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Tag Archives: Canon
Seeking the Ultimate Resolution Pt 1
From the earliest days of film there has been a never ending quest for greater and greater resolution in the finished photographs. Why? Simple: greater resolution yields more and finer captured detail. In the quest for greater resolution we saw … Continue reading
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Tagged Antique Gas and Diesel Engine Museum, California, Canon, Caterpillar tractor, D9, disc harrow, Fotodiox, Hasselblad, mosaic, panorama, photography, Rhino, stitching, vista, Wheat Fields
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Photographing THE House – Part One
My colleague at City College, Sudie Phillips is the department chair for the cosmetology program located in the same building as our photo program. Several weeks ago she told me that her husband was nearing completion on a house he … Continue reading
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Tagged 5DSR, architecture, California, Canon, Exposure blend, fisheye, HDR, La Jolla, photography, tilt-shift lens
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(Capturing) The Big Picture
Those who know me and my work know I like BIG photographs. Perhaps it is because I started in the world of painting and printmaking that I like large work that you can both stand back and take it all … Continue reading
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Tagged Canon, digicam, digital photography, Fotodiox, Hasselblad, mosaic, multirow, panorama, photography, Rhinocam
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Soot, Dew, Waves, and No Birds
This week the Spring Semester officially gets underway with preliminary interminable but mandatory meetings then classes start next week. I was desperate to get out and do something, anything, with a camera that was a little more interesting than shooting … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, Canon, fire, flower, Ford, Imperial Beach, Petzval, photography, Sigma, spider web, tripod, wave
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Yosemite: Fall 2014 Field Trip
We hadn’t run a Landscape Class at City in the Fall for a while so this was to be a test. Students wanted to go to Yosemite since many had not been there. (How can you be a photographer in … Continue reading
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Tagged 5D MkII, Autumn, Bridal Veil Fall, Canon, Deer, Fall, Fen, landscape, photography, S120, Yosemite
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Another Lighting Demo: Light Tents and Painting with Light
UPDATED! It looks like this is going to be a frenzied week after a week of quiet and much needed rain. It started today (Monday) with a demonstration for my lighting class at City College. The topic was shiny/reflective items … Continue reading
Portrait of An Unsung Artist
Gautay, CA — Let me take you on a portrait shoot so you can see how it was approached and the results. My subject for this portrait is Bill Chappelow. I first met Bill in 2000 shortly after moving to … Continue reading
Glamis Dunes
San Diego: I haven’t been to the Glamis/Imperial Dunes for several years but Saturday was the day to return. The DVD project is moving along nicely and on Friday I was able to shoot some material for the labels with … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Canon, dunes, Glamis, Imperial County, photography, San Dunes
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Black Canyon Colors
(YOU CAN CLICK ON A PHOTOGRAPH TO SEE IT ENLARGED) Some of you old time readers of my blog may remember the name, Black Canyon. Over the years a number of short day trips there have yielded some good photographs … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Canyon, California, Canon, Fall Colors, photography
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Late Fall on Palomar Mountain
Click on an image to see a full screen version. Palomar Mountain, east of Escondido, is where the famous Palomar Observatory is located. But this trip wasn’t to see the telescope, it was to see if any of the fall … Continue reading
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Tagged 5D Mk II, Canon, Fall color, forest fire recovery, macro, oak, Palomar Mountain, photography
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Travels with Rocinante 