chris barr

In July my wife and I were able to take a much needed vacation for our first anniversary, and we decided to go to Colorado for a little over a week. It was absolutely incredible! Colorado probably has the most beautiful scenery I have ever seen, and we did a lot of hiking where we were able to enjoy it. So far, most of these are some of my favorite images I’ve captured this year so far in this photo project.

July – Photo #19 – 07/22/2015
Photo taken in Longmont, Colorado
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 16-28mm 2.8L Lens
Settings: 1/125 second @ f/8, ISO 100, no flash

July – Photo #20 – 07/22/2015
Photo taken in Boulder, Colorado – Eldorado Canyon State Park
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 16-28mm 2.8L Lens
Settings: 1/320 second @ f/8, ISO 100, no flash

July – Photo #21 – 07/23/2015
Photo taken in Colorado Spring, Colorado – Garden Of The Gods
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 16-28mm 2.8L Lens
Settings: 1/800 second @ f/11, ISO 800, no flash

July – Photo #22 – 07/23/2015
Photo taken in Colorado Spring, Colorado – At the summit of Pikes Peak, 14,110 ft. elevation! This is a panorama which was combined from several photos.
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 16-28mm 2.8L Lens
Settings: 1/200 second @ f/8, ISO 100, no flash

This month I only had one good opportunity to take photos, and it was at a CrossFit competition that my wife and many of my friends were competing in.  I was not competing this year, plus I had injured my back the day before so it was a good thing I wasn’t competing!  I played my part in encouraging the teams where I knew people, and I was able to snap a few photos in the process.  Below are my favorite photos form the day.

By the way, if you have a camera and walk around confidently, most people will let you be anywhere you want and events like these!

June – Photo #16 – 06/13/2015
Photo taken at the Battle By The Mounds CrossFit competition in Cartersville, GA
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 50mm 1.8 Lens
Settings: 1/5000 second @ f/1.8, ISO 100, no flash

June – Photo #17 – 06/13/2015
Photo taken at the Battle By The Mounds CrossFit competition in Cartersville, GA
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 50mm 1.8 Lens
Settings: 1/5000 second @ f/1.8, ISO 100, no flash

June – Photo #18 – 06/13/2015
Photo taken at the Battle By The Mounds CrossFit competition in Cartersville, GA
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 50mm 1.8 Lens
Settings: 1/5000 second @ f/1.8, ISO 100, no flash

May – Photo #13 – 05/23/2015
Photo taken in downtown Chattanooga, TN
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 16-28mm 2.8L Lens
Settings: 1/60 second @ f/4, ISO 100, no flash

May – Photo #14 – 05/24/2015
Photo taken on a bridge in Chattanooga, TN
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 16-28mm 2.8L Lens
Settings: 1/500 second @ f/9, ISO 100, no flash

May – Photo #15 – 05/24/2015
Photo taken at the Chattanooga, TN Aquarium in the butterfly sanctuary
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 16-28mm 2.8L Lens
Settings: 1/250 second @ f/6.3, ISO 200, no flash

May – Photo #15 – 05/24/2015
Photo taken at the Chattanooga, TN Aquarium
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 16-28mm 2.8L Lens
Settings: 1/30 second @ f/2.8, ISO 800, no flash

I’m not as happy with my photos in April as I have been in the past, and it’s because I waited until the very last minute to take them. My wife and I were in the process of moving, and I realized around 9pm on the last day of April that hadn’t yet taken any photos! So, I grabbed my early used extension tube to give my camera a poor-man’s macro lens and shot some macro photos of keys and my iPhone.

They actually came out pretty good, but I wish I had used my month better.  Now we are moved, and I found a group of local photographers here that go out and shoot pretty regularly.  I hope to get plugged in with them soon.

April – Photo #10 – 04/30/2015
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 50mm 1.8 Lens on an extension tube
Settings: 1/250 second, ISO 100, flash.

April – Photo #11 – 04/30/2015
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 50mm 1.8 Lens on an extension tube
Settings: 1/250 second, ISO 100, flash.

April – Photo #12 – 04/30/2015
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 50mm 1.8 Lens on an extension tube
Settings: 1/250 second, ISO 100, flash.

Lines & Lights

March – Photo #7 – 03/25/2015
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 16-28mm 2.8L Lens.
Settings: 1/6400 second @ f/2.8, ISO 100, no flash.

Securing Nothing

March – Photo #8 – 03/25/2015
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 16-28mm 2.8L Lens.
Settings: 1/3200 second @ f/2.8, ISO 100, no flash.

Yellow Trumpet

March – Photo #9 – 03/25/2015
Camera: Canon 7D w/ Canon 16-28mm 2.8L Lens.
Settings: 1/400 second @ f/9, ISO 100, no flash.