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Tag Archives: focus
eBook Review: Sharp Shooter
In Craft & Vision‘s latest $5US eBook entitled Sharp Shooter, author Martin Baily teaches about focusing techniques you can use to take sharper photographs. It is an in depth look at not only focusing techniques but the theory behind how … Continue reading
Posted in Photography
Tagged bag pipes, baldwinsville, bokeh, color guard, craft and vision, ebook, firemen, focus, memorial day, mustache, new york, parade, piper, sharp, sharpseries, sunglasses
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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
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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, sharpseries, Travel, tripod
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