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Journey in 2.8

Photographer — Tue, 15 May 2018 01:46:08 +0000

All images taken with a Canon EF-S 60mm Macro lens set at f2.8. I let the camera adjust speed accordingly (in most cases).

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Another cool moon shot

Photographer — Sun, 03 Dec 2017 01:03:31 +0000

As I have mentioned before, I rarely do much editing of my photos beyond some cropping and maybe a bit of color correction. Sometimes, if I feel inspired creatively, I might try to more aggressively use editing software. And there are certain situation that require some editing if I want to display what I am trying to display. Images of the moon often fall under this category. Either from lack of the proper equipment, or lack of skill of the photographer (most likely a bit of both), getting images like this one require a bit of creative license (at least for me). I am no expert at photo editing, as is evident in the image, but the final result is a fair representation of what I saw last night. Enjoy!

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Have camera WILL take pictures …

Photographer — Sat, 13 May 2017 04:26:34 +0000

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Seasonal neighbors

Photographer — Tue, 02 May 2017 22:45:24 +0000

Our house is part of a cluster housing condo community. Unlike the other houses we are set back a little (as can be seen in the many pictures I take around the house). That, combined with the constant supply of food provided by the house’s nature loving occupants, ensures we have quite a bit of wildlife visiting us. We have a family of robins who love to hang in the tree right outside our kitchen bay window. Sometimes I can almost get a view of the nest. Here are a quick couple of photos of mamma robin doing her thang. I might try for some better shots at some point, but I don’t want to disturb them too much. As can be seen in the photos, she was well aware of me being there.

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Some interesting lighting effects

Photographer — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 20:44:29 +0000

We just put out a new Hummingbird feeder (the old one leaked). It is a pretty little feeder, and the way the light plays on it and it’s contents has already intrigued me enough that I plan on getting out the trusty macro lens and aiming the camera at it for a bit. That is a future project (though maybe not so far in the future), but today the light caught it in such a way that some interesting shadows and lighting effects took place. The effects seemed worth taking a few quick photos and sharing …

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Some more images of newness

Photographer — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 01:32:51 +0000

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Unusual guest

Photographer — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 22:07:50 +0000

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Cat o lantern

Photographer — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 21:41:37 +0000

I no longer celebrate many holidays, because I think they have all been ruined by over commercialization. That said, I still am moved to some more traditional modes of celebrating. For instance, on Halloween, I will occasionally have the urge to take a knife to a pumpkin. This was my first real attempt at my own creation (instead of using a premade stencil). The photo to the right was the inspiration.

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Hunter's moon remix

Photographer — Sun, 16 Oct 2016 23:54:57 +0000

I usually don’t do much editing of my photos, beyond some cropping and white balance adjustment. But sometimes I get the urge to play with some photos. Moon shots are one area I often take liberties with, partially because I have a long way to go to mastering the art of TAKING such photos, partially to learn editing techniques, and partially because the results can be kind of cool. I combined a couple of shots I took last night. The result may not be a work of art, but I think it is not a bad effort for a novice at photo manipulation.

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A few more from the yard

Photographer — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 00:15:12 +0000

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