Ignite Test
75mm, f/8, 1/320s, ISO 400 (plus slower speed for movement in fan)
Hand Held
Available Light
I took this photo while wandering through the 12th century medieval castle town of Monemvasia in the southern mainland of Greece. This was on an overcast, windy November day. The yellow hose adds interest to the brick and stone patterns and textures of the alleyway.
Shot on Nikon Z7
f/8
1/40 sec
ISO 400
16mm
Nikon D850
Exposure time 1/40
F9
Focal Length 98
ISO 500
This photograph was taken in Cape Creek Bridge, Oregon. On October 26, 2023
Picture taken with cellphone.1/2500 sec- f1.8
I took this photo over a decade ago during my visit to the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain. This is one of the marvels of architecture in the world. I took this photo with my camera set to full auto, as I was just getting started in photography and had never received instruction on manual settings. I was only aware of the rule of thirds for composition at the time. I shot this on RAW with the understanding that some day, I would improve my skills to the point where I could edit the photo to make it even better.
Shot on Nikon D90
f/5.6
1/30 sec
ISO 250
18mm
This has been in my flower folder and just seemed to fit the theme. It was taken at Fairchild Gardens.
Taken in my study on 10/4/2024
Nikon D3400: 1/200 sec at f/5.0 ISO 1600; 35mm
This is a photo of part of Bryce Canyon at an elevation of about 8300'. Hoodoos are formed by an erosion of soft rock and form a multitude of patterns.
Taken with a Nikon D3400 camera, using a 18-55 mm lens. Taken indoors, with natural daylight coming in through the window.
Limpkins are usually shy birds and difficult to approach. However some have adjusted to living in lakes and shallow waters in nearby parks and canals. This was taken on a Canon mirrorless camera with a 100-400 lens.
Nikon D800
Exposure Time: 1/200
F-number: 7.1
Focal Length: 36 MM
Photographic Sensitivity (ISO): 100
Lens Model: 28.0 - 300
White Balance: Auto white balance
This photograph was taken in Chicago, ILLINOIS
24mm, f/8, 1/200s, ISO 800
Hand Held (above my head - so there were numerous attempts)
Available Sunlight
Tiger at Metrozoo. There is both pattern and texture on his beautiful coat
This was one of about 100 setups I did in my yard. I tried various combinations of fruit and vegetables. I also tried various positions and patters for the fruit. I used a table cloth laid on a card table for the background. I tried shooting in both bright sunlight and shade. I did minimal spot removal in Photoshop and color adjustments and cropping in Lightroom Classic.
Camera -Sony H90.
BEAUFORT, NC 9/9/2024
IPHONE 13 PRO
1/75 sec at f/1.5 ISO 125
This is the view of the inside of a spiral staircase while looking up. This was taken at the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. I shot about 15 different views of this same subject. I have enter some other frames in previous PC. Each one gives a unique perspective on the same subject. I thought this image portrayed the theme of patterns very well. I had to hold my camera out between the bars to get this view. I was shooting blind since I could not see the viewfinder with the camera positioned out between these bars at arms length. I used the "Black & White Punch" preset to process this picture in Lightroom Classic
This is a Crowned Pigeon, native of Papua New Guinea photographed at the Miami Metro Zoo's Wings Of Asia Aviary.
Fujifilm X-T5 camera | Fujifilm 70-300mm lens @ 300mm | 1/320 Shutter Speed | F/5.6 | ISO 3200
Processed and edited with On1 Photo Raw.
Taken with a Nikon D3400 camera, 18-55mm lens, indoors
FIRST PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 90
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 88 - Boris Gabay: 92
SECOND PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 90.5
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 92 - Boris Gabay: 89
THIRD PLACE GROUP A - SCORE 94.5
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 96 - Boris Gabay: 93
SECOND PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 88.5
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 91 - Boris Gabay: 88
Setting at the studio. Lovely model trying to turn to show hair and dress movement.
FIRST PLACE GROUP B - SCORE 91.5
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 95 - Boris Gabay: 88
THIRD PLACE GROUP B - SCORE - 88.5
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 88 - Boris Gabay: 93
HONORABLE MENTION GROUP A - SCORE 91.5
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 87 - Boris Gabay: 96
HONORABLE MENTION GROUP A - SCORE 92
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 90 - Boris Gabay: 84
HONORABLE MENTION GROUP B - SCORE 87
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 87 - Boris Gabay: 87
HONORABLE MENTION GROUP B - SCORE 89
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 89 - Boris Gabay: 89
Marc Marquez and Jorge Lorenzo at Indy...MotoGP
GROUP A - SCORE - 84.5
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 82 - Boris gabay: 87
The Thunderbirds flight acrobatics team taking off to start their performance. Shot at the Wings over Homestead air show in November 2018.
GROUP A - SCORE - 81.5
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 77 - Boris Gabay: 86
GROUP A - SCORE 85.5
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 85 - Boris Gabay: 86
GROUP A - SCORE 85.5
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 86 - Boris Gabay: 85
GROUP A - SCORE 86
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 91 - Boris Gabay: 88
GROUP A - SCORE 86.5
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 88 - Boris Gabay: 85
This image was taken at the Homestead Rodeo. I selected this image because of the powerful feeling of the motion of the bucking bronco and rider. I am particularly astonished at the image of the horse's eye and mouth which make it looks like it is in a state of agony and distress. The rider is also grimacing from the torturous ride by trying to stay on the gyrating horse for 8 seconds. The contorted body position of the rider looks agonizing to me. When I look at this image I question the sanity of putting these poor animals through this torture. I also question the sanity of the riders who put their lives and limbs in jeopardy with each ride on the broncos and bulls. I used the burst mode on my camera to capture the peak action of this ride.
GROUP A - SCORE
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 88 - Boris Gabay: 82
This image was taken at the Fort Lauderdale Air Show in May 2021
GROUP A - SCORE 89
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 85 - Boris Gabay: 93
GROUP A - SCORE 85.5 J
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 86 - Boris Gabay: 85
GROUP A - SCORE 88
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 86 - Boris Gabay: 90
GROUP A - SCORE 87.5
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 84 - Boris Gabay: 91
GROUP A - SCORE
JUDGES: 88 Tom Collins: 89 - Boris Gabay: 87
HONORABLE MENTION GROUP A - SCORE 90
JUDGES: Tom Collins: 91 - Boris Gabay: 89
This image was taken during the last Air Show in Fort Lauderdale in May 2021
Evelyn Greer Park (Pinecrest)
8200 SW 124th Street
Pinecrest, FL 33157