Hans Claessens Photography

The Washington National Cathedral

2010-01-02T00:15:00.005-05:00

During the twenty or so odd inches of snow Washington DC received about a week and a half ago, I took the opportunity to walk into Bishops Garden and capture some shots of the majestic Cathedral. I think this is the best one:

Canon Rebel XSi: Variable Shutter f4.5, ISO 200

Great Falls

2010-01-02T00:08:00.002-05:00

Nikon D90: Variable Shutter @ f22, ISO 100
Recently took a trip across the Potomac to Great Falls VA, the water level was higher than normal due to the snow beginning to melt. I was able to snap a quick frame in this beautiful setting.

From West Point to the Western Sunset

2009-10-25T18:01:00.002-04:00

Nikon D90 Panorama ISO 200

The Monaco Factor

2009-10-25T17:48:00.001-04:00

Nikon D90: Panorama @ 9 ISO 200

Eze from Above

2009-10-25T17:40:00.003-04:00

Nikon D90: 1/320 @ 5.6 ISO 400

Formula 1 In Poor Light?

2009-10-13T19:32:00.003-04:00

Nikon D90: 1/125 @ 20, ISO 320

Orange is great

2009-07-10T11:43:00.001-04:00

Nikon D90: AEB +/- 2 Stops, ISO 200

Red Bull Racing

2009-06-28T10:26:00.001-04:00

Silverstone-18, originally uploaded by HClaessens.

Nikon D90: 1/125 @ 18, ISO 320

Slowing the shutter from 1/160 to 1/125 can have a dramatic effect as seen in the photo above. Panning allows for a blurred background to give the subject a sense of speed. Although this technique allows for only a small "keeper" percentage due to the challenge of keeping the subject centered during the pan. If you can keep the subject center the resulting image will be tack sharp as seen above.

British GP 1

2009-06-26T22:42:00.003-04:00

British GP-26, originally uploaded by HClaessens.

Nikon D90: 1/160 @ 10, ISO 100

Taken during Final Practice 2 on Friday during the British GP weekend at Silverstone. I figured it would be a good time to get my panning shots back in order and I will start a set of posts with the shutter speed decreasing to achieve the desired motion blur. Lewis Hamilton the driver in the photo, is the reining World Drivers Champion but has had a tough season this far.

Sleeping Buddha

2009-06-26T06:19:00.003-04:00

Nikon D90: 1/320 @ 1.8, ISO 200

Travels

2009-06-26T05:25:00.002-04:00

Long time since I have blogged but I am currently in Hong Kong after a trip that took me through London and Seoul. I will be leaving to Tokyo with many outstanding photos and will begin to post them, I promise. Most are already available on my Flickr page so if you are interested; check them out!

5D Mark II 1080p Video

2009-01-07T20:20:00.004-05:00

Canon 5D Mark II from Focal Bliss on Vimeo.

Video by: Focal Bliss
www.dslrvids.com (Feb 09)

Sail Away!

2008-12-29T18:45:00.001-05:00

Canon Rebel Xsi: 1/500 @ 9, ISO 100

A Window to the World

2008-12-29T18:39:00.001-05:00

Canon Rebel Xsi: AEB +/- 2 Stops, ISO 100

California Lighthouse HDR

2008-12-28T17:20:00.001-05:00

Canon Rebel Xsi: AEB +/- 1.5 Stops, ISO 100

West Point

2008-12-01T18:08:00.001-05:00

West Point, originally uploaded by HClaessens.

Canon Rebel Xsi: AEB +/- 1.5 Stops, ISO 100

HDR Sunset

2008-11-11T22:03:00.001-05:00

Canon Rebel Xsi: Varied Shutter @ 7.1, ISO 100

2 Bottle-Rockets + Long Exposure = Fun

2008-10-28T22:44:00.001-04:00

Canon Rebel Xsi: 8 sec @ 5.6, ISO 800

Fun in the Sun

2008-10-22T16:10:00.001-04:00

Canon Rebel Xsi: 1/4000 @ 3.5, ISO 200

2008-10-15T22:15:00.000-04:00

Canon Rebel Xsi: AEB +/- 1 Stop, @ 4, ISO 100

2008-10-07T19:42:00.000-04:00

Canon Rebel Xsi: 1/80 @ 4, ISO 100

Twip Photo Podcast

2008-09-30T17:09:00.000-04:00

A great photography podcast can be found at:

http://www.twipphoto.com/

GGW Black & White

2008-09-29T18:10:00.000-04:00

Canon Rebel Xsi: 1/4000 @ 5.6, ISO 200

Coverted in Photoshop CS3 using channel mixer

2008-09-29T17:06:00.000-04:00

Canon Rebel Xsi: 1/800 @ 5.6, ISO 1600

Golden Gate Bridge

2008-09-26T18:53:00.000-04:00

Canon Rebel Xsi: 1/4000 @ 5.6, ISO 200