Saturday, April 27, 2013

The Galapagos Islands a Photographic Journey (Part 1)

The Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador are a treasure of abudant and diverse wildlife.  For photographers, it is unlike any other place on earth.  It is not easy to get there but if you ever have a chance, don't think, just go.This is one those weeks when I find myself desperate for a topic for the weekly blog. Actually that is true of most weeks. It...

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Do Something New With Your Photography

One of the great things about photography is that there are so many different ways to do it.  It is certainly another stick season. The snow is gone, the buds are just greening up, and the anemic winter run-off has left many of my favorite waterfalls uninspiring. What to shoot? One can only lay in bed shooting pictures of your feet for so long. So why not try something...

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Night Time Photography, Searching for the Milky Way

Ancient Light, Westmoreland, New Hampshire Finding the Milky Way is an important step in getting great images of the night sky.  I've found a nice program that makes the search much easier.This week is the International Dark Sky Week, to focus attention on the growing impact of light pollution on our ability to appreciate theOld Faithful Geyser & the Milky WayYellowstone,...

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Head & Nose Room

Katherine & Rama, Hood River Oregon, August, 2012Heads Up! This week I have a brief discussion of the "rules" governing the best amount of headroom and nose room in a photograph.   The important point is that these are not absolute, but they do provide great guides for effective portrait and landscape photography and as so often,  it comes back to thirds. Beautiful...