Today marks the official "launch" of my new photography website. Check it out.

www.alexanderhenninger.com

The new site is cool; been a long time coming. So has a photo upload. This picture (above) was taken in Skopje, Macedonia. Connie (pictured) and I were walking around this indoor but outdoor mall when this cut outs in the concrete wall came into view. The photo itself was lit with completely natural light. 

The Close up Rule of Thirds

Hello once again to everyone who cares to drop by. Shot this one 30 min. ago in front of the curtain in my room here in Kosovo.

Winter in Kosovo

Put the flash on the camera, stuck it up by the roof edge, bam.

Still here!!!

Been a While...

I know it's been a while. Believe me when I say, I'm still here. As I'm sure none, maybe one, of you are aware, I'm several weeks away from leaving the country for yet another deployment with my National Guard unit. I do have my camera with me. When time permits I seek out dramatic photos and whatever else looks cool. This one below is a perfect example of that. Camera on a tripod, 10 second timer, awesome lighting and me running to the bus bench in time to get caught in the exposure. The end result...

Packing for another deployment...

Nothing to crazy going on with this photo. This is a self portrait of me packing my bags for yet another deployment. Camera went on a tripod, timer was set and I made my way back to my chair. Some of the color effects you see are sepia, color splash and a see-through piece of stained paper creating the aged worn look. Until next time...

Yes, I'm still here...

Hello all who have a mind to check out my blog. For those of you just joining us, here you'll find photos that don't quite fit on my website. A plus to viewing my photos here compared to my facebook page is that I take the time to explain each photo is some way shape or form. This image, above, I shot just a couple hours ago while myself and many others awaited the arrival of the bus to take us home from a drill weekend. The weekend was a long one, but many things were accomplished. Because of the busy schedule (and overall lack of anything interesting) I was unable to shoot as much as I would have liked to. It didn't come to me right away, but after a while of sitting outside by this flower bed I noticed a potential photo. After I shot the first one I noticed yet another, so on and so forth. I have a saying for this...sometimes the fire may be difficult to start, but once you get it going...
I used an aperture of F2.8 to achieve the blown out background.

By stepping several feet to the left from the photo you see above this one I was able to compose the shot you see here. The twisted shape drew my eye to what you see in the foreground. The rest fell into place fairly quickly. F2.8 again.

I learned real quick that macro photography with a rapid moving subject requires a flash. I did have one in my bag at the time, but the bees moved from flower to flower to quick and I didn't want to miss a shot. So instead of nailing a tack sharp bee, this time, I focused on the center of the flower. The colors, lines and shape are a plus too.

I wasn't a hundred percent sure I would keep this one, but the colors, lines and overall composition are too interesting to toss. What do you think?

A slight over exposure mixed with a huge aperture results in the style of image you see here.