I happen to love clouds. I would sit and watch them for hours when I was little. If I could, I would still sit for hours, but there just is not enough time to do that. I loved clouds and weather enough that I had a …Continue Reading Here…
A couple years ago, I got to go to Portland, Oregon. It was my first trip to the Pacific Northwest. The hotel I was staying in was right by the water and the Esplanade. I took a couple of evenings and walked most …Continue Reading Here…
I miss winter. We never had it here. There were several days in January where we had temperatures in the 70’s. Then we had temperature in the 80’s in April. Now we are supposed the have a low of 35 Thursday. What’s up with that? The worst part of …Continue Reading Here…
Well, we had no snow this year but plenty of rain, and the rain continues. I was sitting on the porch and noticed that the setting sun was casting a nice yellow / orange glow on the hillside behind the house. I decided to get the camera out for a few shots. Imagine my …Continue Reading Here…
I bought a new lens over the weekend and have had a great time trying it out. It is the AF Nikkor 50mm f1.8D. I guess it’s kinda like getting eye surgery. Everyone I have ever talked to about it say they wished they had done it sooner. I think I have to be in the boat on this one. Stay tuned for shots. I will try to remember to note which ones are taken with it.
I really like clouds. In fact, it is very rare that I take a photo that has sky and no clouds. I drive my wife crazy when there are good clouds. I did not cause her mental problems with this one though. At least not that …Continue Reading Here…
I don’t know why it is that, when I get back home, everyone asks to see photos of where I have been. I guess that is a good thing and a bad thing. It is good because I know that everyone expects to see some pretty cool stuff and if I was not doing a good job, they wouldn’t ask. On the other side, I only have a small amount of time to get them processed.
I took this shot from the top of a parking garage about three blocks from the Idaho State Capital. I did not know it could be that windy anywhere. It had to have been a constant 30 – 40 mph winds. It was blowing hard enough to shake the camera on the tripod. For anyone who has used a Manfrotto 055XPROB you know that the camera attaches right at the top of the legs…and the camera still shook. I finally had to resort to leaning against is to get it still enough for a bracket. Forget getting more than the three auto brackets. It would have shifted while I was trying to change settings.
I found these clouds right at sunset and just after a pretty good long storm broke up. This has been one of the craziest winters I can remember. I don’t know of any other that has gone back and forth …Continue Reading Here…
I ran across this sunset the other day. I made it just a couple of minutes before the edge of the sun touched the horizon. Unfortunately, you can only get a couple of shots with the sun split in half. Occasionally it can be …Continue Reading Here…
The time around sunset offers so many photographic possibilities that, for me, they are endless. I really like the opportunities to photograph cloud movement and mix it with long exposure photography. It makes the clouds streak across …Continue Reading Here…
I wont even say I was going to write something long today, because I have been too busy to even think about it. However, here is the shot for the day. Another of those painted on sunsets and a gate.