 5 mor epeople struck in Hicksville NY just north of here so I better start being more careful with this stuff ;)

I have a TON of great Squirrel shots and also some interesting ACTION shots while I was driving and snapping the shots off while moving LOL (Don't worry I was TRAINED to do these kinds of things while moving) and I'm very safe about it, always have at least one hand on the wheel using continuous focus and the steering wheel as a tripod. So I'll put those together later in my overflow gallery or the animal gallery to show off, some real quality shots (if I don't say so myself LOL) but i think you'll like them (Especially MOM4SQUIRRELS who gave me the inspiration for the images).

BTW: For those of you who registered to vote for my images in the NJ Photo Contest (THANK YOU SO MUCH) and I wanted to tell you I submitted a few more images so if you have time to stop over and drop another couple votes I would be thrilled. The link is here  GREAT DESTINATIONS NJ just seach my name, you may leave comments as well, from what I understand in the rules they HELP a lot since it's a PUBLIC VOTE contest along with clikcing on I LOVE IT tab before voting the I DIG IT tab ;) Thanks guys !

Hope everyone had a great weekend, sorry most of you will return to work tomorrow - Ahh this is where being retired & your own boss is NICE ;)

~Bill~

7/27/08 - I've just added 14 NEW images in my EXTRAS GALLERY HERE if you'd like to take a look see and almost 60 Images to my BRAND NEW
SQUIRRELS & BIRDS GALLERY HERE Hope you enjoy it "MOM" !!!
8-30-09 / Here's another HDR shot I did at the Bridge Lake concentrating on the far shore this time with the fountain in it. Again the storm clouds rolling in and some nice deep rich colors, great reflections and sharp focus from the Tamron lens and the sun from my back. Shot as a (3) frame -1_0_ 1 exposure, combined as a HDR and tone mapped in Photomatix Pro 3. * Best Viewed Large)

I'll certainly be visiting this spot in the fall when the colors change, should look awesome !

~Bill~
Bill Pador > 8-30-09 / Here's another HDR shot I did at the Bridge Lake concentrating on the far shore this time with the fountain in it. Again the storm clouds rolling in and some nice deep rich colors, great reflections and sharp focus from the Tamron lens and the sun from my back. Shot as a (3) frame -1_0_+1 exposure, combined as a HDR and tone mapped in Photomatix Pro 3. * Best Viewed Large)

I'll certainly be visiting this spot in the fall when the colors change, should look awesome !

~Bill~
8-30-09 / Here's another HDR shot I did at the Bridge Lake concentrating on the far shore this time with the fountain in it. Again the storm clouds rolling in and some nice deep rich colors, great reflections and sharp focus from the Tamron lens and the sun from my back. Shot as a (3) frame -1_0_ 1 exposure, combined as a HDR and tone mapped in Photomatix Pro 3. * Best Viewed Large)

I'll certainly be visiting this spot in the fall when the colors change, should look awesome !

~Bill~
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