I rolled out of bed this morning, and as my vision cleared from the “just woken up drowsies” I caught sight of something in the window. A sliver of a crescent moon, partially obscured by morning fog, was peeking through the newly budding branches of a tree. I stuck with my usual practice and headed…
Tag: photography
Spring In My Step
Today is the first day of spring, so I decided to head out on the town with a new lens 1. A few months ago my neighbor picked up an old Quantaray 28-92mm AF lens. Unfortunately, when I mounted it on my Nikon I got the dreaded “fee” error. The lens has a manual aperture…
F8 and Be There
Today is the last full day of Winter, and the temperatures have rebounded from our week of ice and slush. It was Sunny, hovering around fifty degrees, and the ground is poking out from the remains of the snow. It was time for a photo walk. My recent experiences taking some drama photos inspired me…
Sparking the Roaring 20’s
This weekend I managed to attended two presentations of my eldest’s school play, Thoroughly Modern Millie. It’s been my practice to take photos of the show and share them with the cast and family, and this year was no exception. This year I decided to do more than simply share a Flickr Album 1. I…
Drama Photography
My daughter is in a lot of drama 1. This means I get called upon to take photos of her various performances, and often end up feeling inadequate. I’ve found shooting drama performances an interesting challenge, because you can’t really “cheat” and manage take a decent image of the stage. I almost always shoot in…
A Minor Reservation
Most of the properties along the river have pretty blunt “private property” signs along the riverbank. These are probably posted strictly for insurance purposes, because I’ve never seen anyone chasing people away from the banks in my fourteen years here in Palmyra. One property, however, takes a slightly different route. They have a comfy bench,…
