Mushrooms in Elkins
Yesterday, I hit several great photo spots early morning before meeting four others in Andover for a strenuous loop climb of Ragged Mountain. I stopped at the "hidden" falls in Sunapee,…
LX7 First Ten Days
Cameras and lenses are just tools. It's not the equipment, it's the photographer that makes pictures. I've had students with extensive and expensive gear who make very pedestrian photos. And…
Photographing the Stars
Last week featured cool, clear nights and a fairly new moon. Ideal conditions to see lots of stars. So, prompted by a question I was asked about photographing stars in…
Woodstock Photo–SLR Field Trip
A group of 6 very enthusiastic photographers from my fall Photo---SLR class accompanied me on a morning walk through Woodstock Vermont. I was very pleased to see how engaged all…
Photographing the Moon, Part 2
In mid-July I related some thoughts and gave some hints on photographing the moon, given the upcoming blue moon. I commented that I mainly photograph the moon opportunistically. That is,…
Photographing the Moon
Once in a blue moon, or maybe a bit more often, I opportunistically photograph a full moon. I almost never plan to do so; all of my photos here were…
Playing with an iPhone Camera
I purchased a new 8MP camera that came with a phone attached. It is called a 4S. I've used the phone a few times, but I have been mostly learning…
Field Trip Photography Lessons
This is a photography teaching blog post, a photo quiz, and a trip report from a photo field trip I led in Northern Vermont October 2, 2011. A small group braved…
Spring Covers
Kearsarge in New Hampshire, Upper Valley Life in NH and Vermont, and Down East in Maine are three great magazines. But I admit to being biased. All emphasize photography by…