Sometimes I just have to post something completely unrelated but because it is so full of awesomeness it simply has to be shared. I envy the patience and effort that this chap puts into not only shooting thousands of gorgeously delicious still images but editing and composing all that into these videos. Wow, just wow.

You’re gonna want to hit the little fullscreen button for this one.

Oh yeah, and let it buffer first if you are on a slow connection for best results. Enjoy!

The photographer is Dan Eckert and I think he’s cool. You can check out more of his videos over on Vimeo. I recommend it.

Here it comes. That’s right another blog with a series of those really cool but almost fake looking images that are so popular on Flickr these days. In the next few days and weeks I plan on devoting several posts to the topic of HDR images such as these so I thought it would only be fitting to inaugurate this blog with a batch of beautiful HDR imagery of the sort that motivated me to get into the genre myself.  So take a look at these photos. See for yourself if it is something you like, if it is something you would like to do. Going forward I will be showcasing fewer images and much, much more of the behind-the-scenes look at how this type of image is obtained.

If you are new to photography, new to digital imaging, or just never got into HDR photography before but want to now then stay tuned. I will be shedding some light on the various tools and techniques required. Check back often for updates and/or follow me on Twitter where I will be keeping all my Tweeps up to date on blog posts (among other things of course).

In the meantime, your first assignment:

1. Look at the images below and see if you can guess which one is mine. This part will be easy, just find the one that looks like a 3^rd grader made it when compared to the others.
2. Go forth and browse. Check out the HDR groups on Flickr and find images that you think deserve to be called stunning and post them here in the comments. You will see that there are many different “looks” that can be achieved with HDR imaging and some may appeal to you more than others. There are certainly some that I like more than others.

Image via Flickr User 'MorBCN'

Image via Trey Ratcliff

Image via Erik Vanhannen

Image via Flickr User 'fatboyke'

Image via Flickr User 'fatboyke'

Image via Flickr user Christolakis

Image via Matthew Stewart

Image via Flickr user c-dub-ya

Image via Trey Ratcliff

Image via Flickr user werkunz1

Image via Flickr user werkunz1

Image via Flickr user janmichael127

Image via Robert Scott

Image via Flickr user EugeniusD80

Image via Flickr user Lutz-R. Frank

Image via Rick Harris

Image via Daniel Raphael Cooper

Image via Daniel Raphael Cooper

Image via Andrew Stawarz

Image via Flickr user stevoarnold

Image via Flickr user ecstaticist

Image via Flickr user ecstaticist

Image via Flickr user ecstaticist

Image via Flickr user l'etrusco

Image via Flickr user l'etrusco

Image via Flickr user poonomo

My Dad, took this series of pictures the other day from the top of a hill in a lightning storm, dedication eh. Anyway, I thought this was too cool not to share. My Mom, laid down some Garage Band goodness and they came up with this video. Quite nice stuff if you ask me.

This has little to do with photography but a lot to with persistence, patience, determination and probably a lot of scrapes and bruises. I came across this on Alexx Henry’s blog (I was checking out what he is up to with the new Red Camera) and I just had to share.