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I can promise you that my OCD kicked in the second I saw that photo. And you can't possibly tell me that this isn't a better photo... :)

Solitary Contemplation

Never mind. You're right.

This is my biggest pet peeve when looking at others' photographs. Crooked lines are like nails on a chalkboard. Great article on what to look for even when there are no real lines. It can truly make the difference between a good and great photo. The Importance of Straightening The Horizon...

The Quad at 8AM on a Saturday. And it was Homecoming!!

This is a cool tutorial from the folks at Shutter Evolve. If you're into HDR photography these guys are a phenomenal resource, and they do it predominantly in Photoshop using masks to blend multiple exposures so what you learn can be adapted to non-HDR photography as well. In this video they...

I shoot in Easton a lot, and while I've ventured off to the campus of Lafayette University before I haven't spent a great deal of time shooting there. On Saturday morning I decided it was time to change that and wandered off hoping to find some fall colors as well. I've got lots of shots to...

I'd been experiencing a rather strange phenomenon with my D750 (I'm putting together a review, and this will be in there) that I believe warrants separate mention. I use AF-S mode a lot. It comes from my days shooting film where I'd focus and recompose, and while I've recently tried to really...

Monopod was set to be used while kneeling (about 3') and was lying on the ground immediately next to the photographer. Just the exact wrong place for the guy to fall on it. It's a tool of the trade that has been on sidelines for decades. Limit the guy to two cameras and make him cradle the...

I'm sure many of you saw the play that injured an Oklahoma player, and destroyed a Canon 400mm f2.8, last weekend (if not, it's in the attached). Well, in the typical over-reaction we've come to expect to single incidents in this country, sports photographers will no longer be able to bring...

I can't point to any one specific person or comment, but it's one of those things I hear when people talk about why the F2.8 series of zooms is so superior to their F4 counterparts. Those lenses are truly special, to be sure, but when you read many of the arguments it's as if any other lens is...

Wasn't me. And this is at f4.5...

I just got off the phone with Nikon Customer Service after a rather unhelpful call with a very non-talkative counter person at B&H. It went something like this... Me (from this point on in Italics): Hello, I just received my brand new D750, and I had to call because when I opened it I could not...

Here's what an Uncle will put himself through to get a shot (that's my nephew and his wife)... And here are some before and after shots, with the first benefiting from my prone posture seen above... ...not a huge difference, but enough to make it possible to shoot without artificial...

I was in Florida a couple weeks ago visiting my Mom and then driving across state to celebrate my in-laws' 50th Wedding Anniversary. I obviously brought me gear (there's another thread about how my flash triggers failed during family portraits), so I wasn't totally surprised when my nephew, who...

I don't shoot bracketed that much any more, so this may be old news to many but it's something I've not noticed before. As I shot a 3 image sequence yesterday (+/-3 EV) my camera was in Aperture priority mode with Auto ISO on. Auto ISO was set so that the shutter speed was at the "FASTER" end...

A couple selective desaturation shots from the wrong side of the tracks.

This subject comes up rather often and almost always sparks some misunderstanding regarding terminology or something minor. So, before you ask again, read this... Understanding Full-Frame vs Crop-Sensor Impacts on Depth-Of-Field And Perspective - DIY Photography

I'm baaaaaaaack!!! LOL Real quick - here are some of my FL shots. I spent far more time shooting family than I did shooting for pleasure, and even when I tried that the wildlife didn't cooperate much. Ft. Myers: A couple panoramas from my Mom's place... A pair of Bald Eagles that...

I just shoot with a DX. ;) We had cloud cover so I wasn't even expecting anything, but we got a break just as it started. Alas the clouds returned before blood was spilled.