Michael J Kennelly, Author at Gizmodo

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Soft Focus I

This is Norbert, the bearded dragon. Nikon D90, Nikkor 70-300mm VRII @ 185mm, f/5, 1/200, ISO 400. Used my SB-700 remotely to provide the lighting from the left. I wanted to try to put Norbert into the shoes of the Tiger from the example picture. Rawr! – Adam Biesenthal This photo of my friend was…

Tech News Michael J Kennelly Nov 22

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Soft Focus II

Name of the picture: Around the lake Story of the picture: The subject of the shooting challenge was not very inspiring for me this week, but my girlfriend was pushing me to do something about it. Thanks to a nice Finnish weather, we went to a lake nearby and I tried to take different pictures.…

Tech News Michael J Kennelly Nov 22

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Duotone II

Jill and I went on a hike in Solstice Canyon, Malibu, CA. There was a house that burnt down many years ago and this bathtub was one of the few things that remained. So naturally I had her go in it and I filled it with leaves. The duotone was created in Lightroom 3 and…

Tech News Michael J Kennelly Nov 15

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Duotone I

In the woods alone For this week’s shooting challenge I utilized a continuous light kit to create a lot of contrast. Contrast was my highest priority to get the solid duotone look. I figured it would look better at night given the nature of this technique. I went with a brown to blue gradient to…

Tech News Michael J Kennelly Nov 15

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Duotone III

“MacLovin” Canon EOS T1i F 4.6 Exposure 1/5 Stock Lens When we were friends she basically flirted with me at work just to use my Macbook Pro. Couple months later she bought her own Macbook Pro and we started dating. Our date nights often end with us sitting on the couch looking up geeky stuff…

Tech News Michael J Kennelly Nov 15

Canon Powershot S100 Gallery: Samples

Daylight White Balance Setting Exposure — 1/80 Aperture — f/2.0 ISO Speed — 200 Auto White Balance Exposure — 1/80 Aperture — f/2.0 ISO Speed — 200 Macro Exposure — 1/50 Aperture — f/2.0 ISO Speed — 80 S100 Auto Exposure — 1/8 Aperture — f/2.0 ISO Speed — 1600 S100 Low-Light Exposure — 1/4…

Tech News Michael J Kennelly Nov 10

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Plunge II

Canon EOS 5D Mark II, f/5.6, EF 100mm 2.8L Macro Lens, ISO-400, Three external Speedlites powered by PocketWizards. When pouring cream into a fresh cup of black coffee, I am always in awe watching the drizzle of white churning outward as it hits the surface. A while ago, I played a practical joke on my…

Tech News Michael J Kennelly Nov 8

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Plunge I

My friend and I decided to try out this contest for the first time this weekend. We tried many different objects but we were having difficulty producing a nice splash that was representative of this challenge. Finally we tried an old halogen light bulb that was no longer needed and we started to see the…

Tech News Michael J Kennelly Nov 8

Michael J Kennelly

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Soft Focus I

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Soft Focus II

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Duotone II

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Duotone I

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Duotone III

Canon Powershot S100 Gallery: Samples

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Plunge II

Shooting Challenge Gallery: Plunge I

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