Out Like A Lion
Bad weather is good for photography, so with today's heavy clouds and rain showers, I just had to get out to capture the interesting light. It was quite cold, and the wind was brutal, which made it feel even colder. But oh, that lovely, stormy sky!
It’s All About That Light
It's true that in some ways pop music really is all about the bass, as folks like Meghan Trainor and Joe Mariencheck have pointed out, but when it comes to photography, it's all about the light.
Life Cycle
At the marsh yesterday morning, the light was fun, by which I mean it was highly variable, always providing something good but never staying in one place.
The F-stops Here
For beginners, one of the more slippery concepts in photography is the f-stop. What the heck is it, why are the numbers so weird, why do they seemingly run backward, what’s it do, and what should you set yours to?
Endeavor To Persevere
I knew they were there. I’d seen them out there before. It’s home for them, the kind of habitat they love: woody marshland, with lots of places to hide. But time and again when I’d go out there to shoot them, they were elusive, like an acquaintance who owes you money.
Lucky shot!
On a weekend photo shoot & camping trip, I was talking with my camp neighbors, who saw me lurking along the bank of the river, shooting birds. They asked about my photos, and of course I was happy to show them some of my favorites from a previous outing. Looking through shots on my phone, they made appropriate complimentary noises, and then came to one shot of a great blue heron with a fish in its mouth. “Oh,” the wife said. “How lucky that you happened to be there at just the right time, and with a camera!”