Category Archives: Film Filter

Birds, Film Filter, Ocean Shore, Pelican, Shore Bird, Wildlife

Low Fly By, Pelican

July 1, 2022 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

Getting down low with the Pelicans as the flew by made for some nice opportunities.

Here he was only a few inches over the surface. Photo shot where the Kiawah and Stono rivers meet to empty into the ocean.

Film Filter, Landscape, What I Saw

Iris, I Hope

June 11, 2022 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

The nice thing about shooting this style is trying some of the software ‘tools’ you rarely use.

I was also thinking to say they don’t move and run away like wildlife. Well, there was a breeze so these ran all over the place.

The background on each of these photographs was a lake. I used a Tamron 18-400 zoom, my one size fits all. It’s the jack of all trades, master of none for sure. However, I avoid carrying a pack of gear. Older and wiser I like to think.

Birds, Charleston, Film Filter, Landscape, Ocean Shore, Shore Bird, Wildlife

On The Shore

June 9, 2022 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 4 Comments

Sandbar off the South Carolina coast.

I was looking to isolate the shot on a single gull, get all the others in the background. Playing with Bokeh. Final image was finished using a 35mm film filter of Kodachrome 400.

The tide was pushing us back towards the rivers here. We let the tide take us along the length of the shoreline letting us gently drift and shoot the birds on the sand. Doing this also gave us time to ‘setup’ shots in the less chaotic areas.

Bird Key, Coastal South Carolina.

Cemetery, Charleston, Film Filter, Landscape, What I Saw, Wildlife

Found On A Walk, Magnolia

May 24, 2022 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 1 Comment

Old cemeteries mean old magnolia trees.

Birds, Egret, Film Filter, Landscape, Swamp, Wildlife

Fuji Velvia 50 Great Egret

May 23, 2022 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography Leave a comment

I shot a number of images like this. I liked it, but I think even then I knew there would be issues. Back light is fine, but this was tough.

Since Fuji film is so colorful and full of contrast I used a film filter.

It helped.

Black and White, Charleston, Film Filter, Historical, Landscape, Monochrome, Shooting A Grand Old House

Shooting An Old Charleston House

May 20, 2022 Ted Jennings - TPJ Photography 2 Comments

Here is a 4 AM project.

The logical thing to do at that hour is pack a bag, a little coffee, and head out for sunrise and early marsh shoots. Today, it was 74 (F) degrees all night, this afternoon around 100(F).

DxO Filmpack software has a few features I wanted to try so I’m staying right here. Most people use NIK SilverEfex for B&W work, I do too. However Filmpack is owned by the same company and has similar tools.