The best camera that I carry is my mobile phone. After reading and skimming through Khürt’s My iPhone Photography Bag, I wanted to punch out details of what I use. Continue reading
Category: Photography
Wow! You took that?!
Is it really my photography?
There are days that when I post a photo, I get many compliments about how good it looked and others tell me that I do well. On those days, I don’t see my photography as something that I did. It feels as if I’m holding on to someone else’s work and getting all the credit for it. Continue reading
Photography—It’s Irritating
Stay with me, photography as a hobby or a profession can be lots of fun. I enjoy the time I spend with other photographers or by myself out there in nature. Taking photo tours locally with them and discovering new scenes. How is it irritating you might wonder, well here’s my reason for bringing this to your attention. I’m using that word’s definition to rid the mediocre in me. Continue reading
18NOV2016 – Pendleton, South Carolina
I woke earlier than usual. You see, I’m accustomed to working late hours as a custom WordPress theme designer and I find that I function better, as a coder, at those later hours of the day. I was up at 5:30 a.m. and on my way to rendezvous with Hutch. Continue reading
HDR Processing on Linux
This morning, I learned that the software experience I’ve had on Mac can also be found on Ubuntu MATE (pronounced mah-TAE) with HDR photography using open source LuminanceHDR and DarkTable. Popular Photomatix (HDR Tone Mapper) has a license just for Linux. It’s free except for Photomatix’s paid license. Continue reading
How to use Google Photos as an online photo storage solution
To set the record straight, Google Images is not the same as Google Photos. Google Images is part of Google Search (http://images.google.com). Google Photos is a service of Google similar to Gmail, Google Calendar, or Google Drive. Continue reading
Workflow
I take RAW pictures then offload them to my computer with the Play Memories software. Folders by date (YYYY-MM-DD) get created in my Pictures folder. I’ll close that program. Continue reading
Golden tracks
It was a nice warm day with a slight breeze blowing softly. Spring is almost here; it was 85ºF all day. Finally! My favorite season is here and time to don a T-shirt, shorts and covered sandals. Continue reading
Practically photography
On my way south through Waxhaw, North Carolina, last night in the haze and fog, I pulled to the side of the road. I had seen the orange glow of the street lamp posts lit before and had considered shooting them. Continue reading
The first sunset with my Sony a6000
This evening, I found the best spot for taking a picture of the sunset after driving about the back country for a while. It was a location I had always known. Continue reading