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Bear photoshoot fail: In which I have a full minute to shoot a wild bear and f*** it up.
So for those of you following me for a while now knowing that this blog is all about chronicling my successes and failures at learning how to use my camera, this is a good one. You’ll like this one. Because … Continue reading
High contrast at Lone Pine Lake
We hiked to this lake above the Alabama Hills a couple of weekends ago, and even though it was mid-afternoon in high elevation and sharp sun, I nabbed some lake shots. I don’t like the way the clouds look, I … Continue reading
Off the 395
Lady bug redux
I ripped this idea off, not gonna lie.
Getting creative with a fisheye & Know your plants!
I don’t own a fisheye but I have access to one. I took it with me up the 2 hwy this weekend after my tidepool disaster on a hike in the middle of the day. The stark landscape under the noon … Continue reading
Slices of vertical space
At some point, I’m going to have to figure out how to get more of my macro shots in focus. Until then, here’s a little shot from my garden last week. Gross.
A terrible lesson in (S)hutter setting
If you’ve been following my [relatively slow] progress, you know that my friend Josh gave me some good advice when he told me to shoot in Aperture mode to get used to how I wanted the focus in my composition to … Continue reading
Man, I wish I had some of my older photographs.
I’d really like to go back and compare some of the stuff I took with my ex’s camera on our many vacations – especially now that I’ve started really trying to learn wtf I’m doing with Photoshop, Lightroom and well, … Continue reading
Things I’d like to accomplish in Yosemite (with my camera.)
I didn’t take this photo (National Geographic did), but you get the idea of the epic scale I’m shooting for. I know it’s probably setting the bar a little high but at least it’s good to have goals? I would … Continue reading
Less Than Amateur 