Tag Archives: San Diego

Darkroomers Workshop in Focus Stacking

Posted on April 9, 2017 by ndking

A few days ago (or so it seems) I was touring some beautiful and new-to-me countryside with a great tour guide and helper for extricating the vehicle from a malevolent snow drift.  Yesterday (Saturday Apr 8) I was inside, at … Continue reading →

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Moonlight Sonata

Posted on November 15, 2016 by ndking

This weekend saw the astonomical event that sent a gazillion photographers hunting for the perfect vantage point.  It the last “Supermoon” for 30+ years and it was spectacular to say the least. I was supposed to join Lee (Peterson) and … Continue reading →

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Shoot The Moon

Posted on August 30, 2015 by ndking

Because of the elliptical orbit of the moon, there are times when it is closer to the earth than normal. Whenever it reaches at least 90% of its closest approach (perigee) Astronomer Richard Nolle called it a “Supermoon’ in 1979 … Continue reading →

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The Lensbaby Velvet 56: Another Niche Lens Part 1

Posted on May 2, 2015 by ndking

NOTE:  You can click on the images to see them enlarged! I was asked why I like specialty lenses.  Well, I’ve written before about the conflict of clichés having to do with equipment.  It is of significant educational value to … Continue reading →

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PAINTING WITH LIGHT OVER SPRING BREAK 2014

Posted on April 5, 2014 by ndking

San Diego — This past week has been Spring Break at City.  I had a few “must do” tasks, like taxes and turning in grades for the short HDR class the first of the semester, then there was a list … Continue reading →

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Portrait of an Unsung Artist: Part 2

Posted on January 21, 2013 by ndking

  Guatay, CA — As I planned, I made the labels for the prints for Bill Chappelow’s Gallery in Guatay (BTW, I misspelled the town name in the last post) and on Sunday, with Cynthia, the photographer who helped with the shots … Continue reading →

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Digi-View Field Trials 01

Posted on November 3, 2012 by ndking

REMEMBER YOU CAN CLICK ON AN IMAGE TO SEE AN ENLARGED VIEW OF IT San Diego — Well, the Wista SP-based digi-view system has, through the beta-testing you’ve seen here, satisfied me that it is capable of providing optical camera … Continue reading →

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Stop and Smell the Dryopteris Erythrosonol

Posted on July 3, 2012 by ndking

(You can click on any image to see it full screen) San Diego – Tomorrow I will be ending the fourth week of my recovery from the shoulder replacement surgery.  And it has been a very, very good week indeed.  … Continue reading →

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Grades, Master Plans, Budgets, and a Shot or Two.

Posted on May 26, 2012 by ndking

Remember: you can click on an image to see it full screen! San Diego – Finally, finally…grades for the Spring Semester are all done and submitted.  Already one error – mine of course – and I’ll need to submit a … Continue reading →

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