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Today I sadly bid farewell to my Photo Buddy and also my portrait on this site. He has been a faithful sidekick,, on many a photo adventure whether enjoying endless miles driving around looking for light and subject, or hiking backcountry and fording rivers. Photography is often hours out on...

Some of the better videos are the freebies in the English Photo magazines, I find it interesting that the content of the British PhotoMags seems a bit more detailed then the American versions. So,, over time you get a stack of those video lessons. I keep thinking I'll go thru them,, but...

Midweek already,, course with memorial day, week is shorten anyway,,, I wonder if with the Facebook and such, with all these sites that comb for both dramatic pictures and cute pictures, if people expectations keep rising. Now I see links come across with names like dramatic sites of the...

I saw an ad today for a new artistic line from Sigma, 1.4 family of primes for full frame cameras. Fascinating how with all the science and knowhow, that zooms just can't replace primes. I bet if you went back to the 70's there would have been all type of predictions of the death of primes...

Today is just one day of 365 to honor those whose life were tragically cut short sacrificing themselves for others. Photography to remember. when words are never enough, and well,, in the end neither are photos.

Last night was a quiet night, so I did my catchup on t the backups,,, I know there are auto backup programs, but you have to have your computer on, and well its going to take up bandwidth anyway,, I work off of a laptop, and not desktop, because hate being anchored down to a single desk with...

yes,, like predicted the clouds are gray, and a constant drizzle,, and cold.. yuck maybe a good day to clean up some gear, I know that one should perhaps clean their gear after every use, but, I confess not to be in that group. Most of the time my lens are pretty clean, but sometimes I go a...

looks like a wet wet weekend, too bad as we kick into the start of the summer season, looks like a trend of a really dry spring followed up with a wet June. Last year my garden just about got rot from all the moisture, Now I'll need the ground to dry out at least a week before I can till and...

hard to believe its Thursday already,, nice long weekend, but mostly chores, helping people moves and set up their lake camps. I personally don't own a camp, but nice to visit those that do, so the least I can do,, I help with setting their docks. access to water is always nice for photograhy...

My 35-70 is now pretty worn out, seems to have issues autofocusing at some focal ranges, so,, it is mostly a manual lens, I would like either replacing or upgrading to the newer 24-70 2.8, but that is still a hefty bill, surprisingly, the 24-85 3.5 zoom has been filling in quite nicely. not a...

Seventy seven such a cool number,, course ,, ask me that someday when I turn 77,,, and no,, that is still a long way away,, I am still steaming about Adobe decision to rent a software.... mostly due to cost. I have now upgrade 3 times in 12 years,, so about every 4 years. Why did I...

Monday,, raining Monday,, I suspect these clouds are going to stick around for a while. I need to order some ink, my printing is falling behind, course not like I don't have too many prints anyway, but, I feel that the real muster in a photo is in the print, plus, I have a few people shots I...

Weekend flying by,,, and the weather is not as clear as yesterday, but still no rains, I am sometimes fascinated with what I call the by product shots, which for my definition is when you are out to shoot a primary subject, and then on the way, or just a passing moment, you catch some other...

ah the beauty of adding missing people,, a few could not get down to the final group shots, so,, it was make up poses, and then careful merging into the group shots, thanks goodness for photo editing, When I take group shots, I like burst modes, and use the the spares for those folks that...

Friday,,, and does it feel like one! Thank you to the days of yore that came up with this concept of weekends, for recharge and of course photography time. Finnally done with the wedding edits, close to 300 pictures for the bride/groom to select from, I am not getting involved in any album...

wow, enjoyed almost 2 hours viewing the class results from the day of shooting. Each brought 10-15 photos and I was blown away with the results. Part of it was giving them time to think of their shots, and then providing a place/subjects that are interesting. The theme was macro photography...

People say it is hard to make money on the internet, but go tell that to Norton and now Adobe, as these companies get on a renewal system, I am almost surprised Microsoft won't follow. It almost like you won't own anything,, That D800 you have,, naw,, renting, and miss a payment, and back it...

Tonight, I have to pick out my 10 shots for the class I taught recently, about 10 days after a class, we have them come back with their example shots. I don't necessary pick my 10 best shots, but more 10 shots that I can make a point with. We were shooting macro and bird of prey, along with...

69 is like the complementary nature of software and hardware in photography, Hard to not include the editing software now with the camera, but no different than the darkroom and the camera of the past, but now so much more control in the hands of the photographer. I do wish I had even a...

Try to Follow that urge to turn around,, you know the feeling, you are driving, and your eye catches a site off to the side. I know, you are in a hurry, late already, but there is your kit what behind you, and who knows if you will ever get a chance again, Often, I will drive by, go about a...