http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/ en-us Copyright 2006 Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:08:34 -0800 Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:31:00 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.15 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Shutter:640 | Aperture:f5.6 | ISO:100I really enjoy the clarity that you get from digital cameras sometimes.Many will argue that the images are too sharp, and need some of the soft focus available in film cameras.This image was captured with... http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/06/fallen_leaf.html http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/06/fallen_leaf.html Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:08:34 -0800 Shutter:250 | Aperture:f5.6 | ISO:200I really enjoy finding abstraction in nature.Probably the best thing about it is that you can find it anywhere.This shot was taken on a busy street after a heavy fog. Since the focus is on... http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/06/droplet_branch.html http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/06/droplet_branch.html Wed, 01 Jun 2005 17:27:59 -0800 Shutter:80 | Aperture:f5.6 | ISO:800Nature never ceases to amaze. One day you go out into the backyard and see roses, nothing special.The next morning you go out after a light rain and those same roses are transformed into glittering... http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/05/diamond_rose.html http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/05/diamond_rose.html Tue, 24 May 2005 08:50:58 -0800 Shutter:400 | Aperture:f5.6 | ISO:800One of the hardest parts of macro photography is getting things in focus.Since macro lenses magnify the image so much, the slightest change in camera position causes blur in the image.One solution is to take... http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/05/petal_pods.html http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/05/petal_pods.html Fri, 20 May 2005 09:50:44 -0800 Shutter:125 | Aperture:f5.6 | ISO:100This shot was pure luck and timing.I had just settled in to take some photos of the chrome reflections in the wheel of this fire truck.Right as I was taking the shots, this kid ran... http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/05/fire_truck_refl.html http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/05/fire_truck_refl.html Tue, 17 May 2005 10:03:25 -0800 Shutter:125 | Aperture:f5.6 | ISO:200I sometimes think of photography simply as seeing those things that everyone else overlooks.A lot of this comes from the fact that when you are holding a camera, you are actively looking for things to... http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/05/self_portrait.html http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/05/self_portrait.html Tue, 03 May 2005 09:55:03 -0800 UnknownI have always liked the simplicity of this image.I also like the simplicity of how it was captured. You might think studio, 3 light setup, hour of manipulation.In reality, this flower was just sitting in a vase on a... http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/simple_white.html http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/simple_white.html Tue, 26 Apr 2005 08:44:33 -0800 Shutter:500 | Aperture:f8.0 | ISO:400I boosted the ISO on this shot so that I could get a fast shutter speed.Macro shots are notoriously blurry because the slightest camera motion results in HUGE changes of focus.The light was just right... http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/stamen_glow.html http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/stamen_glow.html Mon, 25 Apr 2005 08:53:56 -0800 Shutter:350 | Aperture:f5.6 | ISO:800Clouds periodically take on a very surreal quality.Light has a lot to do with it, and on this particular morning I could not stop taking photos.There was just too much variety to explore, and here... http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/sunrise_clouds.html http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/sunrise_clouds.html Wed, 20 Apr 2005 08:44:39 -0800 Shutter:750 | Aperture:f8.0 | ISO:200I have always been fascinated by the patterns in leaves. Typically, they don't appear in photographs because the light has to be just right to enhance the pattern.You also have to be close enough. A... http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/natures_pattern.html http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/natures_pattern.html Mon, 18 Apr 2005 08:27:22 -0800 Shutter:125 | Aperture:f6.7 | ISO:800Here's a good example of using a high ISO to boost the shutter speed.This photo was taken later on in the afternoon, so there is no direct light.Since the dog was romping all over the... http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/chewing_the_gra.html http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/chewing_the_gra.html Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:16:35 -0800 Shutter:750 | Aperture:f5.6 | ISO:200Focus is always challenging when you are using a macro lens.The depth of field is so shallow, that the slightest adjustment in camera position results in an out-of-focus image.In this case, I was able to... http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/bee_up_close.html http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/bee_up_close.html Wed, 13 Apr 2005 11:26:03 -0800 Shutter:45 | Aperture:f8.0 | ISO:200It's amazing what you can see if you just take the time to look.I walk past this alleyway every single day of the week. For whatever reason, I had never stopped to photograph it.Once I... http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/slanted_lights.html http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/slanted_lights.html Mon, 11 Apr 2005 10:07:00 -0800 Shutter:500 | Aperture:f8.0 | ISO:200Part of my fascination with photography is capturing fleeting moments in time.This interaction of cloud and light did not last long - maybe all of 10 minutes.I just happened to be in the right location... http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/filtered_light.html http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/filtered_light.html Fri, 08 Apr 2005 09:28:15 -0800 Shutter:60 | Aperture:f4.0 | ISO:200Color is such a fascinating thing.Our eyes perceive such a wide variety of colors and tones, that sometimes it's hard to single one out for a photograph.This particular instance of equivalent color (sofa, eyes, clothes)... http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/baby_blue.html http://photoblog.digicamguides.com/archives/2005/04/baby_blue.html Wed, 06 Apr 2005 13:14:17 -0800