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Month: October 2015
Mystic Port Moody Morning
The September-October period has always been my favourite time for photography. At this time of the year, places are often pillowed by fog, the sun’s rays are much more gentle and… I don’t have to wake up at 4:00 AM to witness a sunrise. Today, I stopped by Rocky Point Park in Port Moody, British [...]
Colorado’s Explosion of Colours (Part II)
The X-T1 paired with the XF 14mm F2.8 or XF 50-140mm F2.8 lenses and our beloved Fuji X100S. The images are a mix of JPEGs straight from the camera and processed in LR6 (some minor contrast/highlights/white balance adjustments). 2015 © Kasia & Olaf Sztaba Photography. All rights reserved.
Colorado’s Explosion of Colours (Part I)
Visiting Colorado in the fall is like hitching a ride on a fast-spinning carousel and looking through a kaleidoscope at the same time. Mother Nature serves up a magnificent show to visitors and photographers from all over the world in late September (if she’s on time). However, there are some traps. As most of you [...]
St. Elmo – The Story of Annabelle
Annabelle was the oldest of the three siblings, children of Anna and Anton Stark, some of the most prominent people in town. Her mother was convinced they were better than the other townsfolk. She might have been right! After all, the typical mining town of that time consisted of miners, prostitutes, railroad workers and prospectors [...]
Mesa Verde (Part II) – Mystical Gem of Great Visuals
It was not the first time it happened. Our initial plan for Colorado was clear – we were going to drive 2,300 km to photograph spectacular Colorado fall colours. As always, we had a few other objectives and places that we would go to if we had enough time. Certainly, Mesa Verde was not our [...]
Mesa Verde – The Ghosts of the Anasazi
As we entered Mesa Verde National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) we knew this place was like no other. Rocks and trees looking as if they were placed there with the utmost care by some immortal force cover the unreal vista. Then there are the skies! In A.D. 550 the first people moved into [...]
Refrain from Sharing?!
In the days of film an outstanding image would be printed and then the photograph would be shared among your closest friends and co-workers. If you were one of them you would hold the image in your hand and let your eyes wander from left to right and top to bottom. You would examine the [...]
The Palouse – The Elysian Fields of Visuals
Kasia and I had only one morning in this agricultural region of south-eastern Washington as we were heading home from colourful Colorado. It was the last stop on the trip and we were glad we made it. After photographing the fall season in Colorado, the Mesa Verde ruins and the majestic Grand Teton National Park, [...]
On The Road with the X-series
The recent lack of new posts was not result of our break from photography. Quite the opposite! We have been busy travelling and photographing one of the most incredible places in North America. This time our bag included the Fuji X100S, the Fuji X-T1 paired with the XF 14mm F2.8 and the XF 50-140 F2.8. [...]