Manipulating the Depth of Field in photography and videography is the new “Hotness.” It’s not best to simply apply a graduated Blur in Photoshop-the effect is far too coarse and does not approximate certain ideosyncracies of a larger aperture.
Aerial Photography in Boise, Idaho, 1/24/10
Jan 25th, 2010 by Leo A. Geis
One of this month’s most interesting shoots was the new Marianne Williams Park (still under construction, obviously) located just east of the new Parkcenter Bridge.
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Snowing in Idaho
Dec 14th, 2009 by Leo A. Geis
We were up shooting before sunrise on Friday. ’nuff said.
The Professional Aerial Photographers Association, International (PAPA)
Dec 9th, 2009 by Leo A. Geis
We get a significant number of visitors to this site who do at least some aerial photography. Our ClustrMap counts seem to be stuck on about half of what our WordPress Stats numbers indicate, but that’s another story.
Thermographic Video of a Manufacturing Process
Dec 4th, 2009 by Leo A. Geis
There are more uses for thermography than I can possibly list. Here’s just one example.
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The Morning After…
Nov 30th, 2009 by Leo A. Geis
Early on the morning following the big football game (vs. Nevada) I had some aerial architectural work to do. It was so clear and smooth out I decided to just cruise around the valley and record some things that I’ve been noticing-some positive (such as the new construction) and some negative (such as the apparent lack of retail activity). These don’t reflect our professional grade of work-they’re just “drive-by snapshots.”
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Idaho Airships, Inc. Gets Some Love from skyscraperpage.com!
Nov 28th, 2009 by Leo A. Geis
We seem to have earned some appreciation from some of the folks over at skyscraperpage.com!
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Aerial Photography of the Renovated Idaho State Capitol, Boise: 11/23/09
Nov 24th, 2009 by Leo A. Geis
We flew at dawn on 11/23/09. One of our subjects was the newly renovated Idaho State Capitol in Boise.
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Night Aerials of the New East ParkCenter Bridge, Boise, Idaho 11/15/09
Nov 17th, 2009 by Leo A. Geis
We shot the East ParkCenter Bridge completion portfolio low-light aerials on Sunday night, 11/15/09. Conditions were excellent.
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Aerial Photography Night Flight, Boise, Idaho, 11/15/09
Nov 16th, 2009 by Leo A. Geis
I’m working on last night’s flight and will post a few images as they reach maturity-but here’s my current “favorite subject” in the valley, the new Gowen Field Air Traffic Control Tower. This actually wasn’t on the shoot list last night…but I couldn’t resist.
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