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Spring Forward (Part 1)
I find it hard to get out of bed in the morning. Whatever time that alarm goes off, I still want just five more minutes. Please, just five more! So it may be a surprise to learn that I love it when Daylight Savings Time begins. How’s that, you might ask; isn’t it “spring forward,…
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Better Late than Never
Now that it’s March, it seems a bit late for this. But I haven’t blogged in over a week and need to get something out there to all my loyal readers (which I’m sure there is at least one, though I wouldn’t bet money on it). I’ve been in the midst of a computer upgrade…
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Dragging the Shutter
I shot a wedding last weekend. It was an exposure nightmare. The wedding was held at Alderbrook Resort out on Hood Canal in a small meeting room on the front side of the building. A nice enough setting, but one definitely not made for wedding photographers. The room had a fire-place set between several large…
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Fun in the Dark
“Photographers do it in a darkroom,” or so says an old bumper sticker. But now in the days of digital photography, fewer and fewer photographers use a darkroom. So what do photographers now do in the dark – they do light painting of course! Wait, you say, what is light painting? Light painting is a…
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Cars, Cars and more Cars
Today I visited the LeMay Car Museum – officially known as the LeMay –AMERICA’S CAR MUSEUM® with a small photo group from the Tacoma Mountaineers. Though I’m not sure if I actually visited the museum or not, because according to the guide, the LeMay car collection I visited and the new museum being built next…
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Bert’s Last Adventure
Today my friend and fellow photographer, Bert Daniels, was laid to rest on a hilltop in Puyallup. I knew Bert from the Mountaineers where he was very involved in many of the group’s activities, including photography. He was a regular fixture at our monthly Mountaineer photography meetings. Besides being a photographer, he was also a…
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Don’t hit the bulls eye!
Occasionally friends ask me how to take better photographs. Often the question centers around whether to buy a new camera. Will buying the newest DSLR or point-and-shoot give them better pictures? The answer is generally no. For novices, the simplest way to get better pictures is to use good composition when taking photos. Better equipment will…
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It’s About Sharing Art
Though I’ve made a few earlier blog entries, I consider those just learning how the WordPress works. I think I have the hang of it now, it isn’t rocket science after all (apologies to my neighbor across the street and my other neighbor two doors down, rocket scientists both!). So anyway, I’m considering this blog…
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Approaching Storm
As I am learning how all this blogging stuff works, I just wanted to share another image, this one from Capital Reef National Park.