Gardens Revisited
The need to complete the image list on a new book offered Linda and I the opportunity to shoot in two gardens that for one reason or another we had not visited in recent years. Owned and cared for by Cyrus and Louise Hyde, the Wellsweep Herb Farm is located near Hackettstown in Northwestern NJ. [...]
Lighting Surprises
How many times have you heard that the photographer’s ‘golden hours’ for shooting are the first hour after sunrise and the last hour before sunset? No matter where you are or what you are shooting, this light presents more opportunities than any other time of the day for those ‘AHHHHH’ images. Am I saying that [...]
Late Winter Early Spring
When the plants are great, the lighting conditions perfect and everything falls in place, all else gets pushed back – including blog posts! In spite of the recent unpredictible weather changes, I was able to get outside and do some shooting. This is the time of year where there are opportunities for late winter images [...]
Looking For Images
This post was delayed due to a fierce nor’easter that left us without any power for five nights and six days! On a sunny afternoon a few days after the last snowstorm (I hope), I packed a few lenses in my backpack, picked up the tripod and went for a walk through our local nature [...]
Naples Sunset
Every town on the water with a long pier or good viewing area facing West seems to have a ‘happening’ – crowds that gather every night to see beautiful sunsets. Naples, Florida is no exception. In fact, at the Saturday art show in town, every photographer had at least one print of the Naples Pier [...]
Right Time, Right Place + Luck
In early February, Linda and I escaped to Naples, Florida to visit my sister and brother-in-law. Our plan was to spend a week visitng family in the area and do some exploring. A few days before departing, my sister called and asked if we would like to visit Corkscrew Swamp. Yes, yes, yes, yes ,yes! [...]
Picture This Contest and Editing Images
In January, I was the guest judge for the Gardening Gone Wild blog “Picture This” photo contest. I chose ‘Winter Beauty’ as the theme and watched as the entries were posted. The deadline was midnight, the 21st. About seventy photographers sent in their selection. I rated each image on a 1-5 scale. Fourteen entries earned [...]
Color to Match
Linda placed some poinsettias around the house for the holidays. One sunny but cold day, I decided to shoot some of the plants in order to keep cabin fever at bay. Three of the best plants were in the sunroom backlit with the early morning light. I set up the 70-200 zoom and clicked off [...]
Updates & News
It is close to the end of the year and we have made some changes to the blog. We replaced the ink spots in the banner at the top with some of our images. If you still see ink spots, go to your web browser and under the drop down menu, either select refresh or [...]
2010 Workshops
SAVE THE DATE………..! October 17th – 23rd 2010 I will be giving a week long Macro workshop at the Maine Media Workshops in Rockport, Maine. In my opinion, the Maine Media Workshops offer one of the best photographic learning opportunities in the United States. This is peak season and the perfect time of year to [...]
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