Writing, Photography, and the life lessons I learned from Street Academy
I’ve been fiddling around with macro photography for a while now, mixing different lenses with focus stacking techniques.ย The results have been pleasing – several different flowers and petals and flora, all clipped into an alligator-clip armature, then several photos taken and stacked to bring out the sharpness. Now I’m going back to an idea…
Read MoreLast week, I noted that it’s very unlikely that the New York State Fair will operate in 2020, and if it doesn’t, then the photography competition therein would be in question. The Big E’s photography competition, held in conjunction with the September Big E in Massachusetts, apparently is still on.ย And they’ve added some new…
Read MoreEvery so often, when I take photos, I use a model or models for my photos.ย I pay the model (as photographers should), I pay in cash (another plus), and if I plan on entering the photo in competition, I request that the model sign a model’s waiver.ย Of course, I also make sure the…
Read MoreI’m seeing some blooms.ย And I’m seeing some petals. There may be life in this barren wasteland after all. In an effort to keep myself functional during this COVID-19 pandemic, while still remaining in isolation to avoid catching the coronavirus myself, I’ve set up a small studio with the goal of photographing items in macro…
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I’ve remained sheltered in place during this COVID-19 invasion.ย Been sheltering for the past two and a half weeks.ย And it’s not fun.ย You know those episodes of Lockup where they put the inmate in administrative segregation, where they’re only allowed one hour of outdoors recreation or human contact in a day?ย Yeah, now I…
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Background. Last year, my macro print of water droplets on a dandelion, After the Rain, joined my collection of “triple blue” award winners, as it took blue first place silks at the Altamont Fair, the Big E, and the Durham Fair.ย It was only my fourth-ever print to pull this “triple blue” achievement, and I…
Read MoreDeadline came up quickly.ย 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.ย …
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I’m cooped up in the house and I’m trying to remain sane.ย And in an effort to keep my sanity during this COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve tried to focus – literally and figuratively – on macro photography.ย I’ve got the Nikon Df on the PB-4 bellows, which works wonderfully – and after I tried several different…
Read MoreI’m currently working on sharpening my skills with macro photography.ย 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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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.ย 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…
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