07/05/12 Featured Arkansas Photography–Night skies over the Narrows on the Buffalo River
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Night skies over the narrows on the Buffalo River in Arkansas
Taken with a Canon 5D MKII, Canon 14mm lens, iso 250, F 5.3, for 35 minutes. Not the easiest place to get to now, due to the flooding that occurred in 2010. The Narrows is a unique part of geography in Arkansas. On one side you have the Buffalo River and off in the distance, Richland Creek. Richland runs into the Buffalo not far from here, but way back hundreds or thousands of years ago, Richland ran right up along the other side of the Narrows and the two streams almost met!. The ledge is only about 2 feet wide in places and it’s quite place to walk. The view downstream featured Skull bluff and then around the bend is Woolum Ford. Be careful if you try to get to the narrows or “nars” as the locals call it by crossing the Buffalo at Woolum ford. The actual ford has changed quite a bit over the past few years and is deeper and a bit tricky at most water levels. Due to the excessive drought Arkansas has going right now, it may dry. Once you cross the ford be VERY CAREFUL IN THE SAND. This is great place to get stuck!. The best way is to use 4 wheel drive and go straight up the hillside and cut across the field, don’t try to stay in the ruts as they are now full of sand and very tricky. Even with four wheel drive.
Read More»07/01/12 Featured Arkansas Photography–Moonset over the Boxley Valley on the Buffalo National River
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Moonset over the Boxley Valley along the Buffalo National River
Taken with a Canon 5D MKII, 45 second exposure, Iso 100, Canon 24-70 Lens @ F6.3, Single Exposure. With modern Digital Cameras, it is amazing just how long you and work with a single exposure. I was on my way to photograph Elk in the Boxley valley and as I came around the corner on Hwy21, I saw moon was setting over this field. The temperature around 10 degrees that morning, much cooler than right now! I knew I had to work fast as the once the moon starts to set, it seems to move very fast so I rushed to set up all my gear. I took this shot on a tripod at around 45 seconds. I was amazed that I didn’t get too much movement with the moon as it was setting. I used the tree in the foreground to help block out the center of the moon but it still came out pretty bright. The sky is a blue color which is normal when you work with the moon. If you look closely you can see the moonlight reflecting off of bits of ice on the ground. The amount of light that was available can be seen by the shadows along the fence row.
06/26/12 Featured Arkansas Photography–Stary Sky over Pinnacle Mountain and Area 51
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Stary sky over Pinnacle Mountain and Area 51 in West Pulaski County Arkansas
Canon 5D MKII, Lens Canon 16-35 @ F4.5, Iso 250, Exposure approx 45 sec (single image). This image was taken in a series of photographs in a process called stacking. This is one method working night scenes where you are trying to capture star trails. I have found this to be the best method when working with the moon. The moon will provide excellent illumination to the extent that you can get a scene that looks almost like daylight except for the color of the sky. The sky will take on a deep blue color, the blue is very dependent on both the amount of time you expose each stack and the amount of moonlight/position of the moon in the sky. I have found that this type of photography, even though it takes a lot of processing in the background is my favorite way to capture a night sky.
06/10/12 Featured Arkansas Photography–A view of Maumelle River near Petit Jean Mountain
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Early Morning on the Mamuelle River near Petit Jean Mountain
Taken with a Sony Nex-7, Sony 18-200mm Lens at 18mm F5.6, 30 sec ISO 100. Finding a good location close to Little Rock can be a challenge this time of year. I was hoping to catch a good sunrise from the summit of Petit Jean, but on this particular morning, the sun and clouds were just not there. I was driving back to Little Rock and remembered this small spot along the Maumelle River. Here you can find some medium to large classic Delta trees, Sycamore Beech and of course the Bald Cypress tree. There are some classic Bald Cypress in the area. I was lucky to have a bit of sun that lit up the far right side of the grove and really helped to make the shot. The clouds by this time had a very nice pattern and I was able to catch their reflection in the foreground. There were just a few ripples that kept me from getting a perfect reflection This shot was taken about 30 minutes after sunrise.
06/02/12 Featured Arkansas Photography Blue water and Rocks in Searcy County a Wintertime view
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Golden Water and Rocks on Falling Water Creek
Taken with a Canon 1ds MKI, 11mp camera with a Canon 100mm Macro lens Shutter speed was around 1 second at F16. I wanted to remember what the cooler times can be like in Arkansas as right now we are in such a heat wave. In the wintertime, if the water levels allow, I like to work along the stream banks looking for tight shots that feature smaller water features. All of the rocks in Arkansas streams will have have great lichen coverage so the key is to find a good series that will work for you. This shot was taken during the late afternoon, as the sun was setting. The sunlight hitting on the rocks gave everything a golden color which contrasted to the deep blue hue of the water. I took this shot along Falling Water Creek near the famous waterfalls. I tend to stay away from the waterfalls and look for more interesting less common subject matter.
05/30/12 Featured Arkansas Photography–Sunset over Pinnacle Mountain
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Sunset over Pinnacle Mountain
Taken with a Canon 5D MKII, 70-300 Lens, ISO 100 F8 at a shutter speed of 1/400. There are times that you just get lucky!. While I was working this great sunset, I happend to catch this lone para-glider working around the summit of Pinnacle. For the shot I had to hand hold my Canon 5D MKII with a 70-300 lens since the light was fading too fast to switch over to my tripod. The pilot made only about 2 passes and I was able to capture him on the 2nd pass. The sun lit the plane up perfectly.
My contact informaiton
- At May 29, 2012
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Thank you for the interest in my photography. I have been working in the photographic arts since I was 15 and have been a professional photographer for the last 10 years. All of the work on this site is available for sale in for the form of Digital stock or prints. I produce my prints on either paper or canvas and can also work with you on selective framing options. If you have any questions on a image on the site, please feel free to call me or email me. I am also available for one on one classes with a 4 hour minimum. These classes can cover any part of the photographic process, from capture to printing.
I am based out of Little Rock AR, but can cover all of the state, or U.S.
Sincerely
Paul Caldwell
13723 Rivercrest Dr.
LIttle Rock AR 72212
501-240-1477 cell
email: paul@photosofarkansas.com
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