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Macro Beauty

Macro Beauty

I have written before that I love our garden. Its beauty is amplified every year as plants mature and its natural canvas becomes more complex and vibrant. We have been very lucky this year to have had an early start to the growing season. We live at 7300ft above sea level where the conditions are [...]

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| May 10, 2012 | 7 Comments
The Zeiss Distagon 21mm Prime vs Canon’s 17-40mm Zoom

The Zeiss Distagon 21mm Prime vs Canon’s 17-40mm Zoom

I admit that taking a close up of our first spring flowers is not quite the broad sweeping landscapes I usually like to shoot with my wide angle lens but it proves an important point. It proves that the extra $1,000 I spent on my new Carl Zeiss Distagon 21mm f/2.8 wide angle lens was [...]

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| March 24, 2012 | 7 Comments
Oregon Part 4: Taming Cape Arago

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, [...]

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| February 20, 2012 | 2 Comments
Oregon Part 3: AI Servo Mode for Photographing Eagles in Flight

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 [...]

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| February 11, 2012 | 5 Comments
Oregon Part 2: What I Learned about Making Pictures of Eagles

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 [...]

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| February 5, 2012 | 10 Comments
Bringing Beauty Home with Panoramas

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 [...]

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| January 23, 2012 | 14 Comments
How to take a portrait of a Christmas tree

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 [...]

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| December 4, 2011 | 5 Comments
Little French World – Chinon, France

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 [...]

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| November 12, 2011 | 5 Comments
Loire Valley Boathouse – Stressing the Focal Point in Photography

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 [...]

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| October 30, 2011 | 3 Comments
Creating Panoramas: 180 Degrees of Monaco

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 [...]

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| October 8, 2011 | 4 Comments

The ADNW Painting Challenge