The Great Smoky Mountains is a very special place. I took the opportunity to spend a week camping in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. My main goal during this trip was […]
Photographing Black Bears in Smokies
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tips and tricks
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Lens Hacking – the easy way
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I became interested in photography when I was going through High School. I spent the first two years working in the schools darkroom (read: storage closet that also held a […]
Photographing birds with Wifi
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I have a ton of song birds around our property. If you have ever tried to photograph any songbirds you know that they can be tough to get a nice […]
Pixelicious – working with Jpeg Files
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There are so many file formats out there. Jpeg files are among the most common for photography. Jpeg is a standardized file format created by the Joint Photographic Expert Group (which is […]
It’s like wearing a belt AND suspenders.
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Backups. Surely there is something more fun and interesting to write a blog post about. We all hate doing them, but, at the end of the day , you need […]
Milky Way over the White River, Mountain Home Arkansas
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My parents visited over the last weekend, and they stayed at a trout resort just outside of town. The resort they stayed at was located right on the river. The […]
Photographing Children
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Kids. Kids and brides used to scare the #$^% out of me. When I first got interested in photography, I did not want anything to do with either of them. […]
Choosing the right focal length
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Seems like an easy thing to do, just point the camera at your subject, frame your subject and if it fits; shoot. If not, zoom out or zoom in. […]
Using a neutral density filter
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I was talking to an older photographer the other day. He was from the film days. The days, when everything had to be done right in camera. And, he […]
Starting a new long term photographic project
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I started a new long term photo project today. I am photographing the flowers that are growing at our new house. [nggallery id=8]
What to do with an old camera?
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I have been a canon user for some time, and I have either been very lucky with the cameras that I purchased, or canon makes awesome cameras. The first dslr […]