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COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONUNDRUM

Posted on June 20, 2020 by ndking

It is always dangerous to let me get bored… I can only speak to my own venue here in Southern California, but it appears to me that our world-class Photo Program is now thoroughly caught in a maelstrom caused by … Continue reading →

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BORED

Posted on June 3, 2020 by ndking

Those who know me know I have an incredibly low boredom threshold.  And all of this imposed quarantine due to the virus plus my crippled immune system due to the chemo, has simply pushed me into a near catatonic state … Continue reading →

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Seeking the Ultimate Resolution Pt 1

Posted on January 28, 2020 by ndking

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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Photo 360 for 2020

Posted on January 20, 2020 by ndking

Some of you long term readers may remember previous years’ blog  segments on City College’s “Photo 360” events where each year we open our program and facilities to High School Students interested in Photography and perhaps a career in Photography.  … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Nature – Part 6: Practicing at Home

Posted on January 2, 2020 by ndking

Hey, Happy New Year and Happy New Decade.  The holidays slowed down my getting this segment ready but finally, here it is. OK, let’s pick up from the last post. Once you realize you are not getting out of your … Continue reading →

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Quick Aside for Fun

Posted on December 15, 2019 by ndking

I’ve been working on the next segment of the “Dealing With Nature” series, but this week I actually got to go play a couple of times.  On Thursday I went to Balboa Park to help a friend learn to use … Continue reading →

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Dealing with Nature –  Part 5:  But What if You Couldn’t Get Out?

Posted on December 4, 2019 by ndking

I wondered if I would pique your interest with any of this.  Most photographers I have met here in SoCal give this almost no thought.  To the contrary, those I knew back in the Rockies thought about it all the … Continue reading →

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Dealing With Nature – Part 3: Getting Equipped for an Adventure

Posted on October 23, 2019 by ndking

OK, so far in this series we’ve talked about the allure of landscape photography and how mastery of it can inform virtually every other genre you might work in; but there are issues and dangers you need to consider before … Continue reading →

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Dealing With Nature – Part 2: Staying Safe

Posted on October 11, 2019 by ndking

We’ve all seen those glorious landscape photos on cards, in books, as screen savers, in galleries and museums.  And for the fine-art photographer, landscape and nature photographs are the most common of the fine art subjects.  We all want to … Continue reading →

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Why Do (or Teach) Landscape Photography?

Posted on September 16, 2019 by ndking

I confess I’m getting really excited about potentially being able to do another Landscape (Photo 245) course at City. (For details click on the link in the banner at the top of this page.)  I’ve not yet heard if it … Continue reading →

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