The following image was taken around 3pm, a huge storm was approaching us and in between all the darkness, the sun kept of popping out almost like playing Peek-A-Boo!
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There is something about these brick walls that I really like… I can just imagine the possibilities
50mm, f/5.0, 1/250 sec @ ISO 160
Don't be a stranger
I have been debating for about a month now on which photographs to send to print from my Dominican Republic trip back in July. I have narrowed it down to these 5 photographs.
Whenever I’m looking at the photographs from this trip, these 5 keep popping up at me. So, I’m going to try and write something about why each photograph made the selection for this batch print.
Approaching was taken in the middle of the day. I don’t usually like to photograph in the middle of the day, but when traveling you must take advantage of any beautiful scene to press that shutter. A heavy storm was approaching and the sky just turned dark enough that it looked like it was dusk.
I have blogged about this image before here.
I have seen this photograph in my head millions of times, but have never being able to produce it successfully… maybe because I never really went to look for it or because I was waiting for the photograph to find me.
This wasn’t the first time the photograph found me. I wasn’t looking for it, in fact, I was on vacation… walking along the beach when I saw it and I heard that little bell in my head go off <DING!>… Grabbed my camera and made 2, yes only 2, exposures to get it.
The fact that I’ve had this photograph in my head for so long, and it was just easy to make, I knew how I wanted it to be composed and even how I wanted it to be treated in post-production.
This scene here is extremely common in the Caribbean, or any other 3rd world country, where they pass whenever/wherever/however they want and when they want. The speed sign on the right side of the truck states 45kph, but then again, nobody reads those signs. It’s like they are there as a suggestion. I can probably assure you that this steep hill is about a 30% incline. The car that we were driving was really having problems going up hill on the way back to the hotel. Again, photographing while driving 
Driving through the Colonial City in Santo Domingo, we stopped for about 5 minutes while looking around. This scene caught my attention. The girl reading a map or newspaper in the middle of the side walk, the guy in the white pants seemed to be either talking to the security guard behind him or who knows what happened there. And in between the mist of all this, you have the guy on the bottom right of the photograph, just seating there taking it all in.
You always hear… "Don’t text and drive," or "Don’t Drink and Drive," but how about "Photograph while driving?" It was exactly how this image was achieved. I honestly can say I got lucky on this shot. We were driving at 100 kmh when I decided to press the shutter. I’m glad I came out with this image. Now that I think about it, I would love to go back and park.
The photographs in this post are for sale and just because I love my readers, I will WAVE the shipping cost in the USA. These photographs will be printed on a 8×10 Fine Art print paper. $35.00 each or all 5 for US$125.00 presented in a beautiful box.
If you are interested in any of them or all of them, send me an email at ray@raymedphotography.com. Please include “DR Prints” in the subject line.
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This little guy was trying to run away from me… well, maybe because I was pointing a 70-300 lens at it and a speedlight. If you were to point that thing at me, I’m sure, I would be running away too!
I found him about 10 inches from the ground, so you can imagine me laying on the floor with my tripod, hoping people would see me and don’t actually step on me or trip.
300mm, f/5.6, 1/250 sec @ ISO 160
Enjoy!
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For some reason, this has become a tradition with me. Every year in the month of August, Fairchild Tropical Gardens has FREE admission to their grounds (Every Sunday of August) and of course, instead of me taking advantage of this, I always forget and go only once and usually it is the last Sunday of August.
After a quick edit of the photographs today, these two photographs jumped at me. Actually, both of them jumped at me the moment I released the shutter.
I am sure that you have had that moment. The moment when you chimp at your LCD and go… “Exactly what I wanted… This is a PRINT”… Right? Yes, I’m sure you’ve been there.
I’ve decided to send these two photographs to print to MPIX as my PhotoLab of choice. Both of these images will be printed in their incredible Metallic Paper.
Hope you enjoy the selection. If you like any of these prints and would like to own a copy of it for your wall, please feel free to let me know.
220mm, f/11, 0.4 sec, ISO 160
300mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec, ISO 160
Thanks!
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The following photograph was taken in Dominican Republic heading west to Santo Domingo in the “Autopista del Este Highway”
Canon PowerShot D10 - 8.3mm, f/3.2, 1/320 sec @ ISO 80
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9×12 Lustre Print $45.00
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I have seen this photograph in my head millions of times, but have never being able to produce. Maybe because I never really went out there to look for it or maybe because I was waiting for the photograph to find me.
This time as many times in my photography, the photograph found me. I wasn’t looking for it, in fact, I was on vacation walking along the beach when I saw it and I just had that little bell in my head go off <DING!>. Grabbed my camera and made 2, yes only 2 exposures to get it.
Canon PowerShot D10 - 14.3mm, f/4.5, 1/500 sec @ ISO 80
The fact that I’ve had this photograph in my head for so long, it was just easy to make, I knew how I wanted it to be composed and even how I wanted it to be treated in post-production.
Enjoy!
Don't be a stranger
The Mauricio Báez Bridge is a Cable-stayed bridge near San Pedro de Macoris, located in the east of the Dominican Republic, around 40km east of the capital city of Santo Domingo. It is one of the most modern bridges in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean. The bridge was opened on January 19th, 2007.
14.3mm, f/4.5, 1/1000 sec, ISO 80
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