Does Mirror Lock-up Matter?
The answer is, quite often, yes. For studio work and landscapes, yes. For action shots of people or animals, the delay can cause problems, so mirror lock-up should not be enabled. Mirror lock-up … Read more
Year: 2010
Fractalius Flower
And now for something different. This photo of a water lily was processed using the (Windows only) Photoshop plugin Fractalius. (The original version may be seen here.)
More Paris in HDR
I’m working on a series of HDR photos, one per month, from 2009, and while I was reviewing the May images I ended up with another 5 Paris HDR photos. The first image … Read more
Snow Birds 2010
We had a nice snow storm today and I couldn’t resist going out after lunch to take a few photos of the birds feeding on our deck. Remember, you can click on any … Read more
Paris 2009 Revisited
View from our hotel, overlooking the Paris School for the Deaf. My favorite HDR photo to date! (Click to see a larger version without leaving the site; works for all images on this … Read more
Water Lily, HDR
For today’s HDR image post, we go back to October 2008. These photos are from Tower Grove Park in St. Louis. The original version reminded me of a painting; the HDR version even … Read more
Battle Creek Winter
Battle Creek, near the spillway at McPherson County State Lake (Maxwell). This post debuts a new feature on this site. On select posts, you can now click on the image and see a … Read more
Glass Art Objects
Corning hand-blown glass flower. :: Glass flowers. :: Coral inspired paperweight by Rick Garnett. :: We purchased the flowers while visiting Lawrence a while back, and the paperweight was one of Sheryl’s Christmas … Read more
Bald Eagles in Flight
I took these photos last Monday, which was the nicer of the 2 days we spent in Lawrence. We enjoyed our little get-away, taking bald eagle photos at Clinton Lake, eating and shopping … Read more