Simplifying my Photography Gear
Start I accumulated too many cameras and lenses. I primarily did that while trying to cover many different photographic situations and trying to figure out what I wanted or needed. The above are...
View ArticleWinter Morning Thoughts
I am considering slipping into two different modes for much of my photography. One mode tends to be sharp, clear, and documentary. I will use this mode for my Homewood and Hanover related projects....
View ArticleOf Little Interest
I have been pondering two things … what will I photograph in the Borough of Hanover and what focal length lens will work best. I really need to find the answers in order since what I photograph...
View ArticleNot Alone
I haven’t just been using the Canon SL1 while I have been learning, and deciding, how to best use it. For the above pictures I used my Pentax K-3 and made these images at a focal length of 300 mm, or...
View ArticleRainy Night
It was a cold dreary rainy night last night. These are just a few images that I used to try some different adjustments on. I am thinking about making more similar images this coming year. These...
View ArticleApproaching Darkness
As winter approaches and I start wondering what I will find to publish throughout the winter, I start thinking about alternative ways to process pictures since I can sometimes republish old pictures...
View ArticleJust for Fun … No Tripod
This morning the moon was eclipsed by the earth’s shadow which created a “blood moon.” Just for fun I attempted to get a picture of it while hand-holding my camera. I cheated a little by leaning...
View ArticleMorning Contemplation Time
I took this picture yesterday morning as I was sitting in my computer chair and thinking about the tasks I have ahead of me. I have volunteered to do some work for the Association here at Plum Creek...
View ArticleAnother Reason for having a Pentax K-3
Another primary reason that I want to have the Pentax K-3 is to be able to get quick pictures of the unexpected flights of birds and ducks. I took the above picture while walking for the first time...
View ArticleStarting a Shift in Cameras
I have been sorting through and testing various lenses and cameras as part of my decision process for determining how I am going to proceed with my photography. One of the results was my finding that...
View ArticleAcross the Pond
I am trying a new lens, the Pentax 55 – 300 mm WR. I took some earlier pictures of an egret but it was early in the morning and the lighting wasn’t good so the pictures weren’t as good as these of the...
View ArticleFujifilm 200 mm vs. Pentax 300 mm
My new XF 55 – 200 mm lens arrived. To just do a quick test of focusing, I stepped out on the back porch and took a picture of the far shore line. I didn’t have my glasses on and I just put the...
View ArticleDecisions based on Preference
Decisions of what I like are always interesting and are rarely a case of black or white, or B&W or color. In the above, for example, it also involves different amounts of contrast, color...
View ArticleLabor Day Morning
The above pictures were taken Labor Day morning between 6:03 and 6:42 EST with two different cameras and two different zoom lenses. The pictures are in time order but taken in different directions. I...
View ArticleLonger Focal Length Reach
The above pictures have little to do with what I’m going to say, at least not directly. It’s just that I love clouds and when I have no other picture to use I go out and photograph some clouds....
View ArticleReal or a Dream?
Water’s Edge I took the above picture early on a cool, breezy, cloudy morning while walking down along the water’s edge with my Leica camera. Well, I am allowed to dream and that is what the picture...
View ArticleFlowers Today
I’m lazy again today. I took these pictures this morning in our front yard. They are no more than five feet from my computer (on the other side of the window). Filed under: Homewood at Plum Creek,...
View ArticleHunting the Bullfrog
It took me a while. He was hiding and I couldn’t see him until I walked around the pond a bit. You can see him hiding in the middle of the third photograph. I then zoomed in on him in the last...
View ArticleEvening with Pepper
I took these pictures while visiting with the Defibaughs and sitting on their patio last Saturday evening. Pepper is their dog. Filed under: Homewood at Plum Creek, PA, Photography Tagged: Pentax 55 -...
View ArticleEmpty Seats, Empty Pockets
Empty seats … a view of the future. I’m always looking to get a better camera and lenses but since I don’t have an immediate need and the future looks bleak, I decided to leave the charge card in my...
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