Monthly Archives: November 2013
Multitasking With Macro
How-To ?We took a Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 Di VC USD lens into the field to shoot everything from close-ups to broad scenics. Your macro isn’t limited to small stuff. The Face Of The Landscape In traditional terms, the focal-length … Continue reading
Aerial Perspective
How-ToA favorite angle from which I love to make photographs is from very high above my subject. The higher up I get, the more unique the view. This compels the viewer to study the photo longer to discern why it’s … Continue reading
Pro Fall Color Hot Spots
How-ToPhotography By Dave Allen, Richard Bernabe, Kurt Budliger, Tim Ernst, John Fielder, Michael Frye, Nate Parker, Ian Plant, Jason Savage And Guy TalTim Ernst Big Piney Creek, Ozark National Forest, Arkansas 1 The Big Piney River drains the southern flanks … Continue reading
No Merging Allowed
How-ToWhile out on the road, I often see yellow caution signs
Create A Photo eBook
How-ToText And Photography By Rob SheppardCover designs are part of iBooks Author’s design templates. All you have to do is add your photo and change the text. Traditional photo books have dropped off significantly in today’s market. The expense of … Continue reading
Sun On The Horizon
How-To As a nature photographer, sunrise and sunset are my primary times to shoot. If you’re a regular reader of my weekly Tips, you know I love the “sweet light” of these two times of day. The color and quality … Continue reading
Defeat Chromatic Aberration
How-ToThis photo of Mono Lake, California, shows a fair amount of chromatic aberration. The Lens Corrections palette in Adobe Lightroom 5. Figure 1: You can see the fringing in this enlargement. Figure 2: In Photoshop, go to Filter > Lens … Continue reading
Use Lines To Create Dynamic Compositions
How-ToIt’s strange how the mind works. For me, an example is whenever I hear the word “lines,” it summons two vivid memories. I picture myself in elementary school listening to my art teacher tell me to color within the lines … Continue reading
Bug odds and sods 26-11
Some recent bug captures from the gardenBrian V. Orbweb spiderlingTiny web spiderBark fly (Psocid)Tiny gall midge on the garage doorMelanic harlequin ladybird with some scale insectsTiny plant hopper nymphTiny shore fly View the original article here
2010 Penny
We finally got a 2010 cents received in our change and were stunned by her face.
Crown of thorns Bloom
We have a virtual forest of euphorbia milii aka Crown of thorns in our House.
A Baby Firefly
While tooling around on Governors Island a few weeks back we stumbled over a couple of baby fireflies, a.k.a. lightning bugs.