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Light,, love light ,,, as most of us do,, and when the air is clear,, extra bonus here is another shot from that night. really was a nice light..

I was out on the lake,, it was so nice to be out,, I was the only motor boat on the lake,, still too cold for most,, and wavy,, but,,, hey,, pictures call. and a very nice time of year for that. like .. or maybe.... a end of day rainbow. the boat gives you angles not possible...

boats reflections ,,,, the fine balance of ripples and still enough to pick up some details,, was out taking some shots,, here is one. what is nice, ,is that the harbor is still mostly close, so its not cluttered up with a bunch of other boats.

The old Mirror 500 mm F8 lens,, is an interesting old work of art,, and frankly,, is not much respected or even used,, but,,,, you know,, it has its strengths,, so for example,, here is a hand held shot of just some flowers on a bush outside my house... for a mirror lens,, hand held...

One more of the taking shots at a Frisbee game,, I m not typically a sport photographer, but same principles, except I paid more attention to capture speed,, to reduce the risk of lens shake. do like the 80-400,, gives lots of flexibility,, Here is a example of the shots,, the green...

The year is just flying by,,, time wise, photography wise, times flows,, clicks happen,, followed up with the edits. I did manage to print a bit at home this weekend, been sending out more,, some shots I do better, some shots, get a notch up outside, but more due to medium of the paper or in...

Part of photography is being ready for the moment,, Take this shot for instance,, I saw that a train was standing by waiting to leave,, so, I walked down to the platform, and then looked up and saw this flash of hair sticking out of the window,, and a moment is captured! I shoot always in...

oops,,, yesterday flew by.. and now its Friday,, been good photo week. and now weekend is upon us.. I try to keep a constant stream of shots, but also include burst of photos into the stream. and speaking of streams,, last blog was the discussion of driving for 70 minutes for 5 minutes of...

How far will you drive for a picture,, today it was 35 minutes each way for 6 minutes of picture taking mmm but it was a water fall,, now let me edit,, hope it came out,, but, hey it was a nice drive,, as I case the coming of Spring. soon floods of spring flowers! enjoy.

Tuesday, and almost had the computer fail scare,, oh no,, lucky,, I am caught up with my backups,, so,, my core investment is ok, but still its the software,, yuck,,, and of course the cost of a box,, but, whew,, the box managed to reboot.. but always always keep backing up your photos,, it...

I have shot in those tough conditions,, most of the time,, not that far, that the 80-200 2.8 is a good choice, I have that lens, and have used in tough lighting conditions. I also carry primes,, and will try to get a bit closer,, liking the 80 to 105 lens range,, a lot comes down to...

sometimes some techniques are overdone,, and a blacklash might build up,, so,,, even labeling a picture HDR can create some automatic defenses,, like oh oh, here comes the cartoon like over the top photos that some folks liked,, noticed I don't judge,, hey,, sometimes it looks good,, sometimes...

busy weekend,, still editing the photos,,got a bit carried away yesterday and took over 500 photos in one day,, course,, that will translate to say 25 portfolio shots, We had some fun with steel wool,, what a blast,, here is a shot the water added an extra dimension. well back to...

I finished editing the pictures from last night,, light light light,, love that end of daylight. For us,, the end of day is so pleasant. or just a boat coming in that soft glow,,, with shadows, and light,, or just the end of day glory sunset pictues, I know,, but,, who can...

I was tire,, but,, what the heck,, dragged myself to the lake,, and completely recharged as I took pictures,, and enjoyed the end of the day.. Photography gets you out, when you might had rested on the couch! whether or not you get a good picture,, just nice being outside!

ah quality,, that elusive item,,, but sometimes,, there no doupt when you hold in your hand.. like go back the the SLR days.. Hold say a FM2 and then hold a F3,,, FM2.. nice,,, F3,, woww,,, NICEEEEE. hit the film advance of the FM2,, ... clunk clunk advance, ,, ok hit the film advance of...

some people will look at SLR users hanging on as quaint people,, who like film held on,, but,,, I believe there is a difference,, and it comes down to the sensitivities of our eyes, and not the dependency on the computer,,, Once we go mirrorless, we go to the computer getting and processing...

sometimes its fun to take a photo beyond the adjustment of contrast, and sharpness,, so you start a journey,, mmm black and white,,, vintage,, bring out this,,, lesson this,, tweak tweak,,,, trying to get to the end product,, for example... here was last night effort. for hopefully a...

so,, an hour of photo taking,, and laughs,, 2-3 hours of editing,, I think that the lay person finds this the most mysterious,, and perhaps the tone in their voice.... oh what did you PHOTOSHOP!!!! laughs,, yup,, we all know that tone,,, that your pictures must look that way because,,, its...

wet raining weekend,, but I am off to a maple house,,, near end of boiling season,,, so,, I'll go get some pictures of the sap being converted to syrup,, you have fire, steam, people,, woods,, etc,, could be nice. better then sitting inside all day,,, got to make do with the weather we get...