Monthly Archives: February 2011

After the Storm Plate II

On a recent trip through the Midwest I had an opportunity to test not only my driving skills, but also my photography.  As I have stated in a previous post photographing in winter is probably the most difficult season to meter properly.  The above photo was taken at a rest area in Michigan just after...

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Video Review: creativeLive Aperture 3 with Scott Bourne

Aperture 3 with Scott Bourne creativeLive This video series came out not too long after the release of Aperture 3 back in February of 2010.  I was finally able to watch it almost a year after it’s release  which is also when I had originally purchased this video, so it sat unwatched for a while. ...

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Panoramas are Easier Than You Think!

Living in the Central Time Zone and taking any trips out to the west coast really allows one to photograph at times that don’t come naturally.  I was up early one morning on my recent trip and saw the sun rising from my balcony.  Without any obstructions in my way this was a perfect opportunity...

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Photographing in Manual Mode Update

You may recall this blog post from a few weeks back.  I have yet  to finish Bryan Peterson’s Exposure book so I continue to photograph totally in Manual Mode.  A few findings. 1.  It’s much more challenging and not nearly as fast-paced from vision to photographing.  This is especially true when I am in Aperture...

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What Do I Want From My Next Camera 2011

What Do I Want From My Next Camera? There has been much talk of what new camera’s Nikon will give us this upcoming year.  It has been 4 years since the D3/D300 was released and 2 years since the D3s/D300s.  This last upgrade only did some minor tweaks to an already very popular camera.  It...

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