Drones and Photography
I'm a nerd. I absolutely love technology and all the new innovations that have been coming along recently. One in particular I have been paying attention to, and wanted to try out, is the use of Drones in Photography. Photography is all about finding a different...
Tips for Sensational Sunsets
Sunsets are a very popular subject for many photographers. The colors in the sky, given the right weather conditions, can be one of nature’s most captivating shows. Capturing those colors with a camera often requires that you understand a little about how your...
5 Resources for Getting Sharper and Clearer Photos
Nothing is worse than taking what you think is the most fantastic photo you can imagine, and getting home, loading it on your PC, and it's either a little soft, or out and out blurry. Some of these articles have duplicated tips, but each has some unique suggestions...
Does Luck Make the Shot?
What part does luck play in getting that one special picture? Being in the right place at the right time, when all the elements of that special shot come together, and you click the shutter release, and you know you got it. Were you there by pure dumb luck? Maybe. ...
Cemetery at Night 3
Another shot from the Cooperstown cemetery. You can see some of the shadows cast by the light on the nearby building. The tree in the foreground is the perfect tree to add that spooky look now that the leaves are gone. With the lighting here, a good time to come...
Cemetery at Night 2
Here is another shot from the cemetery in Cooperstown. This shot was taken facing away from the building and the strong light source. I actually ended up cropping it so that I removed a streetlight from the left side of the image. This photo was taken with a Canon...
Cabin in the Woods – Eastern Adirondacks
A cabin in the woods, Elizabethtown, NY. Panasonic DMC G3. 1/100 f8.0 ISO 800.
Cemetery at Night
This cemetery is located in Cooperstown, NY, and is a stop on a Ghost Tour you can take during the summer. This location seemed like a pretty good spot for night photography. It was a little challenging, because there is a very strong light on a nearby building, so...
Elizabethtown NY – Eastern Adirondack Fall Foliage
A view from the Dolly Family Lodge, Elizabethtown, NY. Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3, 1/100 f8.0 ISO 800.
Eastern Adirondacks – Fall Foliage
In the beginning of October we drove through the Adirondacks. It was a slightly overcast day, but the colors were beautiful. North of Speculator along route 9 we pulled off by a small lake to catch some trees and some reflections on the water. Taken with a Canon 50D,...
Manfrotto Announcing Their New 190 Tripod Series
Available in aluminum and carbon fiber versions, the 190 series of tripods are compact and portable. They are made to have a more compact footprint when they are collapsed, requiring less space to carry. The new 90 degree column allows the center column to be tilted...
Converting My Blog to WordPress
I recently converted this blog over to WordPress, hosted on my own hosting account. Why? Well, WordPress is pretty simple to use, and has a ton of plugins and themes available to customize your site. The blog used to live on blogger.com, which was free (I still had...