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.