People ask me about this photo every now and then. Especially since we added a new Landscape Photography Class to the roster and have been teaching some great folks the ins and outs of scenic shooting. It means a lot to me because its from one of my childhood haunts in northern Michigan. You can [...]

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Took the family up near Lee Vining, CA last week to enjoy nature, a lack of cell phone reception and some great hiking. The Virginia lakes area is up above the Yosemite entrance and nestled right around 10,000 feet. I have been going up for years and this is the first time the elevation actually [...]

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Here is a little trick you can try to get some interesting scenic photos in low light. All you need is your camera, a powerful flashlight, a tripod, and some patience.
For the shot above, I set my camera to manual mode and my aperture at f16 so I could get a slow shutter. I played [...]

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Lately I have been experimenting with taking landscape photos at larger apertures. I feel that DSLR’s don’t perform too well with small apertures like f22 or with ultra long exposures. Also, most of the action in this shot is at the same focal distance (the buildings), so there is [...]

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Dear world,
I want to welcome you all to my  blog page.  I have given in to the allure of WordPress and have decided to host the blog on my own domain. Some of you know that I have had good luck with my new hosting server (Linux) and plan to be here for a while, [...]

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