Waterfall Workshop 2016

I am hosting our waterfall workshop this year on May 11th. This year we will be doing seven waterfalls. They are Lockport falls, Royalton falls, Medina falls, Clarendon falls, Holley falls, Akron falls and finish with Niagara falls. Ten hours, hands on training on proper techniques. Transportation and lunch is included. Must have a camera with manual exposure adjustments and a tripod. Seats are limited, email, muth_gary@yahoo.com if interested.

Tunnel View for the Billionth time

This is called the tunnel view at Yosemite National Park. I was looking for a dramatic image of this magnificent scene so I shot in B&W. The overlook was crowded with many tourists, like me, trying to get that epic image that Ansel Adams has made so iconic. One could only hope he would be flattered that so many people want to emulate him. They say copying is the greatest form of flattery. I would guess this image is only one of the billions of images taken from this spot.

Feeding Nuthatch

Our resident nuthatch prefers C&S High Energy Suet Cakes during the cold winter months. While feeding this guy still has time to ham it up for the camera. Quick shot in our backyard with Nikon D3 with 70-200mm 2.8 lens. Iso 800, 1/800 at f-4, -0.33 exposure compensation. Raw conversion with Aurora HDR Pro with additional exposure and color adjustments in Photoshop CC.

Too Late Almost

I had plans to visit New York on January 23rd but winter storm Jonas made me wait until the weekend after. One, glad I did because the streets were clogged with snow. Two, regrets because by the time I got there the park was trampled. Here are a few I got in Central Park on the 31st a week later.

On Broadway

This interesting building was on Broadway and 73rd St. in NYC. What I love most about the Canon powershot hs50 sx is the zoom. The small lightweight camera zoom is perfect for travel photography. Saves me from carrying a lot of gear. I was very unhappy when Canon butchered the new model. As a real photographer I would gladly give up all the gimmicky gadgets meaning the scene modes, face detection, and so on and keep the real stuff like raw format, flash mount, faster focusing. Just my opinion.

Who You Gonna Call

My recent trip to New York City I got a chance to photograph the famous apartment building that was possessed by Zuul the Gatekeeper of Gozer in the 1984 Ghostbuster movie. I took a few creative liberties and added some effects to the images.

Preening Pelican

Preening pelican shot in Monterey.