Ronen's Image Gallery | APL Camera Club

Submitted by Ronen Grunberg on January 7, 2012 - 6:13pm

Aurora fireworks photos -- July 1, 2012

Merlin's Hollow & Algonquin Park -- July 9, 2012

Star Trails Image -- August 24, 2012

Bondi By Moonlight & Startrails Bondi -- August 25, 2012. The Bondi Startrails image is a complete failure. Primarily because of gaps and also because it was fairly hazy when I tried it and the stars were not as visible. This experiment taught me one significant lesson: turn off noise reduction during long exposures. This makes it possible to take more exposures and not waste time (hence causing gaps) between exposures. Any comments or suggestions regarding these images would be much appreciated.

Bondi By Moonlight
Bondi Startrails
Star Trails Experiment -- First Try
Sara on the Right Path

Sara on the Right Path
Algonquin Park Pond

Algonquin Park Pond
Bent Tree

Bent Tree
Trees & Sky

Trees & Sky
Walkway with Fallen Trees

Walkway with Fallen Trees
Trees on the Tip

Trees on the Tip
Canoes

Canoes
Sunlight Through Trees

Sunlight Through Trees
Water Lillies Potential

Water Lillies Potential
Merlin's Hollow Snail

Merlin's Hollow Snail
Two Flowers

Two Flowers
Vibrance

Vibrance
Flowers & Insects

Flowers & Insects
Pattern

Pattern
Pattern2

Pattern2
Purple

Purple
After the Rain

After the Rain
Transparent

Transparent
Little Buds

Little Buds
Aurora Fireworks

Aurora Fireworks
Aurora Fireworks

Aurora Fireworks
Aurora Fireworks

Aurora Fireworks
Aurora Fireworks

Aurora Fireworks
Aurora Fireworks

Aurora Fireworks
Aurora Fireworks

Aurora Fireworks
Contemplation

Contemplation
Marcel Sleepy

Marcel Sleepy
Sheppard's Bush Cabin Door

Sheppard's Bush Cabin Door
Experimenting With Motion

Experimenting With Motion
McKenzie Marsh Color

McKenzie Marsh Color
Marsh Reflections

Marsh Reflections
McKenzie Marsh Bridge

McKenzie Marsh Bridge
Cottage Life Dusk

Cottage Life Dusk
Cottage Setting Sun

Cottage Setting Sun
Cottage End of Day

Cottage End of Day
Bronze Bell Under Homemade Light Box

Bronze Bell Under Homemade Light Box
Abandoned House on Kettleby Rd 1

Abandoned House on Kettleby Rd 1
Abandoned House on Kettleby Rd 2

Abandoned House on Kettleby Rd 2
Abandoned House on Kettleby Rd 3

Abandoned House on Kettleby Rd 3
HDR Image

HDR Image
Sleeping Cat

Sleeping Cat
Edward's Gardens

Living and dead
Edward's Gardens

A pair of flowers
At the Aurora Arboretum

Aurora Arboretum Flower in Sunshine
Edward's Gardens

Edward's Garden
Edward's Gardens

Velvet flowers
Edward's Gardens

Red flowers
Edward's Gardens

Red and white
Edward's Gardens

Macro shot
Edward's Gardens

Pond

No votes yet

Comments

Sleeping Cat

Submitted by Photographer on... on March 11, 2012 - 7:09pm

That is a Great picture Ronen of a contented cat it would be interesting if a squirrel should happen along this sleeping cat and inadvertently step on it!!!

HDR image

Submitted by Photographer on... on March 11, 2012 - 7:13pm

A first as far as I know on the Clubs site a great looking warm weather image in HDR, Very nice Ronen

Abandoned House on Kettelby Rd 1

Submitted by Joanne D on March 15, 2012 - 1:34pm

I love this shot - to me it bridges old and new/ modern and nature with the bright blue graffiti on the decrepit house and how the vines outline it. 2 forms of art, with the graffit artist and then your shot :)

Also, if that is your cat - super cute!

Thanks Joanne...

Submitted by Ronen Grunberg on March 17, 2012 - 12:05pm

Thanks Joanne...

Actually, there is a bit of a story behind the abondoned house photos. I drove by the place on my way to Kettleby and since I took my camera with me that morning I promised myself I would stop and take a couple of photos on the way back. There are all sorts of warnings to stay off the property but I just figured that I'll take my chances...

I got my camera all set up on a tripod (with the intent of doing a couple of HDR images) and was about to take the pictures. Lo and behold guess what happened; the night before I was working on some images and I had to take the sdhc card out of the camera. It was late at night and I was a bit tired so I forgot to put the card back in the camera. As it turned out I did not have another sdch card with me so I couldn't use my DSLR to take the images.

I almost gave up, but then I remembered that I had my Blackberry Playbook with me. There is a pretty decent camera on that thing (although I had never used it before) so I decided to give it a go. For a camera built into a tablet it did a pretty decent job. I was actually quite impressed with the outcome.

As far as the cat is concerned, it is not mine. I just happened to see it one day on someone's porch and took the image.

Latest image posts

Submitted by Photographer on... on April 7, 2012 - 7:43pm

Hello Ronen

I like Cottage life dusk and Cottage setting sun, Very nice two out of three ain't bad I do like the other but for the bushes in the foreground I cant get past them.

I have stared at the Cottage life dusk and tried to figure what that most interesting mirror like item is in the image and I must say I am stumped.

anyway thanks Ronen I have appreciated Your image post.

Cheers!!!

Rick

Hey Rick,

Submitted by Ronen Grunberg on April 8, 2012 - 12:38am

Hey Rick,

I took those images in a real hurry and wasn't paying much attention. The bushes and the tree trunk definitely get in the way. Didn't notice how distracting they were until I got home and took a close look at the image.

Still, the color that the setting sun gives the sky is nice.

Ronen

Ronen,

Submitted by DougUnderwood on April 7, 2012 - 8:12pm

Ronen,

I love shooting at dusk and will stay out easily 30 minutes past. There is this moment around 10 - 12 minutes after sun down that I really like and have even shot some portraits by turning around from the sunset and using the light hitting my subjects (Family)

Cottage life at Dusk has the best exposure but that damn tree trunk. Bring a chain saw next time :) I'd go for a longer exposure to get more light and then adjust to the left in post.

Great shots.

Chainsaw?

Submitted by Photographer on... on April 8, 2012 - 9:19pm

Hello once again!

I like that tree trunk shadow and all the other shadows that are on that thing in the Cottage life at Dusk image Ronen I was not advocating such radical editing of that scene as I said I liked two out of three and even part of the third so please Ronen don't remove the tree!

Is that a big Rock it is very interesting

Regards

Rick

Hi Rick,

Submitted by Ronen Grunberg on April 9, 2012 - 12:44am

Hi Rick,

I won't do any radical editing...I think the tree trunk would have worked better if I got a part of the tree in the image. As it is right now it looks like it's cutting the image in two.

The "rock" that you're talking about is not a rock at all. It's actually a canoe turned upside down.

Ronen

Marsh

Submitted by Photographer on... on April 10, 2012 - 9:08pm

Ronen You are on a roll with two beautiful shots Very Nice once again. Great shooting

Cheers!!!

Rick

Thanks for the reveal about the mystery object.

McKenzie Marsh color

Submitted by Moonyoung82 on April 15, 2012 - 10:55pm

Wow, it's just beautiful. When I saw this picture I had to leave a comment.
It has most beautiful blue and orangish tone; the two complimentary colors.
If it really looks like that in real life, I want to know where it is.
It's inspiring, thanks for sharing, Ronen!

Moon

Hi Moon,

Submitted by Ronen Grunberg on April 16, 2012 - 9:01pm

Hi Moon,

Thanks, I appreciate the positive comment.

The image is an HDR so I did push the colors a bit with the saturation.

The photo was taken at the McKenzie Marsh around St. John's Side road and Yonge street.

Cheers,

Ronen

Mr. Bigglesworth

Submitted by Photographer on... on April 28, 2012 - 8:26pm

Were is Dr. Evil? Ronen

Cheers

Rick

Mackenzie Marsh Colour

Submitted by Joanne D on April 29, 2012 - 11:23am

Hi Ronen,

I agree with Moon - this photo is absolutely stunning. I would put it up in my house, I love the rich and vibrant colours.

And its a good thing for phones and tablets so we can be constantly surrounded by cameras!

Algonquin park and Merlin's

Submitted by Linda Allen on July 11, 2012 - 12:42pm

Great shots!

I especially like the "trees on the tip". I think I was on the same trail last fall, but can't remember the name of it. Do you know? Algonquin is about an hr from my cottage and I might make a day trip up there this summer. Also loved the effect of the water lily shot. What kind of editing did you do to these shots? I also liked the poppy seed shots. If you open the seed heads when they are ripe there are thousands of little black seeds inside.

Linda

Hi Linda,

Submitted by Ronen Grunberg on July 12, 2012 - 4:19pm

Hi Linda,

Thanks for the positive comments.

The "Trees on the Tip" image was taken at the Lookout Trail. It's a 1.9km loop trail. It's a fairly rugged trail and requires quite a bit of climbing. The reward is a magnificent view of Algonquin.

Many of the Algonquin shots were processed using HDR (High Dynamic Range) where 3-4 images of different exposures are combined using software to create a more dynamic image that does not have over or under exposed elements. Too bad that you're not able to come to the July 12 meeting as I will be doing a brief introduction to HDR photography. Regardless, I will try to put something on the website as well in the next little while about the process of HDR.

In any event, enjoy your stay at the cottage and if you manage to go on that day trip to Algonquin make sure to take your camera and post some of your images.

Have a great summer.

Ronen

star trail

Submitted by WilliamVarela on August 30, 2012 - 10:40pm

Hi Ronen,

I like your Bondy night photos. The Moonlight picture is a peaceful lovely image; what is the light that appears on the Bondy startrailIs on the sky with 80 degrees shift with the stars? My favorite your first try by composition and light treatment. Which settings do you use in the stars images?