I really don’t know how many people have asked me about “that yellow thing wrapped around the base of the head on my tripod.” It’s definitely a conversation starter. but, of course, it’s much more than that. Simply put, it’s a bag that’s rolled up and cinched around the base of whatever head I’m using […]
Photo challenges come in all shapes, sizes, and flavors. Some are strictly personal as when one of us decides to challenge ourself to photograph all the waterfalls in the county or to learn how to photograph the night sky, or to photograph exclusively with a certain lens for a photoshoot. There’s no shortage of challenges […]
What’s the saying? You can’t make a silk’s purse out of a sow’s ear. Well, that doesn’t mean you can’t try. As I left home this morning I wasn’t thinking of this saying specifically but the general thought was there. I knew I had flat light to deal with along with really fine, wind-driven snow […]
Today was one of those days when photography turns out to be delicious. A sunny afternoon was what we call “the cherry on top” when it follows a night of freshly fallen snow. Everything was clean . . . except for the occasional footprints of some critters. I wish I knew what critters left the […]
Let’s see what we think works. I wasn’t able to even look for my photo today until the sun had already set. As I picked up my gear and went for the door I was debating whether to load the gear into the Malibu or the Silverado. Since it was snowing heavy, wet flakes I […]
When I climb out of bed in the morning typically one of the first things I do is take a look out my bedroom window to see what the morning might be offering, photographically. This morning, I felt like I might have hit the jackpot. What I was seeing was a heavy morning fog and […]
One day it’s snowing, the next it’s raining. One day the skies are bright overcast, the next they are dark and dank. Every day you take your tripod with you for your photo shoot. Then, on one of the dark and dank days, you leave home without the tripod and drive 35 miles to your […]
The lesson I learned today is one we’ve heard before. Go back. Go back to places you’ve visited before and photographed before. So, I guess you’d say my lesson today was one relearned. I was in a bind having not realized my photo for the ninth day of our Hundred Day Photo Challenge and I’m […]
I took a total of three images early this morning as a day of in and out snow showers got underway. I was in a hurry (why does that sound so typical?) to get down to St. Joe’s Hospital so I decided to head straight to Strong Road near Tully, NY because it would give […]
You know, sometimes I think it’s fair to compare nature photography to playing the one-armed bandit at the casino. One day you may begin to think you’ve had enough and the next . . . you can’t get enough. Today was one of the latter. It was one of those mornings I’m always talking about […]