Photographic Works of Kelly Drown

Photographic Works of Kelly Drown

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Welcome to my photo galleries!

I've been a photographer at heart since I was 15 years old, however most all the photographs I'm placing online here will be recent shots from digital work, and not film work. These mark the point where I converted from film-based cameras to digital. I hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I enjoyed creating them.

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Early morning at Beaver's Bend State Park in Oklahoma.

Early morning at our own private lake at a cabin we rented -- Lake Lene in Jasper Arkansas.

Early morning at Beaver's Bend in Southeastern Oklahoma. Lots of fog in the mornings if it's cool enough, and the sun coming up over the hills and spilling into the valleys make for some very dramatic scenes.

Early morning at Beaver's Bend in Southeastern Oklahoma. Fisherman get up early to catch fish in the streams here.

This was one of my favorite shots - the water is the only part that's fake. Where the water stands in the foreground, was actually a road and it really detracted from the image so I removed it and put the water in it's place.

This started out with photographing a plasma ball at close range using the Canon 80-200 L at 200mm, ISO 100 and f13 for good dof. Six second exposure blurs the electricity and allows me to control where the current lfows. In this case, my finger on the top of the glass caused the current to flow upward. After that, I used a little creative photoshop work to add a "smoke" on top, a light flare from the brightest source, then a water-like foreground with reflection to top it off.

Interesting effects happen when shooting in caves where you have mixed lighting. The green light in the far back is florescent, the lighting inside the cave is incandescent, and the foreground is illuminated by my flash.

Careful metering make these fun shots. This is a full power pop from my flash, then leaving the shutter open for an extended period to bring the ambient light levels up to match.

Coming in for a landing and slightly high on the glide slope. Late evening shot from a Cessna aircraft coming in for a landing at Jones Airport in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Last shots after doing an aerial photography job. Pilot is Rick Sampson.

Desert Eagle .50 Cal semi-automatic

Custom .300 Win Mag 13.5" barrel for Thompson Pistol grip, JP Brake on the end. Leupold Scope.

This is my car which I labeled "WS6ZXR". You can see the badging on the side. The ground effects are by Wings West, the suspension is by Global West. I raced this car for a number of years in SCCA racing and out at Hallett Speedway. I may post some of the in-car racing videos here on the site when I get the chance. I won SCCA Regional championships with this car in 2001 and 2002 in Street Modified (SM) class.

Early morning at Beaver's Bend in Southeastern Oklahoma. Fisherman get up early to catch fish in the streams here.

Custom .300 Win Mag 13.5" barrel for Thompson Pistol grip, JP Brake on the end. Leupold scope.

This is my son Nathan out on the course driving my car.

Thompson with custom .260 barrel by BullBerry

Plasma art creations - shooting a Plasma ball at close range. Everything is real except the water and reflections in the water, which was added in Photoshop using Flood Effect for a more dramatic picture.

Looking straight up through an oil derrick tower. Woolaroc Wildlife Preserve.

HK 40 USP

Colarado in the fall -- one of my favorite places. This is just outside of Lake City along the road leading to Engineer's pass.

Inside Secret Canyon outside of Page, AZ.

Inside Secret Canyon outside of Page, AZ.

Fishing in the streams at Beaver's Bend State Park. Captured early in the morning in the fall. This is one of favorite shots from this area.

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Personal Favorites : 1 gallery with 57 photos

Personal Favorites

1 gallery with 57 photos

Updated: Feb 24, 2008 2:39pm PST

Landscapes : 5 galleries with 577 photos

5 galleries with 577 photos

Updated: Oct 21, 2012 2:39pm PST

Nature : 3 galleries with 92 photos

3 galleries with 92 photos

Updated: Mar 02, 2008 3:36pm PST

Creative Works : 3 galleries with 53 photos

3 galleries with 53 photos

Updated: Feb 23, 2008 5:53pm PST

Wildlife - Animals : 2 galleries with 98 photos

Wildlife - Animals

2 galleries with 98 photos

Updated: Feb 23, 2008 7:21pm PST

Family : 9 galleries with 2725 photos

SCCA, Racing, Car Shows : 7 galleries with 1527 photos

SCCA, Racing, Car Shows

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Updated: Jul 18, 2011 12:52pm PST

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Updated: Jun 30, 2009 12:58pm PST

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