Initially, I planned on only using photos as they came out of my camera; I was opposed to the idea of photo editing. I thought that it somehow took away from the idea of photography. I got over it. It happened simply enough when I had taken a shot that I wanted to lighten up. …
It has been a week with many moments of sadness. The death of Jack Layton has profoundly affected so many people. The sadness people feel comes from many places, not the least of which is that the possibilities that Jack Layton represented have stalled. The values that he embodied were ones that people admired and wanted to emulate …
In early April, as I drove along the Lakeshore near the Boulevard Club, I noticed the eerie effect of the fog on the lake. Looking through the lens or checking the shots on the LED did not indicate how the photos were coming out. The frustrating part of this is that I could come away without a …
Originally, this Daddy Longlegs was hanging out on a hummingbird feeder. I kept thinking about how much work that took as the feeder hangs from the eavestrough at the cottage. I took a stool out and tried to capture a few shots. By moving the feeder to a railing, I was able to get better shots. Interestingly, …
Sometimes looking through the lens in closeup, you don’t know what’s about to come into view. That is one of the best aspects of photography and macro photography in particular. The unexpected moments, the things you were not actually focussing on. The way to miss those moments, I find, is to try too hard. Think …
