Aspen and Porphyry Peak from O’Haver Lake. September 30, 1986.
My fall in Colorado series.
Colorado, September 30
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Colorado, September 29
The Pinnacles, Owl Creek Pass, Colorado. September 29, 2010.
My fall in Colorado series. If my lead photo looks familiar, I posted a September 28, 2019 version yesterday. The aspen turned earlier in 2010 than in 2019.
Colorado, September 28
Bear Lake Road, yellow stripes, aspen. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. September 28, 2016.
My fall in Colorado series. If this photo looks familiar, this is the same stretch of road as yesterday’s lead photo. I came back the next day and put my camera right on the road for a different look.
How to View the Metadata for a Photo on The Internet
With an add-on extension for the Firefox web browser, you can view the metadata for a photo you find on internet, provided the person who posted the photo didn’t strip out the metadata before posting it online. This article will show you how to use the EXIF Viewer for Firefox, created by Alan Raskin (link below).
Colorado, September 23
The Maroon Bells and Maroon Lake by Moonlight with the Milky Way. September 23, 2015.
Colorado is the place to be the last week of September and early October. I will be sharing some of my favorite photos.
How to Find the Metadata in a Photo Using an Online EXIF Viewer
Moon Over Balanced Rock, Arches National Park
You can find the metadata in a photo by dragging the photo from your computer to an online EXIF viewer. Metadata is the information a camera attaches to a digital photo when the photo is saved to the camera’s memory card. Metadata, also called EXIF DATA, usually includes the time and date of the photo, the camera and lens used, the focal length of the lens, and some cameras record the GPS coordinates of the photo.
How to Find the Metadata Embedded in a Photo
Maroon Bells and Maroon Lake, September 24, 2015.
This article will show you how to find the metadata embedded in a photo in any of four different ways: iPhone, Windows 11, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Bridge. I was asked in a recent email if it was possible to determine what camera was used to take a digital photo. The answer is yes, provided: (1) the camera saved that information in the metadata for the photo at the click of the shutter, and (2) the metadata has not been stripped out of the photo at some later time. In addition to the camera being used, the metadata usually tells you the lens that was used, the date and time of the photo, the aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and in some cases, the GPS coordinates of the photo.
9/11 – Let Us Pray
On the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, four planes were hijacked and ultimately crashed. Two crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City and one crashed into the Pentagon. The fourth crashed in Pennsylvania. That is what moved me to write this prayer.
“LET US PRAY”
Dozens of people in each of four airplanes living in terror as their hijacked planes are flown to destinations unknown to them. Each ends in a terrible fiery crash.
Bill Biggart’s Last Photos – 9/11
Bill Biggart’s final photograph. He was killed when the second World Trade Center tower collapsed on top of him. He was 53 years old.
Chip East Reflects on the Last Photos of His Friend, Bill Biggart, Taken on 9/11
Photographer Chip East was staring intensely at his laptop screen.
It was two weeks after two jetliners had plowed into the towers of the World Trade Center. His good friend, photojournalist Bill Biggart’s body had been recovered from the rubble. His personal effects, including his cameras had been released by authorities to his widow, Wendy.
September 11th As It Happened
This compilation of news reports captures the essence of that morning better than almost any other video on YouTube.
24 Years Ago
I remember it like it was yesterday.
I was working in my office. The family/TV room was right around the corner. The phone rang and I picked it up. “Stop whatever you are doing and turn on the TV.” I walked around the corner and turned it on.
Outtake of the Day: Poses
Poses
Poses and I were traveling across far northern Michigan and we stopped at Legs Inn in Cross Village Michigan for lunch. (“Poses” is her professional name.) Fortunately for us, we were seated at a table that had just about perfect portrait light. Nice, neutral light was coming in from an outside window on the right (camera right), and soft, warm interior light was coming from the left.
Venus, Jupiter, and the Moon: The Hype and the Reality
The Hype
The hype. If you went outside early this morning expecting to see something like this, this is not what you got.
Original vs Optimized
Vet sign, original and optimized
Digital cameras have a tonality range that is much more limited than what our eyes can see. Because of that, in some situations the digital file falls far short of what our eyes see when we click the shutter. When I “optimize” an image, my goal is to use software to create an image that is as close as possible to what I was seeing when I clicked the shutter. This photo is an example.
19 years ago today, it all started with Sarah . . .
Nineteen years ago I was looking through some of my images and decided my portrait photography was lacking. That is when I got the bright idea of working with a professional model.
What You Can Learn from Photographers and their Gear at the Olympics
One year ago today I was watching the Olympics and taking pictures of the TV screen. I noticed how the photographers were equipped.
Happy World Ranger Day!
I’ve met a lot of fine park rangers and become acquainted with several of them as a result of meeting them more than once, some of them over a period of years. Today is a good day for me to say thanks to all of the NPS employees I have encountered over the years and the excellent work they do.
The Temple in the Evening
The Temple, Independence Missouri
Because of the clouds this is one of my favorite evening photos of The Temple.
26 Years Ago Today
Kim (left) and a friend at Park of the Pines.
You don’t realize the significance and importance of some events until long after the event.
Apollo 11 Lift Off in Slow Motion.
56 years ago today Apollo 11 launched into space. This journey would culminate in two human beings walking on the moon for the first time.
Apollo 11 Lift Off, 56 years ago today.
Apollo 11 lift off. July 16, 1969. This launch put two human beings on the moon for the first time.
Don’t Shoot on Railroad Tracks
Samantha, July 10, 2011, RR tracks, Ohio.
When I created this image 14 years ago this evening, shooting on railroad tracks was popular and still pretty much an accepted thing. I have several railroad track images in my collection. All kinds of professional and amateur photographers created images on railroad tracks. A Google image search will turn up hundreds of photos. Careful photographers chose long, straight sections of track with great visibility and they paid attention.
Photos: 4th of July Parade
4th of July parade collage in chronological order. Individual photos follow.
Every year I photograph the annual 4th of July parade in Lamoni Iowa. In addition to the 14 “selects” I share below, I discuss the equipment I use, the number of photos, and at the end of this article I describe what I look for when I photograph a parade. “Selects” is a newspaper/magazine word for the best photos (the photos selected) out of all the photos created. An editor working on an event article might say to a photographer, “Send me a dozen of your selects”, so the photographer would send 12 images out of all the photos that were created at the event.
The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776
Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale, 1800
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
From the Declaration of Independence, signed July 4, 1776. Written by Thomas Jefferson (1762-1826). 3rd US President (1801-09).
More images (including Thomas Jefferson’s original draft) and the complete text of the declaration are after the break.
How To Photograph Fireworks
The Strip, Las Vegas with Fireworks
You can point your camera at the sky in auto exposure and autofocus modes and fire away whenever you see a burst of fireworks, but for the best quality photos, it helps to know a few tricks of the trade. It’s easy when you know what to do.
Today, June 29, is National Camera Day!
Kodak 126 Instamatic cartridge camera, Kodachome 64 film cartridge.
This Kodak 126 Instamatic cartridge camera was my first camera. It was a gift from my parents when I was in high school. I used print film cartridges for about 3 years. It was not until I was in college that I made the switch to slide film cartridges. With a few rare exceptions I continued to use slide film until 2003. I did not take a lot of pictures. My first two rolls of slide film lasted from August 1968 to the summer of 1969 and they include two summer camps, some college life photos and my first photo of my girlfriend (and now wife) Melissa. I used this Instamatic camera for about 8 years.
Video of Ronald Reagan’s Speech On the 40th Anniversary of D-Day
President Reagan’s 13 minute speech at the U.S. Ranger Monument at Pointe du Hoc is considered to be one of the great speeches in American History. In addition to President Reagan, these world leaders were present: Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands, King Olav V of Norway, King Baudouin I of Belgium, Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg, and Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau of Canada.
Links The text of Reagan’s D-Day speech at The History Place Video of Reagan’s D-Day speech at YouTube
The Text of Ronald Reagan’s Speech On the 40th Anniversary of D-Day
Video: The Story Behind Robert Capa’s D-Day Photos
John Morris, Capa’s London photo editor, tells the story behind Robert Capa’s D-Day photos, including the terrible darkroom mistake that ruined most of the photos. The high resolution video is best viewed full screen. You can see a contact sheet of the nine surviving negatives (ripped sprocket holes and all), Capa’s photo notes, and hear the story of the rush to get the prints back to the U.S. for publication in Life more. Fascinating imagery.
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