Stefan Arnone - Digital Photography

Wildlife Atmospheric Landscape Macro Abstract Rocky People In Yellowstone   Choice  

2018-08-30 approx. 22:00 Canon EOS Rebel T3 EF75-300mm  Manual mode 30.0 seconds f/16 ISO 100 80mm focal length Stabilized on car roof rack (no tripod) 2018-10-27 21:46 Canon EOS Rebel T3 EF-S18-55mm 30.0 seconds f/4.5 ISO 1600 18 mm focal length Write-up, first picture:  I had to stay fairly late at Rocky Flight Ops for my work study job on the evening of Thursday, August 30. I had been seeing some lighting to the south of Billings while putting airplanes away, and a couple big flashes caught my eye while driving out of the parking lot at around 9:45, so I spontaneously decided to pull over next to Airport Road on top of the Rims and try to take some pictures. I didn't have a tripod, and so I knew I would need to stabilize my camera in order to get good pictures in the darkness. Fortunately, my car's roof rack works pretty well for propping up the camera, so I parked with my car nose-east (perpendicular to the southern direction in which I wa...

2018-11-22 19:21 Canon EOS Rebel T3 EF-S18-55mm 1/15 f/5.6 ISO 3200 45 mm focal length No tripod 2018-11-22 19:50 Canon EOS Rebel T3 EF-S18-55mm 1/80 f/5.6 ISO 2000 48 mm focal length No tripod 2018-11-22 19:39 Canon EOS Rebel T3 EF-S18-55mm 1/20 f/5.0 ISO 3200 18 mm focal length No tripod I had originally planned to base my social commentary project on the importance of the spirit of Thanksgiving. My landlord kindly invited me to her family’s Thanksgiving celebration, and I took a few photos of friendly interactions during food prep, but nothing spectacular that spoke to me particularly for my project. I was hanging around the living room listening to the conversation around the football game and chatting with the very amiable extended family, when I glanced at the TV and saw the very ending of an ad for something about a special shopping deal or something like that, I can’t quite remember. What jumped out at me was the fine-print footnote at the b...

(Note: the first two pictures constitute my official “Portrait” submission for the purpose of this project, but I’ve included several others that I like which also capture what I would consider the “spirit” of Roman’s personality.) 2018-11-26 Canon EOS Rebel T3 EF-S18-55mm 1/40 f/5.6 ISO 250 29 mm focal length Tripod: yes 2018-11-26 Canon EOS Rebel T3 EF-S18-55mm 1/50 f/5.6 ISO 200 29 mm focal length Tripod: yes For my portrait project, I decided to photograph my friend Roman Jones. He and I were acquaintances during freshman year, but became much closer starting sophomore year—we were roommates on campus from August 2016 continuously until December 2017 (including over summer break). Besides completing his Biology major and working at the Billings Studio Theatre, Roman has written for the  Summit  student newspaper throughout his time at Rocky. Hard work, diligence, neatness, thoughtfulness, and organization characterize his approach to academics ...

Background picture of hot springs: 2018-10-27 Canon Rebel EOS T3 EF-S18-55mm 20 seconds f/8.0 ISO 800 18.0 mm focal length Moon picture:  2018-10-26 Canon Rebel EOS T3 EF75-300mm 1/200 f/5.6 ISO 3200 300.0 mm focal length When approaching the mysterical project, I wanted to start with a photo of mine that was already otherworldly-looking. I found several good contenders among my Yellowstone pictures but the one that jumped out the most at me was a landscape I took of the moonrise overlooking the Mammoth Hot Springs upper terraces. I had set up the camera on a tripod for a 20-second exposure, but not stabilized the legs properly. Mark walked by during my exposure, accidentally bumped one of the legs, and the tripod started to tip over, and I had to quickly grab it before the camera fell all the way to the ground. I tried to right the tripod and get things re-stabilized, but couldn’t aim it in the exact same spot. Shortly thereafter, the exposure ended, ...

Fetch 2018-09-27 Canon EOS Rebel T3 EF75-300mm 1/800 f/5.6 ISO 400 75.0 mm focal length probably Shutter Priority No tripod Location: Lake Josephine, Billings, MT Flap 2018-09-27 Canon EOS Rebel T3 EF75-300mm 1/400 f/5.6 ISO 100 300.0 mm focal length Aperture Priority No tripod Location: Lake Josephine, Billings, MT 757 Takeoff 2018-09-20 Canon EOS Rebel T3 EF75-300mm 1/160 f/9.0 ISO 200 205.0 mm focal length Aperture Priority No tripod Location: Billings Logan Airport