Experimenting With Neutral Density Filters
Some time ago I bought a set of Tiffen neutral density filters from Adorama. It was a set of 0.6, 0.9 and 1.2 – 2, 3 and 4-stops light reduction respectively. To complete the set I also bought a Tiffen 0.6 (2 stops) graduated neutral density filter. I’ve never used ND filters before, but the [...]
Photo: Flying Bumblebee
We have a couple of bushes of Anemone hupehensis i our garden. They attract a lot of insects among them bumblebees. I set out to try and capture one in flight and the above picture is the result. It’s reasonable sharp all the way through, though maybe a bit too soft on the flower. This [...]
Reaching For The Stars
Okay, I admit the headline is a little… too much perhaps, as I am not exactly pursuing a career as an astronaut. But I am going to be photographing stars and other heavenly objects. In a case in my office is a Meade ETX 105 telescope that I bought some years ago. Sadly I haven’t [...]
Photo: Paeonia officinalis
We have quite a few of these common peony (Paeonia officinalis) in our garden. They’re quite pretty flowers but also annoying because they need artificial support to remain standing up. The flower in the picture was just about the only one not on the ground. The other flowers and flowers buds were so top heavy, [...]
My iPhone 4 Camera Experience
The iPhone 4 has been out for quite a while but it’s new for me. Until recently, I had an iPhone 3Gs but upgraded to iPhone 4 because I wanted a better camera. But how good is it? My dilemma was that I wanted a camera I could bring everywhere. It’s not always practical to [...]
Photo: Two Birds And A Ball Of Food
The other day we hung a ball of bird food in our apple tree in the back yard. These two Parus major or Great Tits as they’re also known soon found and occupied it. One of them would hang on to the ball and eat while the other bird kept others away by squeaking at [...]
How To Get Sharper Images
Are your images a little blurry on the edges? Chances are that you’ve experienced capturing a great image only to see it blurry when you get it into your computer. All images (almost) look great on the little LCD display on the camera, but looks can be deceiving. Once on a computer display, the truth [...]
Update On My Situation
I realize it’s been quite a few days since I last posted. I’m still battling bloggers burnout and find it difficult to write posts that makes sense. Even this little note is taking an effort. The good news is that I’ve got plenty of ideas for posts and I’ve started writing a few of them. [...]
Photo: Corn Poppy
This is a photo of a corn poppy (Papaver rhoeas) taken in our garden. I was lucky getting this shot as heavy rain has now all but destroyed the flowers and beat the stems to the ground. If you like this photo, please comment on it or share it using the buttons below. Thank you!
A Few Thoughts…
I’m back again after my week long hiatus last week. As a matter of fact, I didn’t get around to do all the stuff I had planned when not blogging. I spent most of last week on my back with the flu, something I’m still not quite over yet. But it gave me some time [...]
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