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Category Archives: Inspirational
Backyard Birds v3
Well that’s it. We came home the other day to see the young ones sitting in the yard under a tree. Not good with the dogs. We’re thinking, great, how long will this go on, we can’t have them stuck in the back yard on the ground, that won’t work. Luckily, a little while [...]
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Backyard Birds v2
A few more shots over the last week growing like weeds. The parents can’t keep up with the feedings at this point and need to leave them to get more grub.
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Backyard Birds
The mourning doves are at it again. Here they are during what we refer to as “the changing of the guard” and dinnertime for the young ones! To get these shots I set the camera up on a tripod using an SMDV RFNe (low price remote trigger, check amazon). 1/5 of a second with an [...]
Posted in Birds, Inspirational, Lightroom 4
Michael Frye talks about Lightroom 4 tone controls
Head on over to Michael Frye’s site and check out his video on Lightroom 4 : the new tone controls. If you are not reading Michael’s blog on a regular basis you are missing out on some great landscape photography imagery and tips, so add him to your RSS feed and stay tuned.
Posted in Camera Tips, How-to, Inspirational, Lightroom 4, Photo Processing
A little Illustrator inspiration
I have been taking an Adobe Illustrator class this semester and have had trouble getting inspired. So today while trying to get through some artist block on my Illustrator mid term, I stumbled across this site by Todd Farris. This gives me something to aspire to and maybe I will take on one of my favorite modern artist [...]
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December 2011 Lunar Eclipse from San Jose
For those who were not dragged out of bed this morning to witness the eclipse, I was, and have these pictures to show for it. It was 34 degrees Fahrenheit when we went outside; it seemed to get colder from there. As far as how the shots were taken, because of the light available, the exposures are fairly quick. [...]
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Lots of dots
Hero from Miguel Endara on Vimeo. This mornings inspiration comes from Miguel “that’s a lot of dots” Endara. The word of the day “Patience”.
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The Proper Tool For The Job
The photo shoot for this assignment took place over several months using different cameras to document the fabrication of this Cigar Box guitar. Cigar box guitars have been around since the 1800s and were originally built using scraps. Cigar box guitars were used in jug bands alongside washboards, harmonicas and jugs, they were a primitive [...]
Posted in Assignment, Cigar Box, Guitar, Inspirational, Photo Processing
Free Craft & Vision ebook available
Head on over to Craft & Vision and check out the free ebook Craft & Vision 11 ways to improve your photography It includes articles from several notables including Michael Frye, who I have written about here before. His section includes one of my favorite spots to take pictures of Half Dome and the Learning to Direct the [...]
Posted in Camera Tips, How-to, Inspirational
Tail of Nightmarish Proportion
From The Digital Trekker, the Drobo Nightmare Vlog #6 from Matt Brandon on Vimeo. Anyone who takes any time to make pictures wants to keep them. That bit of serendipity that plays in every shoot makes those photos unique and the thought of loosing a shoot or worse, a whole collection makes my heart sink. The [...]
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