Social Media Break

Central Park winter sun seekers take a media break on the rocks. Funny thing about photography. You can take thousands of technically correct photographs trying to duplicate the exact light and colors of the actual scene and you will virtually get little or no notice. Add tons of over saturation, contrast and or sharpening and everyone comments on what a great picture. Go figure...hahahaha.

Chess Men

These two ivory chess men are 3 inches tall. Light painted with pen light and colored gels.

Two Flowers

This Bud

Amaryllis bud is starting to bloom. It made an interesting subject for light painting.

Cold Mornings

Life below zero, -1 degrees @ 7:00 am. in our neighborhood today, but at least we got a beautiful sunrise.

Nuts for Nuthatches

Off Camera Flash

Nikon sb-600 with 12 inch snoot on camera right highlighting the framed picture only. Nikon D3, iso 200, f-4 @ 1/25 sec. It’s all about controlling your lights. Learn to use off camera flash, learn to use a multitude of modifiers so when the opportunity arises you’ll be prepared.

Take A Ride on the Amtrak

Setting sun on the upstate New York landscape while riding the Amtrak.

Waterfall Collection

A re-do of the lower waterfall at Stony Brook State Park with Aurora 2019.

Pine Cone

Todays test is a bit larger subject to see how versatile my macro set up can be. I did focus stack this scene to make it sharp from front to back but after much review I decided I needed the pine needles in the background out of focus.

Macro Hornet

This hornet was trapped in a spider web. I needed a subject to try out the new lighting set up I'm working on so being it's the middle of winter here and I used what ever I can get.

Dried Bug

Decomposing Beatle macro focus stacked, 20 images.

Macro Photography

Snail shell close up.

Tiny Sea Shell

Working on some new macro techniques and lighting. This sea shell is one inch long. I think it looked better in black and white.

"Believe"

Self portrait. Dreams of a D5 still follow me.

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Here is the reason I have to fill the suet feeder holes every day. He eats a lot.