Life is seldom simple so we must make sense of the twist and turns
From the monthly archives:
I did some test shots with the used Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 200mm f/4 D IF-ED lens I recently won at auction.
Overall I’m pleased with the resulting photos–see the included two macro samples (click on images for larger images.) The lens appears to be sharp even when pushed to its macro and aperture limits but [...]
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Every once in a while I’ll check online photographic merchants and Ebay for bargains in used camera equipment–mostly for lens or flash units.
Last week I found an on-going auction on Ebay for a used Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 200mm f/4 D IF-ED lens that appeared to be in great shape. The big down side of the [...]
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Sometimes I’ll reach a point where I’m questioning my photos and photography. I’ll feel a need for it to be about more then “well composed” images of people, objects and places. There needs to be more–a story, a purpose, something!
Now these types of questions are fairly normal for a creative process and while I certainly [...]
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It was later in the morning as I pulled into Riverview Park and I knew the light would not be the best for capturing the dam and falls. I’d hesitated on photographing at all this morning what with my spring allergies being bad the last couple of days. However, I’ve also been feeling guilty [...]
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I think I’ve stated this before in a post but it bears repeating.
Here’s a little pet peeve of mine. I hate “Snap Shots” (those little windows from snap.com that pop up when you mouse over a word, text or image). If a blog is using “SnapShots” I’ll seldom subscribe to or read it.
These snap windows [...]
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The Earth Laughs in Flowers – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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I logged in Meandering Passage Admin this morning and noticed that I’ve passed the 1,000 post mark–this post is post number 1,004.
When I started this blog in January 2006 I didn’t know if I would stick to it this long. There are many “projects” I’ve started in the past and not completed. Like myself, [...]
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This is an oldie but a goodie for me.
I searched today for a YouTube video on setting up a Nikon Dxxx camera to do hands free bracketing burst. I’d previously set this up on my D300 but wanted to be sure I didn’t forget any of the settings on my D700.
This function is [...]
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Today many of the effects of filters can be applied digitally in post-processing. There’s three filters I use regularly while shooting–ultraviolet (UV), circular-polarizing and neutral density (ND). In the past, on rare occasions, I’ve used an 81A filter to “warm up” flash photography but not recently.
The UV filter helps cut haze in some circumstances. [...]
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Public outcry may have caused Time Warner Inc. to drop for now it’s plans for metered internet services but it’s not about to let the citizens in the small town of Wilson, NC, get a fair deal.
Time Warner, Embarq Fight to Outlaw 100 Mbps Community Broadband in Wilson, NC [From DailyTech - Time Warner, Embarq [...]
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As you’ve perhaps noticed I’ve been photographing spring flowers. Most of these photo have been taken using a “Macro” lens (Nikon 105mm VR macro). However, that doesn’t make the photos macro shots. I’m thinking, what makes a photo a “macro photograph?”
Here’s what I found according to Wikipedia:
In recent years, the term macro has been used [...]
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SoFoBoMo '09
