Carson Matthews Photography

52 Week Photo Challenge Week 4: Extreme Detail

carsonmatthews — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 03:44:13 +0000

Again, the weekly subject of “extreme detail” was difficult because I was adamant not to shoot a macro picture. I got a new car a couple of weeks ago, the new Ford Explorer. It has rained almost every day since I purchased it, including as I was driving it off of the lot; so today I finally went and got a car wash. Since it was all shiny and sparkly I decided to get a detailed shot of the front grill. I processed it using SNS-HDR and Lightroom.

Weekly Photo Challenge Week 51: Stillness

carsonmatthews — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:01:45 +0000

On the next to last week of 2011, our subject in the weekly photo challenge is Stillness. My idea was to focus on the tripod, something I have with me all the time and use on a regular basis. In this shot my shutter speed was 1/10th of a second, an ideal shot to take using a tripod, but it was my subject…so I held my breath, released my breath…not sure which one was better but I think I prefer taking shots after I let my breath out. Anyway, here is my photo of my trusty tripod:

ISO 400
170 mm
f/5.6
1/10 second

Weekly Photo Challenge Week 50 Pink

carsonmatthews — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 01:03:02 +0000

Week 50 is here and the subject for the Shutterboo Weekly Photo Challenge is Pink. This one took till the very last minute, but I’m happy with the way it turned out. Thanks to Swoozie’s and The Fresh Market for the candy props.

48mm
ISO 800
f/8
1/60 second

Weekly Photo Challenge Week 49 Fantasy

carsonmatthews — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:57:47 +0000

The Elf on the Shelf is a tremendous power in our house. The kids run around every morning trying to find him hidden around the house. During the day they leave him chocolate only to find empty wrappers when they return from school. They tell him about their days and what they want from Santa, and totally trust that each night he delivers their message to the North Pole.

50mm
ISO 800
F/5.0
1/6 second

Weekly Photo Challenge Silhouette

carsonmatthews — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:52:51 +0000

This week in my photography class we are studying Silhouettes. Coincidentally it was also the subject for the Shutterboo Weekly Photo Challenge on Flickr. I decided to use this first one, but am including the runners up below.

Weekly Photo Challenge Week 44: Half

carsonmatthews — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:39:22 +0000

Halfway through blowing the leaves I had to stop and take this picture:

Nikon D90
Nikon 50mm f/1.8
1/2500 sec at f/1.8
ISO 280

Drooling Oak Trees at Christ Church in St Simons

carsonmatthews — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:30:56 +0000

This past weekend I went down to St Simons Island GA for the GA/Fl football game. Here are some pictures from the nearby Christ Church. These trees are absolutely amazing and are one of my favorite things about visiting the Georgia coast. This is what I like about living in the South…if someone wondered why.

Weekly Photo Challenge Week 43 Blue

carsonmatthews — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:09:35 +0000

This week the subject of the Shutterboo Weekly Photo Challenge is “Blue“. Back during week 18 I was lucky enough to use Ben and all of his curly red hair for the subject “Red”. This week it was Henry’s turn. When he was a baby the ladies at daycare called him ” the boy that never blinks” because he has huge blue eyes and like they said, he rarely blinks. We sat on the back porch this evening as the sun was setting and I got some shots of him with my 50mm 1.8. I cropped out most of his face to emphasize his eyes.

Up until this point I have been shooting primarily in P (Program) or A (Aperture) modes… Today I graduated to M (Manual) mode and it all clicked. All of a sudden it just made sense. This week I also started shooting mainly RAW shots and using Adobe Lightroom 3 for post processing. Lots to learn and so much fun. Hope you like it.

Weekly Photo Challenge Week 42: Square…Pants

carsonmatthews — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:42:13 +0000

One of the most important things in the world to my boys is Spongebob Squarepants. This week the subject is “Square” and this is my homage to Spongebob. This is an HDR shot using 9 images.

The Fillmore Charlotte North Carolina

carsonmatthews — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:36:42 +0000

When I think of the Fillmore, I think of the Grateful Dead playing at San Francisco’s Filmore West or New York’s Fillmore East, not Charlotte North Carolina. Well, Charlotte now has a Fillmore and we went to see the Trey Anastasio Band play there Friday night. Here is a shot of the entrance.

And here is a shot from inside the venue from my iPhone…excuse the quality

It really is a cool venue and quite small. Parking was easy and there is a beer garden next door where you can play corn hole pre-game. Looking forward to going back soon.