PixelSure Photography

This is an old weather observation unit "I think" originally was built by the military some years back. We don't see these structures in Bay or Walton counties as they're primarily found in Okaloosa County and many are still on military reservation (as far as I know). They may be used for other things now but that's unclear; I'm trying to find out more about them. These things have been here my entire life and always strike me as outlandish somehow. Nevertheless, this was taken with an Olympus OM-D  E-M5  Mark 11, using a 14-150 mm lens and a lens filter stack. 

This is sunset at Dog Beach in Panama City Beach and next to the city pier. It's a busy area and it was nice to have some time to shoot here. 

This is my first attempt at shooting the earth's rotation. It was more difficult than expected and easier than first thought, if that makes sense. This particular photo was taken in Olympus' live composite mode at a focal length of 22mm; ISO 1600; @ f/4.5; max aperture- 4, with live composite set for base exposure of 10 seconds. This was shot over about 30 minutes. I was hoping to achieve a full rotation but after about 25 minutes it was apparent I was only going to achieve a partial image of it. However, I did like how the star trails gave me an abstract sense of rain over the beach. And I'm looking forward to doing some more work with astrophotography and acquiring a scene or two illustrating the full circle of the earth's rotation.   

Upside down peace is symbolic of struggles for peace or even why some claimed an upside down peace sign is satanic. Personally, I think it's born from the tree of life; illustrating the essence of a peace warrior. 

This photo is from my last creative adventure with live composite photography. I know, it's not the greatest light painting you've ever seen BUT it was neat seeing this grid line chief take form. This was taken just before midnight at the corner of a residential street and hwy 98; in Olympus' live composite mode; 24- 4 second exposures, and over a 15 minute time frame. During each exposure I moved the lens and began rounding the lines in an attempt to create an abstraction of a horses mane; the chief's head dress took form instead. Nonetheless, it was fun working with the tripod on the hood of my car and learning to use the camera to draw with head and tail lights.  (edited 04/01/2019) 

Took my grand kids to Camp Helen for a spring break outing; they had a blast and grandma did too. This photo is of my grandson who found a tiny clam still attached to its opened shell. He came running from water's edge, excited about his find. He held the little clam out for me to photograph but I didn't have the macro lens on the camera (it's not water resistant) and couldn't get a clear shot of my grandson's find. Nonetheless, as he held the tiny creature between his fingers, he decided he should say a prayer for it and I had to take a photo. We'd talked about God and creation as we drove to camp that day. 

Went to Pier Park Mall (Panama City Beach) with the tripod a couple of nights ago to begin after dark live composite shooting; I forgot it was spring break. The section of the park I'd originally wanted to shoot at was congested with many people- there wasn't any place to put the tripod. I ended up shooting from the west side of the mall and as you can see from across the parking lot. This really isn't the best shot but using Olympus' live composite I was able to achieve "Sky Wheel Mania." It took a few shots and experimenting with different live composite settings before finding the right niche. This was shot on low ISO 100, @ a focal length of 14 mm for 24-8 second exposures. Watching the photo expose is totally cool, really. Working with my new Olympus OM-D camera is exciting. ( edited 03/18/2019)