I’ve been getting ready for a trip to Yosemite to do some photography in the back country. I’m planning to do sunset shots around the lakes in the higher elevations. I also want to try to do some night sky shots of the stars since they should be really clear and bright. What I failed […]

I’ve been noticing something more often as I take photos. The pictures I’ve taken lately on my tripod seem to be done at the same level, which is “eye” level. Now that I’m getting ready for a trip to Mammoth and Yosemite, I’ve been taking a closer look at the tripod. There are so many […]

Lately, while reading online articles, I’ve noticed something that is a consistent reoccurring theme: Without the [insert a specific, trendy, high-priced DSLR camera here] you cannot take really good pictures. I don’t know where that thought process came from, but it couldn’t be any further from the truth. Read on and you’ll see what I […]

This last Christmas I treated myself and bought a tilt/shift lens for my camera. There is kind of a learning curve to using one. The biggest challenge for me is the focusing of the composition. While it looks one way in the view finder or on the live view screen on the camera, it always […]