Deadline came up quickly. But between all my various setbacks this year, I’m still harboring a desire to compete in Competition Season 2020, no matter what or where that “competition season” might entail. And right off the bat, I’ve finally decided on my entries for the 2020 International 3D Stereo Photo Contest in Vienna, Austria. …
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More Macro Motions
I’m cooped up in the house and I’m trying to remain sane. And in an effort to keep my sanity during this COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve tried to focus – literally and figuratively – on macro photography. I’ve got the Nikon Df on the PB-4 bellows, which works wonderfully – and after I tried several different…
Read MoreA sharper focus with a set of bellows
I’m currently working on sharpening my skills with macro photography. I’ve invested in high-power macro lenses, I’ve bought a macro focusing rail to move the camera into sharp, tight focus, and I’ve improved my focus stacking capabilities. But I have a feeling that the one new item I’ve acquired may help me really claim a…
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Touching a camera for the first time in three months
It’s been a rough few months, but if you’ve been reading my blog for any time now, you know that I’m currently on the mend from a broken ankle. Little by little, I’m getting my life back together. And over the past couple of days … I’ve picked up my Nikon Df camera and shot…
Read MoreUpdates for my entries into the 3D image show
So after a few weeks of convalescence, I’ve gone over my images for the upcoming 3D competition. I can submit as many as four stereo prints for the Austrian show, and when I started the process in mid-January, I had four images to pick from. Yesterday, I decided to jettison two of the images and…
Read MoreCall for Art: 2020 San Francisco Bay Month of Photography
You know that moment when you’ve turned the corner in your physical recovery from an injury? It happened yesterday. Just for a lark, I looked online to see the dates of my various photo competitions. And sure enough, the San Francisco Bay Month of Photography competition is accepting entries. I’ve had some success with this…
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My entries into the 3D image show
Okay. Competition Season 2020 begins … with a new contest. Super. After years of experimenting with three-dimensional images – both in film and in digital – the Austrian 3D photo competition has just entered its “Call for Entries.” I have until April 1 2020 to submit my four best 3D images to the competition. This…
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It’s tough for a guy to get Laowa’d these days …
My current setup for macro photography – a series of extension tubes and an old HELIOS-81 piece of Commie glass – is okay, I guess. I was able to create the macro photos After the Rain and Mittsu No Yuki with them, but SIX extension tubes and a 50mm f/2 prime lens makes a person’s…
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Last month, I visited the Great American Train Expo at the Empire State Plaza. The train show features working models and layouts of various train sets. For hobbyists, there are also train ephemera and memorabilia from popular lines, so you can really have fun at these events. As I arrived at the train show, I…
Read MoreChuck’s Best Photos of 2019
So I do this every year around this time … I go through all my photos from the past year, some that have won awards, some that didn’t but I still think they’re awesome, and I recap them in this year-end blog special. Hopefully I’ve captured your favorites from the past year as well. That…
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