Life is seldom simple so we must make sense of the twist and turns
From the monthly archives:
I didn’t want anyone to think that I’d gotten off my leaf photo kick so I decided to post this one as a place holder.
The by-line of this blog deals with the subject of finding balance. As I’ve gotten older, the more I’ve come to realize how important that is.
Even in my photography I try [...]
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Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch make taking helpful computer applications into the field a reality.
For photographers there’s a number of utilities including a bevy of DOF calculators, an exposure calculator, references and geo-positioning aids.
I’ve compiled a brief list below of some of the applications you can fine on Apple’s App Store. In addition, there are [...]
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Microsoft has announced that it will be making available an early test version of its next Windows OS, “Windows 7,” early next year (2009). According to Microsoft, Windows 7 will do away with most of the nagging problems that have plagued users with Vista, while maintaining Vista’s good features.
I don’t know if this early test [...]
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Yesterday morning, I voted early. There was a line of early voters when I arrived but the process was well organized and moved quickly. Total time from arrival to departure was about 25 minutes.
Its being reported that there are record numbers of early voters this election. I wonder if on election day, November 4th, there [...]
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Nikon has released a firmware update for the D300 DSLR camera. The update is v1.10 and addresses a wide range of issues.
It’s currently available for Windows and Macintosh users.
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Recently my photography’s been fixated with leaves, not surprising considering the season.
I’m finding interest in individual or small groups of leaves rather then trees and forests of leaves.
I’m finding imperfections more interesting then perfection, stark contrasts complimenting graduations and natural simplicity conveying beautiful complexity.
Autumns are about transition and change and while personally I’m not [...]
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“Life is one of those precious fleeting gifts, and everything can change in a heartbeat.†– Anonymous
Photo: Nikon D700 ISO400 85mm f/5.3 1/125sec
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One of my recent personal goals is to become more proficient in photo post-processing. Much of that involves becoming more knowledgeable of Photoshop and its capabilities.
A high contrast scene can be very difficult to capture accurately unless you use the proper ND filters and/or multiple exposures (for later merging). Some high contrast photos I’ve taken, [...]
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“By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the most bitter.†– Confucius
After posting a photo I sometimes am asked what settings were used. I’m always glad to share (most often you’ll find the base settings listed below [...]
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Yesterday my best pal Foster celebrated his second birthday so I gave him a “Glamor Shot” as a gift. You look very noble my friend.
Hard to believe that the 13 struggling pounds of fur we first saw became this 60+ pounds of stubborn loving friend. May you have many more!
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A few days ago I attended the funeral of a distant relative on my fathers side of the family. I didn’t know this person well and only remember him from family visits as a child. I was there out of respect, because his family had attended my mothers funeral earlier this year and because I [...]
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SoFoBoMo '09
