Winter scene with a good look at the unusual ‘sun-pillar’ effect. [ad_300_x_250_text_and_image_classic_grey class=”alignleft” style=”margin: 0px 16px 16px 0px;”] This is a type of optical effect when sunlight is reflected off ice crystals in the air. They are commonly called Sun pillars or light pillars. The effects shows both above and below the sun, but the… Read more »
Just in the last two decades, photography technology has done some incredibly interesting things to cameras. About twenty five years ago, all cameras were film based. They had to be manually loaded with the film. And, they were bulky in size. This is definitely no longer the case. Today, you can have a slim digital… Read more »
Nobody sees the photos you have on your hard drive! Why do you take photos? To keep them stored on your computer? To spend hours and hours post processing them with Photoshop or some other image processing software? And then saying, “I’ve got to get to bed. I’ll work on these some more tomorrow.” If… Read more »
One of the neatest additions that I ever added to my never ending collection of gear was Timer Remote Control for my Canon 20D. I originally decided to buy it thinking that I would like to try some time lapse photos and then post them to the site as sequences. You can find a number… Read more »
Minnesota State and Public Parks There are 66 parks and 6 recreation areas in the Minnesota State Park system. (This photo was taken at Lake Carlos State Park near Alexandria, MN.) I’ve been to most of them and we’ll (hopefully) be getting to them all over time. State Parks are wonderful places to go with… Read more »
Taking ‘professional’ quality photos of room interiors has gotten much easier since the advent of digital photography. One of the nice things about using online photography resources is the amount of information that is available to help you learn about taking good digital pictures. In days of old, you assumed that to get good interior… Read more »
There is an old story about a young newcomer to New York City who stopped a stranger on the street and asked ‘Can you tell me how to get to Carnegie Hall’?. The stranger thought for a moment and then replied, ‘Practice Son, Practice’. The same is true with your camera. You can take better… Read more »
Our wonderful economy sure has taken us all for a lovely ride, hasn’t it? The past couple of years have been very trying for most people and much worse than that for others. My heart goes out to those who have suffered financially through no fault of their own. And when times are tough, it’s… Read more »
I’ve told myself over and over that if a person wants to take some good photos, you have to go take pictures! I think we all forget this from time to time. If you have a half hour to spare on a nice day, grab a sandwich and your camera and head to the nearest… Read more »