With the warming temperatures, the long delayed cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin have finally hit their peak bloom. With an early pre-dawn departure, I arrived to the cherry blossoms before dawn. Many photographers were already on-site establishing their desired position for the sun rise. The cloud cover […]
It’s interesting how little we tend to know about our immediate surroundings. How many times have you wandered down another street in your neighborhood to explore? Coming home today, I decided to go down a road called Old Mill Road. I was hoping that perhaps at the end […]
It was a blustery cool spring morning and I was in search for some migratory warblers, in which there were none. But when just about to leave the parking lot of Greenbury Point a very industrious blue bird caught my eye. Gathering up little bits, she flew over to […]
“Color is my daylong obsession, joy, and torment.” ― Claude Monet
One should not macro and hand hold. I got back from an early appointment and saw the raindrops sitting on the spring blooms. So quickly grabbing my Canon 7D with 100mm L f/2.8 lens, I went out to grab a few shots. It’s a busy day today, and […]
Some little treasures secretly tucked away in a large garden. Where thousands of bulbs have been planted, and over the years are the few survivors. Canon 7d, 100mm L Macro f/2.8. f/6.3, ISO 500, Cloudy white balance, Aperture Priority. Edits in Nik Color Efex Pro. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The garden […]
Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings. Victor Hugo Canon 7D, 500mm L, Auto ISO, f/7.1, various shutter speeds. Daylight white balance, -1/3 exposure compensation, centered focus points. Minor […]
Here is my attempts, part deaux, to work successfully with a light box and lighting to create those perfect white backgrounds. This time I properly set the camera’s white balance to 5500K which is the temperature of the bulbs I’m using. I realized that the room lighting was […]
It’s hard to believe that 90 days have already passed since I started my project 365. One of the things I don’t have in my kit bag as a photographer is the knowledge and experience with working with artificial lighting. Wanting to create a soft box so that […]
High in the Andes mountains the glory and memory of the sacrifice Jesus Christ made is celebrated. The Fiesta de las Cruces is celebrated on the 3rd of May each year. Decorated, these crosses are included in parades for all to enjoy. Palms molded into decorative arrangements are […]
Emily Carter ~ Nature as Art 