DLWS, Day 3 – the end of a great workshop

Bob Nocek — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:57:42 +0000

We started our last day of the Digital Landscape Workshop Series at sunrise at Liberty State Park in New Jersey, across from the Statue off Liberty.

Then we roamed SOHO for the moring and shot people at the Farmer’s Market at Union Square.

Then we moved on to Times Square for more experimenting with our Nikon Speedlights.

And so ends my first Digital Landscape Workshop Series. Thanks to Joe, Moose, Kevin, Laurie, and the rest of the gang for a fantastic experience. Goodbye to NYC for now. The shuttle comes at 5:45 a.m.

Posted in Cities, Photography, Travel Tagged: Cities, DLWS, landscape, Nature, New York, NYC, Photography, Statue of Liberty, Times Square

DLWS, Day 2

Bob Nocek — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:46:46 +0000

Tuesday was all about New Jersey. In the morning, we visited the cliffs of the Palisades north of the George Washington bridge. Sunrise turned out to be a bit of a bust, so we pulled out some Nikon SB-900s and did a little lighting work.

This first one, of yours truly, one was taken by Shawn Heifert, a former Army Airborne Ranger from Reading, PA who now lives and shoots in Savannah, GA. Shawn is in the photo that follows.

In the evening, we headed to Weehawken to watch the lights of Manhattan come on.

Posted in Cities, Photography, Sports, Travel Tagged: DLWS, flash, New York, Nikon, NYC, workshop

DLWS Day 1, Part 2

Bob Nocek — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:29:49 +0000

While we have a brief break in the action, here are a few more shots from Day 1 of the Digital Landscape Workshop Series in NYC.

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DLWS workshop in NYC, Day 1

Bob Nocek — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:11:17 +0000

I’m in NYC this week for the Digital Landscape Workshop Series with a great crew – Moose Peterson, Joe McNally, Laurie Excell and Kevin Dobler. They’re showing us Joe McNally’s New York, which on the first day included Central Park, Canal Street in Chinatown, sunset on the Brooklyn Bridge, and some time with the great guys at Engine 9 Ladder 6 – the Chinatown NYFD station known as the Dragon Fighters.

The schedule barely leaves time for posting, but since I haven’t been too active lately, I didn’t want to let this week go by without regular updates. So here are a few from the first day of the incredible experience known as DLWS.

Posted in Cities, Photography, Travel Tagged: Digital Landscape Workshop Series, lanscape, New York, NYC, Photography

Long time coming

Bob Nocek — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:08:52 +0000

I never expected five months to pass between posts. But this moving stuff takes up a lot of time. I’m in Durham, NC now, and starting to find time to shoot again. I’ve picked up some new lighting gear, and last month spent an afternoon trying a few self-portraits.

These were taken in our garage – the brick wall is the back of our fireplace. Here are two favorites from the session. Next time, I find someone else to pose.

Posted in Photography Tagged: D300, lighting, Nikon, people, portrait, studio