The temperature did not get out of the thirties yesterday. The skies were a dismal gray. Hardly photography weather for most people. For me, it was almost perfect. (I was sort of hoping for ice, though.) There were a few others on the trail, hardy souls, willing to brave the chilly mist. It cuts to the bone, but my Celtic blood seems to enjoy it. Dress appropriately, no kilts. If you’re moving you can get by with a little less. If you stop for awhile to photograph then you c

In other of my posts I’ve told about going through old photographs and negatives, organizing them, and looking for a few gems among the tens of thousands. That is no exaggeration, and I may be understating the number. However, I’m optimistic that I can save my family from getting frustrated by it all when I pass on, getting irritated at me, and just tossing them in a landfill for the archeologists to find. Gosh! How many do I have? What I have in boxes, binders, and cardb

No photograph presents reality. It is an object to itself. At the very best it conveys an idea. Cropping, angle of view, and the moment selected say more about the photographer than the subject. To the right of this view, out of camera view, a couple sat on a bench. Their point of view was better than mine, but I couldn’t very well move them out of the way or step in front of them, or creep up from behind, camera on tripod, and fire away. How rude! So trying not to interr

I went for a walk. Another walk. But a walk. With the rain coming, this will probably be the last of the color until next year. The challenge for me, long  burdened by performance mentality is actually stopping to enjoy the scene. I have to intend to enjoy it. or I get caught up in making photos. Autumn Color In Heaven I think there will be no need for cameras. It is a tool to help you see without a camera. God will be there. He is the light source. Why look at the reflect

Lately I’ve posted about the return of photographic film, or “analog” as the various Gen kids call it. My old Nikon FM2N had 5 minutes of fame at my favorite coffee shop, Rev Coffee Roasters in Smyrna, before the pandemic. The baristas went gaga over it when I brought it in to keep it from roasting in my car last summer.

In my previous blog I posted that when I used the Nikon D3400 as a scanning solution for my film negatives, that I noticed ghosting around the edges of objects in the photograph. When I switched to my Nikon D7500 to copy the negatives, the ghosts went away. I then decided to compare the D3400 “perp”, the one I used when I got the ghosts, to my second D3400. I bought these about the same time last year when I was ramping my photo business back up. I’d been invited out of my

I’ve posted about shooting film and scanning the negatives and positives (slides) using simple setup of a DSLR, macro lens, and light source. Here is a good post on the subject. Click here. Nate gives good information. I followed his steps and have gotten good results. I have seen some posts that recommend taping down the slide or negative. Don’t unless you don’t value the negative. Also if you are dealing with a strip of negatives, taping them down flat is still a chal

I was feeling particularly antsy yesterday. Pent up irritations and the whacked out news cycle had me craving a serving of sanity. Have you had that feeling lately? If I cannot get outside, then my guitar helps. Oh, I have such stories all embedded in that spruce and rosewood box. The best guitars in the world, in my opinion, are made by Gallagher. They used to be in Wartrace, Tennessee, and recently moved to new digs in Murfreesboro. I paid a whole lot less for my G-70

Just a short blog here. Photography can be a very expensive hobby. It is an expensive career unless your goal is to make money and have fun in the process. You really do not have to spend a lot to get really good photographs that will print to wall size. We have several Southern magnolia trees at our house. Magnolia grandiflora is aptly named. Magnolias are strange trees as trees go. They are evergreen, drop leaves all year long, but they do not have a fall season. They

I did a baaad ting. I went for a walk when I am supposed to “shelter in place.” Wuh Woh! Actually, Georgia has been a much more liberal state regarding freedom of movement than other more notorious states. Unless it is extended, the shelter in place order lifts on June 12 anyway, come hell or high water, SARS-2 not withstanding. In fact, going out to exercise is legal and desirable in Georgia. We don’t have to be concerned about the police fetching us from the ocean or mou