New Additions – September 2018
Rebeccah, Annabelle and Oliver – August 2018 – Derek Chambers
Life’s Persistence – Eakin Creek Provincial Park – Derek Chambers
The Log Jam Waterfall – Eakin Creek Canyon PP – Derek Chambers
Water Figures – Eakin Creek PP – Derek Chambers
#34 A Pet – Schmeegul – August 2018 – 2nd Birthday – Derek Chambers
August 2018
Tallheo Cannery
The Net Loft – Derek Chambers
The Net Loft – Derek Chambers
Early Sun Hits The Net Loft – Derek Chambers
Here Comes The Sun! – Derek Chambers
Pilings – Derek Chambers
July 2018
Scavenger Hunt Entries
Scenes From Farwell Canyon
Sheep on the Bench at Farwell Canyon – Derek Chambers
Hoodoos At Farwell Canyon – Derek Chambers
Hidden Colours – Root Cellar at Farwell Ranch – Derek Chambers
Faces and Figures at Farwell Ranch – Derek Chambers
June 2018
Oregon and Northern California
May 2018
Eye Level Shooting
Eye Level Leaf – Derek Chambers
High Level Shooting
The Crowd – 10th Annual Photo Exhibition 2018 – Derek Chambers
April 2018
Bodyscapes – Human Form Photography
Zelda Bodyscape with Gels – ©Derek Chambers
March 2018
Photo Assignment: Low Level
February 2018
Sometimes it is worthwhile to revist old photos to rework them. Here are a couple of images of the Barclay Building in the City of London. One image also features the Fenchurch.
Barclays Building, City of London – ©Derek Chambers
Techno City – ©Derek Chambers
Progression
As a consequence of the portrait workshop described below, I acquired a mannequin (whom I have called Zelda) and began to learn and practice the art of portraiture. Zelda patiently stands for hours while I fiddle with speedlights and strobes, reflectors and modifiers, trying out new light positions, with the goal of ultimately emulating some of the portrait artists whose work I admire.
Here is a sequence of my progression:
Zelda – First Photo – Single Flash – ©Derek Chambers
Zelda 2 – ©Derek Chambers
Zelda 3 – ©Derek Chambers
Zelda 4 – ©Derek Chambers
Recent Zelda – ©Derek Chambers
January 2018
In December, Nigel Hemingway, Doerte Pavlik and I, from the Bridge Lake Photo Group, attended a weekend workshop at the Burwell School of Photography in Edmonton, Alberta, on the subject of Studio Lighting. The workshop was so successful that, upon our return, we started collecting equipment so that we could put into practise what we had learned.
In December, I had already started doing some portraits, using simple flashes (Speedlights and others), the results of which can seen below under December 2017.
In order to make life simpler I acquired two types of mannequins, one a head only (used by hair-dressing students) and one full sized such as would be used to display clothes. The latter I named Zelda, and the former, whom I refer to as Zelda’s sister, still has no name. These two, together with different lighting equipment, have been invaluable as subjects, uncomplainingly letting me explore all sorts of lighting set ups. Here are some examples:
00 Studio Session 2017-12-31-189-2409-2410 Zelda’s Sister – ©Derek Chambers
01 _DSC7513-2413 – ©Derek Chambers
02 Studio Session 2017-12-28-042 – ©Derek Chambers
03 Studio Session 2017-12-28-077 – ©Derek Chambers
04 Studio Session 2017-12-28-094 clut etc-2408 – ©Derek Chambers
05 Studio Session 2017-12-28-103 – ©Derek Chambers
06 Studio Session 2017-12-28-110 – ©Derek Chambers
07 Studio Session 2017-12-31-135 – ©Derek Chambers
08 Studio Session 2017-12-31-141 – ©Derek Chambers
09 Studio Session 2018-01-03-059 – ©Derek Chambers
11 _DSC7652 – ©Derek Chambers
11a _DSC7652-2416 – ©Derek Chambers
12 _DSC7662 – ©Derek Chambers
13 _DSC7669 – ©Derek Chambers
Finally tiring of using inanimate models, and having no other willing living model, I used myself:
Selfie – ©Derek Chambers
December 2017
Zelda Looking Surprised
Zelda – Canadiens Fan
Zelda’s Sister ©Derek Chambers
November 2017
Theme: ThreesomeThursday
Three Russian Dolls – Mum and two of her daughters
Three Books – ©Derek Chambers
#ThreesomeThursday Frosty Berries _DSC7321 – ©Derek Chambers.tif
#ThreesomeThursday Curled Cats IMG_0782 – ©Derek Chambers.jpg
#ThreesomeThursday Cathedral Windows IMG_1315-2360 – ©Derek Chambers.jpg
#ThreesomeThursday – Iceland _DSC7334 – ©Derek Chambers.jpg
Winter Scene
Backlit Trees_DSC7331 – ©Derek Chambers.tif
Eakin Creek Canyon Provincial Park
Whirlpool – ©Derek Chambers
The Rock – ©Derek Chambers
Log Jam – ©Derek Chambers
Impressions of Autumn – ©Derek Chambers
By Eakin Creek – ©Derek Chambers
Vertigo – ©Derek Chambers
Theme: #ThreesomeThursday
#ThreesomeThursday_DSC5595-2333
#ThreesomeThursday _DSC3593-2331
Theme: Getting Ready For Winter
Getting Ready For Winter – ©Derek Chambers
October 2017
Too Early Snow _DSC5978 – ©Derek Chambers
First Dusting of Snow on Burnt Ridge – ©Derek Chambers
Cattle Back for the Winter – ©Derek Chambers
Littlest Cowboy in Training – ©Derek Chambers
August 2017
Theme: Multiple Exposures
Eakin Creek Canyon Abstract – ©Derek Chambers
July 2017
Maelstrom – ©Derek Chambers
Eakin Creek Freshet – ©Derek Chambers
Theme: Multiple Exposure
The Path Through The Woods – ©Derek Chambers
Kubota – ©Derek Chambers
Peony – ©Derek Chambers
June 2017
Early Morning at the Eagle’s Nest, Anahim Lake
The Green Canoe – ©Derek Chambers
Wineglasses or Bollard? – ©Derek Chambers
Bella Coola – The Tallheo Cannery
Windows and the Wooden Piledriver – ©Derek Chambers
After the Rain – ©Derek Chambers
The Yellow Float – ©Derek Chambers
The Cannery’s Machine Shop – B&W – ©Derek Chambers
The Cannery’s Machine Shop – ©Derek Chambers
The Net Loft – ©Derek Chambers
The Net Loft 2 – ©Derek Chambers
Shapes- ©Derek Chambers
Abstract – ©Derek Chambers
A Painting Job Abandoned – ©Derek Chambers
Mountain Stream – ©Derek Chambers
Welcome to Eulachons (Sputc) – ©Derek Chambers
Farwell Canyon
Face in the Shadows – ©Derek Chambers
Wolf in the Shadows – ©Derek Chambers
Bunch Grass and Sage Bush – ©Derek Chambers
The Fight For Survival Was Lost – ©Derek Chambers
Back and Forth He Goes – ©Derek Chambers
Cactus in Flower – ©Derek Chambers
Cactus in Flower – Another – ©Derek Chambers
Grasslands Impression – ©Derek Chambers
A Crowd of HooDoos – ©Derek Chambers
Faces and Juicers – ©Derek Chambers
HooDoos of Farwell – ©Derek Chambers
Clay Ape – ©Derek Chambers
Photographers Amidst Bunch Grass and Sage Bushes – ©Derek Chambers
Horshoe Bend in Chilcotin River – ©Derek Chambers
Shadows At Play – ©Derek Chambers
River Bend At Farwell Ranch Overlook – ©Derek Chambers
Photographer Bomb – ©Derek Chambers
May 2017
Shy Mount Robson _DSC3782 AuroraHDR- ©Derek Chambers
After the Rain Shower _DSC3726- ©Derek Chambers
Mad River Maelstrom _DSC3654-2028- ©Derek Chambers
Rearguard Falls – Fraser River _DSC3693- ©Derek Chambers
Forest Stream _DSC3732- ©Derek Chambers
New Additions – April 2017
Theme: Panoramas
Fisgard Lighthouse Pano – ©Derek Chambers
Trial Island Pano- ©Derek Chambers
March 2017
Helmcken Falls, Wells Gray Park – ©Derek Chambers
Detail, Mush Bowl, Wells Gray Park – ©Derek Chambers
Intrepid Photographers Defying Death – ©Derek Chambers
Ice Detail, Third Canyon, Wells Gray Park – ©Derek Chambers
February 2017
The Naturalist’s Work Space – ©Derek Chambers
Theme: Tangled
December 2016
Theme: Tangled plus Nik
Not Tangled!
Louisibourg – ©Derek Chambers
Theme: Using the Nik Collection – Before and After
Before
– ©Derek Chambers
After
– ©Derek Chambers
Before
– ©Derek Chambers
After #1
– ©Derek Chambers
After #2
– ©Derek Chambers
November 2016
Theme: Using the Nik Collection – Before and After
October 2016
Theme: Bathroom
London Night Photography
The Shard and Tower Bridge – ©Derek Chambers
The Tower of London and Cheval Three Quays – ©Derek Chambers
St Paul’s and a Passing Bus – ©Derek Chambers
St Paul’s and Millennium Bridge – ©Derek Chambers
Hay’s Galleria – ©Derek Chambers
The Milky Way
Milky Way 1 – ©Derek Chambers
The Milky Way Overhead – ©Derek Chambers
September 2016
Theme: Movement
Aspen ICM _DSC2347- ©Derek Chambers
Aspen Grove ICM _DSC2363- ©Derek Chambers
Infrared Photography – using a Singh-Ray iRay filter
Singh-Ray iRay _DSC2319 – ©Derek Chambers
August 2016
Theme: Movement
July 2016
Farwell Canyon
Farwell Canyon – Serpentine _DSC1760-1422- ©Derek Chambers
Farwell Canyon – Animal Tracks Everywhere – _DSC1831-1437- ©Derek Chambers
Farwell Canyon – Repeating Patterns _DSC1780-1431- ©Derek Chambers
Abraham Lake and Kootenay Plains
Abraham Lake – Windy Point _DSC2092-208- ©Derek Chambers
Kootenay Plains – Long View _DSC0005-1457-1461-1462- ©Derek Chambers
Allstones Creek – Twisted Pine Root _DSC1904- ©Derek Chambers
Siffleur Falls – _DSC2128-216-217- ©Derek Chambers
June 2016
Photo Ad I shared on Facebook
Math Degree-T-shirt Ad Photo 1406
Larry Citra’s reaction:
The Mathematician 2 – © Larry Citra-1
Theme: CURVATURE (and WATER):
Spring At Eakin Creek
Optimism _DSC1730- ©Derek Chambers
May 2016
Theme: WATER
Eakin Creek Canyon Park
Why It’s Called Devil’s Club
Theme: WATER
Spahats Falls, Wells Gray Park – ©Derek Chambers
Helmcken Falls, Wells Gray Park – ©Derek Chambers
April 2016
Theme: WATER
March 2016
Naturalist’s Study _DSC1119 – ©Derek Chambers
Macro
February 2016
Time Lapse
Different Stacking and Blending Methods
The above Time Lapse videos are composed of many individual still images. By selecting just a few of the component images, stacking them and then blending them using different methods, some striking photos emerge:
Time Stacking – Try 1 – ©Derek Chambers-2-177
HDR Time Stretch _DSC9694-1293- ©Derek Chambers-176
StackedMedian- ©Derek Chambers
TimeLapseStack30Range-1292- ©Derek Chambers-174
And finally, a Blue Hour photo:
Blue Hour _DSC0354- ©Derek Chambers
Theme: CIRCLES
Hyperbolic tiling using images:
This not-so-good photo of the British Houses of Parliament:
with a little manipulation and blending becomes this:
A significant improvement eh?
For Critiquing
I wanted a critique of this photo:
and I also wanted a critique of a different way of processing the above, one which emphasizes shapes and contours rather than detail:
January 2016
Theme: CIRCLES
Theme: RED
December 2015
Reworking some images from the Palouse by “simplifying” their processing, blurring details and changing exposure, shadows and highlights, in order to present softer, more abstract compositions.
Simplify – Palouse _DSC7787- ©Derek Chambers
November 2015
Abandoned Farmhouse – Palouse – ©Derek Chambers
October 2015
Elk River near Bragg Creek, Alberta
Fun with Perspective Warp
The Edge of the World_DSC6741 – ©Derek Chambers
FlateyFerry 2 IMG_0539- ©Derek Chambers
The Manufactured Image
Finished Product
Eagleridge Sunrise – ©Derek Chambers
Looks like a beautiful sunrise, doesn’t it? Well, look more closely. Where’s the sun positioned?
The Components
An Intentional Camera Movement image which didn’t work. But take it into Photoshop and do some colour mapping and out comes a nicer image:
Notice how nice the colouring in the bottom one-third looks? Kind of like a colourful sunrise …
Here’s the original image:
DSC5593- ©Derek Chambers
Use Photoshop to layer the bottom one-third over the top half, do some masking, and out comes the image at the top – a manufactured, colourful (but somewhat inaccurate) sunrise!
Moon Eclipse
September 2015
Eakin Creek Canyon
Impressions of Autumn (October’s Theme)
Leading Lines
Reflections
Reflections – OutOfAlignment-781-782 _DSC9045 – ©Derek Chambers
Eye of the Beast
Eye of the Beast _DSC9336- ©Derek Chambers
Make the Ordinary Look Extraordinary
August 2015
Chris Harris Workshop
Farwell Canyon Field Trip (Chris Harris Workshop)
Bullrushes and Spear Grass
Yukon
More July 2015
Palouse
Deadman Creek
Reflections
Solfar Series
This is a sampling from a series of images I am working on. The world is darkening, the light being stolen. The full series of images depict a difficult journey, over challenging terrain, in search of where the stolen light is being hoarded, with the goal of recapturing and returning it. The textures are chosen to imply that each image is on a page from a journal, written long ago but just recently found, telling the story of the journey. The craft, Solfar or Sun Voyager, is used during part of the quest.
July 2015
Iceland
