Foz do Iguaçu is one of the most amazing places I've ever been. The misting breeze and sound of water plummeting down to the river below, melts the stress away as you take in the overwhelming scene of so many waterfalls. This image is a panorama of 16 images, giving the final dimensions of 15,221px X …
Photo of the Week 2013 #46
This year I have been busy. In September I heard about HELP-PORTRAIT, a photographic movement started by Photographer Jeremy Cowart. An ongoing project where you, 1- find somebody in need, 2- take their portrait, 3- print their portrait & 4- deliver it. My wife was a huge help in getting people and a few local …
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Photo of the Week 2013 #45
Every other week a very lovely lady comes to our home to clean for us. Over the past year plus, her family has gone through many difficulties. One of which is that her father was diagnosed with brain cancer. In preparation for December 7's HELP-PORTRAIT event that we coordinated here in Sobral, we asked her …
Photo of the Week 2013 #44
Last Friday was my daughters ballet recital. She was a rose and danced the Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker Suite. She danced so beautifully! It was the cutest thing to see her little legs and feet moving so quickly. Catching her mid-pirouette, this proud daddy picks this picture as this weeks Photo of the …
Photo of the Week 2013 #43
Here in Sobral, during the middle weekend of the month, they host a party called Carnabral. A festival very simular to Carnival, but months earlier. Driving past the morning after the first night of the festivities I spotted this party-goer and could not pass up the image. Exif Data Camera: FUJIFILM FinePix XP60 ISO: 100 …
Photo of the Week 2013 #42
Last Saturday night the Woman's futsal team from Faculdades INTA defeated UCRAFF-Crateús 5 to 4 with the help of this goal by Rayra Carvalho. This spot above the goal has recently become on of my favorite perches in recent weeks. Exif Data Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lens: Canon EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM ISO: 6400 Focal …
Photo of the Week 2013 #41
Driving home from the beach this last weekend I had to pull over to make a few images of some boys playing soccer on their roadside field. Exif Data Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II Lens: Canon EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM ISO: 320 Focal length: 24mm Aperture: f/8 Exposure time: 1/160 sec
Video – Minhas Férias em Família – 2013
Minhas férias em família - 2013 from Ryan Hoover on Vimeo. Audrey and I made this video recapping our family vacation to Bonito in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul, and in Foz do Iguaçu. She came up with the idea for this video because she wanted to share the cool things she saw …
Photo of the Week 2013 #40
November 2nd was day of the dead here in Brazil, and to take in a little local culture my family and I went for a stroll through a local cemetery. I talked with a few people and asked if I could take their photos. I came away with some beautiful images. However this image is …