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Tag Archives: focus
View 217: Speed Demon
My wife drove me all over Syracuse, New York as I rode in the backseat trying to get a good long exposure photo out of the front windshield. Something I have had on my list of things to try for … Continue reading
Posted in Weekly View
Tagged blur, dash, driving, focus, ford, light, long exposure, motion, new york, night, nikon D700, streaks, syracuse
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Against the Grain
Earlier this year, Brenda Tharp wrote about Taking Risks as she took part in a creative assignment where you purposely took a photo out of focus. I even commented on how tough I thought getting a good one would be. … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged 28-300mm, abstract, brenda tharp, focus, manual, new york, nikon D700, syracuse, tripod, unfocused, vr
19 Comments
View 134: Eyes of a Lion
If you have seen my flickr photostream in the left sidebar lately, you have noticed I visited the Rosamond Gifford Zoo last week for a Sunset Safari. I had planned on bringing the Nikon 80-400VR f/4.5-5.6 lens. Late in the … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Weekly View
Tagged 70-200mm, african lion, cats, eyes, focus, lioness, mammal, new york, nikon D70, Photography, portrait, rosamond gifford, snow leopard, sunset safari, syracuse, vr, zoo
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Secret to Sharp Photos II
As a follow up to my first article on Secret to Sharp Photos, I found Scott Bourne’s How to Get the Absolutely Sharpest Photo Possible something I’d like to pass along to you. The photo of the US Capitol building … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged "washington, capitol, dc", dusk, exposure, focus, photos, sharp, Travel, tripod
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Secret to Sharp Photos
The title is a bit of showmanship. The “secret” won’t be surprising to you. The way to go about it might hold some surprises. Whether you use a digital SLR or a simple camera phone, the steps I talk about … Continue reading
