Brett Gross Photography

I just realized that I apparently never posted this. At least I can’t find it…
Anyhow, using my Garmin eTrex HCx to navigate our way to and back from The Wave, I was able to use the excellent HoudahGeo to geocode my images. I then used some of those images to build a photographic journal of [...]

Hello, Jack Frost!

Originally uploaded by brettgross

We had our first frost this past week. I do love shooting the frost up close with my macro lens.

I don’t think I posted this picture of Ellie running here before. If I did… then… she is cute so I’m sure it’s OK.

I’m playing with HDR rendering and exposure blending. Here is an example of what I did with 2 exposures using exposure blending in Photoshop CS3.

Now I need to do a comparison between this exposure blend and HDR renders…
What do you think?

We went with Antelope Canyon Tours and took their photographer’s package. If you are considering a visit to Antelope Canyon (in Page, AZ) then I heartily encourage you to do the same. Our guide, Rosie, was great!

I just can’t keep that macro lens off of my camera for long. Just last weekend we were clearing up some brush outside of our yard when Gina found some really interesting mushrooms. It was a rare moment for me as I could quickly grab the tripod and shoot some shots with a much smaller [...]

I like to experiment with landscape vs portrait compositions. Sometimes the difference isn’t very substantial, at other times it can make the difference between something that goes to Flickr and one that stays hidden in the bowels of Aperture.
Today I was looking through my pictures and found two that are very similar, but one [...]

Seriously, it is just amazing what the Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens is capable of. It’s spring wildflower season here in Pennsylvania and Hera and I are having some wonderful walks!
Of course, some will tell me that the dandelion is a weed. To them I say “Meh”

We saw the perhaps one-time only show of Yukon Kornelius this week. Featuring members of BNL, DMB, NERD, and Guster - plus special cowbell playing host Jason ‘American Pie’ Biggs as well as super-secret special guest Dee Snyder the show was basically a great cover band - with rabid fans.
I posted our photos of [...]