In the process of wishing everyone the best for Earth Day I thought the following resource, previously mentioned on my blog, might help others make a difference this coming year. 50 Things You Can Do To Stop Global Warming In addition I thought I would share a favorite aerial photo of mine from this past summer. One of the many beautiful facets of our world. For other views of our worlds pristine beauty check out the
One of the many fun local photographic opportunities is to shoot the Blue Angels when they come to San Francisco for Fleet Week. Today’s breaking news is that the #6 plane crashed while performing at an air show in Beaufort, S.C. Pilot Killed in S.C. Blue Angel Crash – San Francisco Chronicle I haven’t seen a report who the pilot was that died in the incident, but my heart goes out to his/her family
This weekend faced with a mountain of work from a few successful photography trips I started to think about the biggest pitfalls of digital photography. Sure you always hear about all the great things that digital photography affords, but seldom do you see a concentrated discussion of the pitfalls the medium presents. With out further adieu here are what I consider to be the 5 Biggest Digital Photography PitfallsR
Something a little more uplifting today… a scenic view from the top of the world. This was taken at an elevation of about 2000 feet on a hike to view the Arctic Plain from afar. This was the view looking south back towards my camp and at the northern edge of the Brooks Mountain range. The view out to the Arctic Plain (a large panoramic) can be see in my earlier post “Bush Administration Memos Tell Officia
On the note of photojournalism and the essence of the genre “truth of the moment” a very moving piece has won the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Photography. “A Mother’s Journey” by Renee C. Byer is a very candid view into the final days of cancer stricken Derek Madsen and the difficulty faced by his mother Cyndie French. This is quite a departure from the type of photography I display on my si
This photo was taken from the Tunnel View lookout, but unlike many of the traditional wide angle views of Yosemite valley I opted for a super-telephoto lens at a focal length of 1200mm (600mm+2x TC). I was very lucky on this evening, not only was their rich red light on Half Dome as the last light of the day filtered through the atmosphere, but low lying clouds were wafting through as well. The clouds seem to create
One of the most difficult tasks as a photographer is to master the art of less is more. One of the most common techniques employed to accomplish this is to utilize “negative space”. “Negative space” is empty space left around and between your subject. When employed correctly, the empty space around your subject provides a subtle backdrop to place emphasis on your subject. Combined with a caref
Digital photography by definition relies on being processed with photo editing software such as the popular Adobe Photoshop. As many photographers know editing can encompass traditional post-processing (curves, levels, contrast, saturation, sharpening, spotting, etc.) to provide an accurate representation of the subject or scene and can extend into more elaborate digital manipulation (removal/addition of objects, col