I can see Cuba!

Cuba? I know you’re out there. I can see you!!! On Saturday, Deb and I went on a glass bottom boat tour out into the Atlantic, off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. Our destination was Molasses Reef. This was a first for me. I had never been out onto the ocean. Sure, I’ve been [...]

 
DX vs FX

Tamron 11-18mm @11mm – Nikon D700 – FX mode I’d always wanted to do this, so I did it. The other day when I was at the garden, after I had finished shooting. I took my Tamron 11-18 mm lens, a DX (1.5 crop) lens and put it on my D700 and took a photo. [...]

 
About the comfort zone?

Uncomfortable Places One thing nice about having a blog is that you have international visitors and can get a different perspective. However, you need not be outside of the U.S. to chime in. You’ve heard it so many times before: You have to get out of your comfort zone to improve. What exactly does that [...]

 
Pupdate and flash practice

He’s so dapper! Here’s my guy, fresh from the groomer. I just picked him up, brought him home, let him eat, then plopped him on the bed for a photo shoot before sleep set in. Although it only took me a few minutes to get ready, he was starting to nod off by the time [...]

 
For The Newbies: Craft, Courage, and Vision

I’ve not written one of these in a while, so I thought that I’d do one today. This weekend, I attended a workshop by Les Saucier. From it, I gleaned a few nuggets, things that I had already known, but these were great reminders. There’s probably nothing new here, but I hope that some of [...]

 
The joy of spring

Though not technically spring, just yet, it was a very spring-like day. Most everywhere I look, trees are flowering or budding. The daily temperatures are starting the cross the 60 degree point, and sometimes 70 degrees. This morning, I decided to head back to my favorite garden and do some photography, but first a bit [...]

 
My mind is playing tricks on me

The other day I was watching a documentary called: The Incredible Human Machine. One of the things that they talked about was vision. It was interesting how the brain works. The brain doesn’t always process what it actually sees, but rather what it ‘expects’ to see. The brain, it seems, likes short cuts, especially where [...]

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