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Oregon Part 4: Taming Cape Arago
After making photographs of eagles in Klamath Falls, we made a four and a half hour trek by car to the beautiful Oregon coast. We had originally planned to drive to Crater Lake but found out that the area was already inundated with snow, which made access to the lake impractical without proper planning. So, [...]
Oregon Part 3: AI Servo Mode for Photographing Eagles in Flight
For the third installment on my trip to Oregon, I will discuss my attempt to capture eagles in flight. The shot above, which was the best action shot of the trip, took some practice including visiting a local high school basketball game to hone some skills. It becomes a little mind numbing when you consider [...]
Oregon Part 2: What I Learned about Making Pictures of Eagles
Canon 5D Mark II with Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II lens ISO 100, f/7.1, 1/800 sec, 420mm (with 1.4x II teleconverter) For parts two and three of my series on Oregon, I will highlight my time in Klamath Falls and what I learned about making pictures of eagles in the wild. To prepare for [...]
Bringing Beauty Home with Panoramas
Please click here to see the full size panorama Sometimes you need to bring home a panorama to fully express what you saw in life. Today’s photo is one of those occasions. A vast expanse of pristine valley gives rise to towering 13,000 plus foot peaks while unbefitting sand dunes lay bathed in the day’s [...]
How to take a portrait of a Christmas tree
I thought I would spread a little holiday cheer today by sharing a portrait of our Christmas tree and giving some detail on how I took the picture. Donna loves decorating for Christmas so I decided to honor her by taking a photo of her work. My goal for the photo was to capture the [...]
Little French World – Chinon, France
I thought I would have a bit of fun with today’s images of Chinon, France by processing a few of them in a way that makes the town look miniature. These photographs were taken while Donna and I toured the Forteresse Royale du Chinon last September. The images overlooking the town are particularly well suited [...]
Loire Valley Boathouse – Stressing the Focal Point in Photography
What could be more perfect than a boat tied to a quaint little boathouse with flowers everywhere and no swing set in the back yard? The beautiful scene above is one we ran across while visiting Chateau Azay-le-Rideau in the Loire Valley. As I crossed the bridge, I was instantly drawn to the near perfect [...]
Creating Panoramas: 180 Degrees of Monaco
The last leg of our trip to France took us to the French Riviera. Although we stayed in Nice, we took took a local bus to Monaco for a day. Getting to Monaco, and all the other towns on the French Riviera for that mater, is really easy. From Nice, we walked early to the [...]
Stopping the action in sports photography
I recently had the opportunity to head up to Parker, Colorado to shoot a horse jumping competition. Photographing these types of events is a lot of fun because you always know where the action is going to be. If it is being done right, all the horses end up jumping in the same place! The [...]
More on Flower Macros
There is not much more relaxing than wandering through your own garden looking for photo opportunities. These flowers are only about three-quarters of an inch around. One of the greatest features of a macro lens is being able to compose with a shallow depth of field. I chose an aperture of f/6.3 so I would [...]