My sister got a new puppy recently, and I was able to catch it getting into trouble. This photo turned out pretty well, but there are a couple of things here that are worth pointing out. My first problem started with lighting. Although I was using Canon’s 50mm F/1.8 lens, I wanted a little more […]
Monarch
Here’s a shot I grabbed while testing my new 55-250 IS lens. I think it turned out pretty well.
Canadian sunset
Timing
I’ll bet I took a hundred shots before catching an arrow before it left the frame. Of course, this was with my Panasonic FZ-28, so I didn’t have the benefit of machine-gun continuous shooting. I can’t wait to try this again with my 40D. I did a little bit of post-processing on this image: saturation is bumped […]
Catmint
Thunderbirds
In 2007, a remarkable collection of airplanes descended on a secondary airport in Columbus, Ohio. The Gathering of Mustangs and Legends featured the largest collection of WWII Mustang fighters and their pilots that had been assembled in years (possibly since the war). The USAF Thunderbirds showed up, too, and they always put on a good […]
Tahquamenon Falls
Here’s a photo I took on vacation back in 2004 at Tahquamenon Falls in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Tahquamenon Falls is a wonderful park with a number of falls of varying size. The brown coloring of the water is due to tannins in the water, giving it a great coffee-like tint. This photo was taken with […]