Daily Images by Kevin Raber
I have been working at an Andy Biggs workshop the last few days. We have had the chance to shoot some very cool vistas. This one was done in Arches National Park near Skyline Arch. We were shooting the arch and went back to the cars the back way. And, turning the bend I saw this view. The detail is amazing as it was made with a Phase One IQ 180 and DF+ camera.
I am in Moab area tagging along at 2 workshops being lead by Andy Biggs. Andy a good friend and Phase One user asked if I could come to these workshops and let attendees experience Phase One cameras. This is a shot made at skyline arch today. I found a number of cool angles and made a few nice images. You can count on seeing more. This was shot with a Phase One IQ180 camera and 28mm LS lens. The detail in the file at 80 MP is astounding.
I will be in the Moab area through Friday this week. I have been to Moab many times and it is a very cool areas for photographers to visit. Amazing how many are right now. My goal this trip is to shoot things differently. Like yesterday I shot everything with a long lens. The picture above was shot with the NEW 240mm lens from Phase One on a Phase One DF+ camera and IQ180 back. Absolutely amazing image quality. I will be shooting all week trying different lenses and or different angles to give me images that others don’t usually shoot or see. Game on.
A few months ago I spent some time in the Canadian Rockies shooting and prepping for a fall workshop there. There is the main highway that runs south to north, then there is the side roads that always offer up surpasses. This was taken from a side road east of the rockies.
Once again I present another image from Jökulsárlón, otherwise known as Iceberg Lagoon. This particular day was very still and the light was right, lots of ice, and I decided to try to capture the size and overall feel. This took over 14 images shot on a Phase One IQ160 back in vertical and then stitched together in Photoshop.
Alaska is a great frontier and such a beautiful state. I
was very fortunate on my last trip to Denali to have clear weather and I got some great shots go McKinley. This is a shot taken on one of side roads and it was just set up perfectly. Little cottage on a lake with reflection and mountains in the back ground.
Pixel is now 9 months old. I never intended to have a cat. Never even thought I was a cat person. Then while visiting the Humane Society of Indianaplois with Debra to help her select a cat I saw this cute kitten in one of the cages. I asked if I could see her and they took her out of the cage. She was only 8 weeks old and so tiny I could hold here in the palm of my hand. She looked at me, big intense eyes, then she closed them as only a cat could do when they were content, and she had me. She had a rough start and was quite sick for a week a few days after I got her home, but she is a fighter and has grown into an incredible beautiful and loving animal. This cat and I have become one. She has changed my life with her spirit, adventures, and her ability to know when it is time to give her affection. She plays fetch with rubber bands, explores everything, has her own language and is quite the talker and does funny things that make me laugh. She has made me a better person. Who would have known? And, with what I do there was not a better name than Pixel. I guess you can tell I am a proud daddy.
I like posing images which make you do some thinking. So what is this? Answer, a neon sign at the Neon Boneyard in Las Vegas. This is a very cool place and should e a must see for any visit to Las Vegas. It’s where all the old signs go when they die.
Here is another Black & White image from Monument Valley. Now that I am in some serious image editing I am discovering all sorts of jewels.
I have passed this church many times while visiting Iceland. Each time I said to myself I’ll come back and photograph it. Then one day driving buy I saw the birds and the fog and decided it was time to stop and shoot the image. I just love the way this works. Hope you do too.