Photographer's Corner

    HDR photography, HDR stands for high dynamic range.   The human eye has an incredible ability to adapt and see different intensities of light than the camera sensor.      Sometimes  we photograph scenes where there are areas that are beyond the capable range of the camera. A good example of this would be the inside of a church. You photograph the inside of the church, and the interior is properly exposed, but the windows where the sunlight is coming in is completely blown out (white and without detail).   This makes your photograph look unappealing.     An HDR image can correct this, making your photograph look natural as you probably saw it the moment you took the it.     How do we create an HDR? First and foremost you need a tripod. The camera must be perfectly still. A strong tripod and head will yield better results.   The camera must be set to auto-bracketing, (bracketing can also be done manually). I like to set it to plus and minus 2 stops along with the correct exp

This article will be about neutral density filters. Several of my friends have asked me to talk about neutral density filters. You should look at neutral density filters as sunglasses for your camera lens. Neutral density filters simply cuts for the light reaching the sensor or film in the camera. Neutral density filters come in different powers. You need to evaluate the scene, in order to choose the right one for the job. Neutral density filters are usually used up for landscape photography. They are used in situations where you want to use a long shutter speed to blur movement. Below I have examples of a two stop neutral density filter, that I used to smooth out the water in the river.   Great smoky mountain national park  There are other situations where you might want to use a more powerful filter. Following are examples of photographs that I have take using a ten stop neutral density filter. 

After a long time I am back on the blog.  As you all know I love cruises. Cruises are a great vehicle for photography. These are some of the images I captured on a recent cruise I took to the Eastern Carribean.  The trip coincided with the Super Moon. Here are several images I took of the ship, which included the Super moon.  Here are some random images I captured at  St. Maarten.  Images captured in Puerto Rico from the 16th deck of the Harmony. The panoramas were shot handheld, 5 exposures each.  These images were captured at Labadee, Royal Carribeans' private island in Haiti.  Hope you liked them. I will keep posting them here. If you are interested in photography please join the blog. I will try to answer any questions you may have, on how I shot these images.  Thanks for looking, and happy shooting. 

  After a long time I am back on the blog.  Between then and now, I have bought new equipment. I am still shooting with Sony, but bought two Leicas and can not put them down.  These days I have confined my shooting to landscape and long exposure photography. As time goes by, I find myself shooting and studying photography more and more. An interest in film has reawaken, and after many years I find myself shooting 120 film like in the old days. This time I am shooting with a 1961 Rolleiflex. Along the way, I shot with many incredible cameras. I shot 35mm than graduated to medium format. Years later came digital, and have been shooting digital until now.  Two years ago I started reading about Leica cameras. Their history, and lots of famous photographers who shot iconic photographs with them. I purchase an M9 digital (CCD) sensor, and immediately I was hooked. For many years I shot Canon, and had several bodies and numerous lenses. After shooting with the Leica, I set the Canon asid

After a long time, I am back on the blog!  Just want to talk about the new camera trend "THE MIRROR- LESS CAMERA".  These new cameras are stirring the photographic market. Every major camera manufacturer is coming out with at least one in their camera line-up. After so many years of using SLRs, this is a welcome change. For a while I was undecided whether to invest in one or not. After some research on the net, I decided to take the plunge. I waited until the technology was somewhat perfected and bought my first mirror-less. I bought the Sony NEX-7. This particular tiny machine is marvelous. It is compact, fully featured, and sports a 24 megapixel APS-C sensor. When I first used the Nex 7, I was blown away by its' image quality. The quality is compatible to that of any APS-C sensor SLR.  It took a week or so to become accustomed to the Sony menus. Once learned, it became second nature. I found myself using the camera more and more. I always carry it, because it is r

Today I continue on my quest, testing the Canon G12. I was able to get out to Key Biscayne and do some shooting. At the Dinner Key Marina and Kendall Metro Rail Station, I shot  video using the miniature effect (tilt/shift) filter. The filter is pretty cool and easy to use. A lot of the video setting are automated, but the camera does a very nice job. I shot this video in 640 on tripod. I also took several photographs with the camera set to aperture priority, most were shot at F8.  I am really enjoying this camera. It is very light to carry around, but does produce the good quality images and video Below are several images I shot today. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask.  In the mean-time Please keep shooting!!!