So here I am, vacationing in the mountains of NW Arkansas, surrounded by colorful fall foliage, wide varieties of wildlife, and virtually limitless scenery, and I’m submitting a macro flower shot that could’ve been taken pretty much anywhere for the 365 picture? Yep. It’s not that I didn’t take any landscape pictures—rather, it’s not that …
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365.303 forest for the trees
You know that saying “can’t see the forest for the trees?” It’s true. Shooting the forest—or wooded areas in general—is rather difficult: there are all those trees in the way. There are a few options: shoot overview-type shots, which can be rather uninspiring; capture single elements that transmit the idea of the forest (as in …
365.302 some (mediocre) fall color
Well, the drive up was safe and beautiful (once the sun came up). I left super early, and so I arrived super early, and also got to miss the rather dull parts of southern Oklahoma that make the trip so endless. I’m not entirely satisfied with this picture. I couldn’t really crop it in a …
365.301 Abstraktes Bild
I’m leaving for vacation tomorrow, and have loads of stuff to do before then, so I’m tossing in an easy abstract picture today. I feel no shame about this whatsoever, as even this tossed off one is rather pretty, methinks. I’d like to give this a title having to do with Sheeana or the Ghola …
365.300 for RC Concepcion
Several weeks ago, RC Concepcion compared looking at people’s 365 projects to “watching a fat man do jumping jacks.” I took some offense to this, and (despite claims to the contrary) I believe it was meant to offend and discourage amateurs like myself. I’m sure this is all in my imagination: why would RC alienate …
365.299 Monday
Mondays are strange phenomena for the working stiff. On the one hand, another week of drudgery begins, 5 more days of toil, another 40 or 50 hours before even a chance of relaxation. But on the other hand—a hand that is, incidentally, overlooked much of the time—Mondays signify a new beginning, a chance to start …
365.298 aaarrrghhhh! My eyes! The goggles do nothing!
Focusing a reversed 50mm by rocking back and forth is especially difficult with gusty winds, though some of the problem can be overcome with higher shutter speeds (not that I did that here…). So I decided to take the new macro rig on a walk today, and take along the SB-700 and the Cactus triggers. …
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