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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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