What I Really Learned today OR The Zen of Seeing
While this spring fever still has me in its clutches, I learned something new today. Actually, I knew it already, but was reminded of it. Had it reinforced. Now it’s […]
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Spring Fever!
I have Spring Fever. I am obsessively seeking out specs of color in leaf piles and on tree limbs. The waking of outdoor plant life is abrupt. It is seems […]
Bandelier National Monument
Consider visiting your nearest National Park or Monument when you don’t have to go to work on a Federal holiday. Admission fees are waived, and you will enjoy some special […]
Happy Valentine’s Day
Tonight’s sunset was glorious and deeply red. It was a pleasure to enjoy the brilliant sky as it deepened in color and wrapped around Mt. Taylor. On a technical note, […]
From Gestalt to Parts
I am picking up where I left off in my last post (Link to it here!). I wanted to show an example of results from capturing the same subject from […]
When No People Are Around
When you lack humans or creatures to treat as your subjects, and you don’t want to work at a selfie, consider inanimate objects. Capture them while focusing on basic elements […]
Experimentally Zooming
Tried my hand at zooming on an image while taking the photo. This does produce an interesting effect. Try it: while snapping the shutter, either zoom in or out on […]
Shoot & Shuffle
A drawback to hiking with non-photographers is that upon spotting pleasing surprises along the trail it’s not always feasible to hang back alone for long, to compose and capture to […]
White Sands National Monument: Reflections in Gypsum
Among the wonders of our natural world is the world’s largest known gypsum dune field: White Sands National Monument. Located a few kilometers west of Alamogordo, New Mexico, it has […]
Outdoor Night Portrait
Had the polarizing filter on the lens from earlier afternoon shots; was too lazy to remove it. Keeping it on certainly darkened the outcome by 1-2/3 stops on the exposure […]
Snap Mammas 