I always seem to be attracted to glass, reflections, shadows, high contrasts. That seems rather strange to me since if I had to define what I most like to photograph I would say nature. And yet, time after time my…
My sister-in-law told my wife that she saw a Great Horned Owl in a tree in her neighbor's yard. During the day it mostly just sits way up in the tree and doesn't move around very much. She wondered if…
I've written about panoramas before, once about making them in Photoshop and once about printing them on my Epson 2000 printer. However, I've never bothered to compare the results of all 6 of the options Photoshop offers for making them. This is…
I went down to Kettle Pond yesterday afternoon to see how the Sandhill Cranes are doing. It had been 11 days since my last visit and I was anxious to see if they were still there and if both chicks…
I was rummaging through some old photos looking for pictures of relatives to post on Facebook when I happened upon this interesting image. It was taken in August 1972 with a Minolta SRT 101 using Kodachrome 64 film. We were in…
A month or two ago I mentioned that I've played around with panoramas for several years but haven't spent a lot of time with them. The few that I've made before were printed by Mpix.com. Although they don't really offer…
I've never been overly fond of photographing people. It's not too bad with family and friends but I still feel like I'm invading their space when I watch them through the lens waiting for the right moment. So, when my…
We got hit by a good-old-fashioned blizzard yesterday so, of course, I had to get out to take a few photos. I wasn't crazy enough to try to drive anywhere; our street was unplowed all day and conditions were terrible…
I've played around with panoramas for at least 5 or 6 years but I've never given them the time they probably deserve. Most of the time I don't use a tripod; I just start at the left end of my…