Photography related subjects
One of the most asked questions of me is one concerning lens filters. So let’s talk about filters for a minute.
Filters are round glass elements that screw onto the end of your lens, or in some cases glass or resin panels that are placed on front of the lens using a fixture. The purpose of these filters is to affect several different things when you’re taking a photo.
I just returned from a trip to Pennsylvania. For me this was more of a trip to spend time with my buddy Chris Byrne my new friend Neven Dries and to meet up with another new found friend, Zachary Bright. When we arrived at the park it was closed to the general public but the ranger allowed us in as long as we had crampons, the cleats that you put on your boots to keep you from slipping, ice axes and a section of rope. So we outfitted ourselves in anticipation of the hike.
This was a great day of photographing the patterns in and on the ice on the Knik River near Palmer Alaska.
A Dark and Dreary Central Oregon Day. This photo was taken November of 2010.
This was a blustery and stormy late afternoon. The light was flat but the clouds were big. I photographed this wide to include the powerful sky, and processed it dark to express the mood of the scene that day.
Alaska on Ice – During my last trip to Alaska I and Darlene were able to met up with two of Alaska’s best photographers, Calvin Hall and Jason Dahlquist.
Intentional Camera Movement in Photoshop using The Blur Filter.
Here’s a quick tutorial to learn how to use the Blur Filter in Photoshop to create the Intentional Camera Movement effect in Photoshop.
Here’s my statement concerning today’s court hearing concerning the teen who started the Eagle Creek Fire.
I feel that this is fair and I’ll tell you why.
Wildflower Season and Leave No Trace
Well, it’s February and, so far, a mild Winter. If this trend continues we will have an excellent wildflower season. n early Spring has two consequences for photographers. I beautiful wildflower season and a lot of mosquitoes and ticks.
This photo is of the huge ice face of the Knik Glacier in Alaska. I was able to photograph this miraculous location due to my good friend Bill Nafus and his amazing new hand built Super Cub bush plane. Bill built the airplane from the ground up and it’s perfect in every detail.
Organizing Priorities – Preparing for a trip, even a simple day trip, should be pretty basic when it come to packing your camera gear, or so it would seem. It’s easy to throw your gear in the backpack, grab it and go.