For the last three weeks I’ve been uttering this to myself numerous times a day. It’s all Google’s fault. Really, isn’t that true for just about everything? Google was not indexing my previous “lensflare” site. Months and it’s internet crawling …
Then these happened…
I was all set to do a post about perspective, which is ironic because most (all) who know me would say I lack it. These two shots were taken hundreds of miles apart on consecutive mornings. Yesterday and today. Sans …
“Mama don’t take my Kodachrome away…”
Then again, he is Paul Simon. It is easy to take the color in our everyday worlds for granted. Just like we take waking to another day, family, and good health. Really, what don’t we take for granted? I …
“Everything looks worse in black and white…” Paul Simon
During my first foray into photography, I vehemently disagreed with Mr. Simon. With all due respect to Mr. Simon, I still do. Famous photographers shoot almost exclusively in black and white while others exclusively in color. I like both, depending …
Another Early Morning Walk With Comet
Comet loves his early morning (5:45 or so) walks. He now expects them to begin promptly on time. If they do not, he harasses me. He is entirely unacceptably too impatient while I get dressed and prep my camera. Given …
To Be or Not To Be, Candidly
I love candid or street photos. The capturing (and it is a capture) of a scene that would otherwise disappear into the next without any pause or recognition. It appeals to our natural voyeuristic reflexes. Recently, however, in an article …
A Boat’s a Boat if It Floats…
While walking along the seacoast, I love taking photographs of moored boats. I take so many I can almost hear the camera, as well as my impatient dog Comet groaning, “Please, not another #%@&@# photo of a boat.” Moored boats …
Pipe Dreams
A simple cast iron pipe that runs under a road and drains a tidal marsh. I first shot it head on. I liked those shots, ok. Here is an example. But I felt like there was more there, but I …
Henrys’ (yes, s apostrophe) Market
Is a quaint New England market on The Great Island of New Castle. Fun and great staff support the very talented proprietor, Perrie Purcell. I’m a regular. With camera in tow, I stopped in for some lunch and took some …
Just Shoot!
This post is about assuming that an out of focus shot is automatically a failed one. Amateur photographers, including me, too often focus on focus. To such an extent that missing a shot is better than shooting it out of …