Original and Corrected Image. Click to see a larger version.
I was a guest at this wedding and seated in a location where the sun created a lot of contrast and flare. If I was the official photographer at the wedding I would have been at a different location, but I took the photo anyway, hoping to fix it later. I will take you through the process with some extra tips along the way.
Print quality and fading with refilled cartridges. Click to see a larger version.
Not long!
Of course it is tempting. If you have your ink cartridges refilled it will cost a lot less than buying new ink cartridges from the printer manufacturer. But is there a price to pay? You bet, a huge price.
A word to the wise. If you have a chance to go to a photo seminar or workshop by Bob Davis, by all means go. You will learn and you will be inspired.
Last Light on El Capitan, Yosemite National Park
In addition to all of the usual photographic challenges, winter provides some extra complications, especially in terms of metering. So I began my series of articles on winter photography. This year I revised three prior articles and added six new ones. They will help you meet the unique challenges of winter photography. So read the articles, get out there, have fun, and create some stunning images!
Denali Sunrise from Reflection Pond
The Sunny f16 rule is really useful on bright sunny days in the spring, summer, and fall, but you can’t rely on it in winter. It will often lead you astray. There are much more accurate ways to meter in the winter.
Camera LCD Display With The Blinkies Turned On. Washed out pixels in the photo are flashing white and black.
Some camera’s come with a highlight overexposure warning, commonly called “the blinkies”. If you have overexposed, blown out pixels, those pixels in your image will flash white and black. A quick look at the LCD image will tell you if part of your image has white, washed out, featureless pixels. If your camera has a highlight overexposure warning, I suggest you turn it on. If you see the blinkies and you don’t want washed out pixels, tone down your exposure until the blinkies go away.
Snowy Owl Sitings in the Northern U.S. – March 2015. Click to see a larger version.
This is just a quick update to my snowy owl post from 2014. I hadn’t intended on an update but there are still snowy owl sightings as recently as yesterday (March 7) across the northern U.S. and southern Canada. This is a rare opportunity. Head north for the purple colors on this map and check out the locations for recent sightings. Set the map date for “March-May Current Year” (to limit the map to recent sitings). The owls are farther north than they were in January and February.
Storm Clouds Rolling In. (Click to see a larger version.)
Storm clouds rolling in over Hallett Peak and Flattop Mountain. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Photo Data: Canon 7D. Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM lens at 120 mm. 1/200 sec, f/11, ISO 100.
Colorado Photography Workshop
My photography workshops for 2015 are filling up fast. Announced just two weeks ago, there are already 8 people signed up for the Colorado workshop in September. There are only two openings left. If you want to come to this workshop, contact the registrar ASAP before it fills up (link below).
The workshop in August at Lake Charlevoix near Boyne City, Michigan was announced just 3 days ago and there are already 4 people coming. Just 6 openings left. If this workshop is the one for you, contact the registrar soon (link below).
Pika storing up food for the winter. Rock Cut, Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
Today is World Wildlife Day. Various species of wildlife are in danger around the world. You can make a difference. Donate to the organization of your choice.
If you don’t have a favorite organization to donate to, take a look at this article on the Top 10 Wildlife Conservation Organizations. The first two on the list happen to be my favorites.
Adorama is one of my three favorite “alpha suppliers” when I buy new camera gear (the other two are Amazon and B&H). These new deals consist of price drops and new instant rebates.
Photography Workshops in Michigan
“Capturing Nature’s Wonders”
Photography Workshops in Michigan with Jim Doty, Jr.
I am pleased to announce we are adding a new weekend workshop in Northern Michigan this year. It will be August 14-16, 2015 at Park of the Pines on beautiful Lake Charlevoix near Boyne City, Michigan. I will also be doing a one day workshop May 16, 2015 near Grand Rapids, Michigan.