Mountainstorm

March 9, 2010 PHOTOGRAPHY No Comments

Mountainstorm
© 2009 Trey Ratcliff
Stuck In Customs

Chile, nine days later

March 8, 2010 PHOTOGRAPHY No Comments

Nine days after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake killed hundreds of people in south-central Chile, relief efforts were beginning to reach those in need, rescue missions became recovery missions, and rebuilding is already under way. In the days since the February 27th quake, nearly 150 aftershocks have been recorded, including thirteen above magnitude 6.0. The government has been criticized by Chileans, who say the response was slow and inefficient. One recent government action was to grant a short amnesty to looters before sending troops out in search of stolen goods. Nearly $2 million worth of looted items were returned, often dumped on roadsides, by Sunday. Collected here are photographs from the past week in quake-affected Chile. (41 photos total)

A man walks in front of a half-sunk fishing boat and container next to Talcahuano’s shore line in Chile, Saturday, March 6, 2010. (AP Photo/ Natacha Pisarenko)

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Chile, nine days later

The Tango in Buenos Aires

March 8, 2010 PHOTOGRAPHY No Comments

The Tango in Buenos Aires
© 2009 Trey Ratcliff
Stuck In Customs

Sons of Coffee Pickers – NAKED EYE PHOTO GALLERY

March 8, 2010 NAKED EYE GALLERY, PHOTOGRAPHY No Comments

Sons Of Coffee Pickers

“Sons of Coffee Pickers”

January 2010
Location: Boquete, Panama

One Sunday, I set out with camera and speedlights to the higher coffee fincas of Boquete, Panama to cash-in on a perfect weather day.

I spotted a vintage Pepsi sign on the side of a grungy building. As I set up my light stands and started taking meter readings, two Ngöbe-Buglé boys stood by in silent curiosity.

We exchanged smiles and soon they were willing to pose.

Gentle souls Ngöbe-Buglé. We shook hands, I passed them a handful of coins and we ventured back to our separate worlds.

NEW FEATURE – NAKED EYE PHOTO GALLERY

March 7, 2010 NAKED EYE GALLERY No Comments

"Working Hands In Motion"

“I’m always on the look out for the ordinary, with a condition – it must look extraordinary when composed through the viewfinder of my Nikon.”

Far too often we take for granted every day art as it happens.

“Working Hands” is a perfect example. Would you ever isolate the scarred and weathered hands of a 20 something man as he deftly moves concrete into it’s final resting spot between two hard slabs of fired terracotta earth? Are you starting to “Get the Picture”?

Ok, on to the technical backstory; I post processed my original photo in my digital darkroom with an immensely popular art form that accentuates visible and hidden details commonly referred to as HDR (High Dynamic Resolution).

Check in later to view new additions to the Naked Eye Photo Gallery right here in The Boquete Times…

Incidentally, limited rights to this photo are available – wouldn’t this look great on your website, brochure or magazine?
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Bilbo’s Hobbit Hole and the Party Tree in the Shire

March 7, 2010 PHOTOGRAPHY No Comments

NYC and Las Vegas from above, at night

March 6, 2010 PHOTOGRAPHY No Comments

Photographer Jason Hawkes, a frequent contributor to the Big Picture blog, returns today, sharing with us some of his latest images of American cities seen from above at night – New York City and Las Vegas, both cities that undergo significant transformations after the sun goes down. From Hawkes: “The images of New York were shot on Nikons latest camera, the D3S, using three gyro stabilizing mounts and flown using twin star helicopters. (Eurocopter AS355). We flew from heights of just over 500 ft up to 2,500-ft with no doors on, it was very very cold. The images of Las Vegas were shot for a separate project, using a range of helicopters from a Robinson 44 to Eurocopter AS355″. Be sure to see Hawkes’ earlier entries here (1, 2, 3), and check out his newly-released book “London at Night“. A book of his New York at night photos is due for publication in the Autumn. Captions provided by the photographer. (20 photos total)