Dog Noir
Here’s a noir portrait of our standard poodle, Tuli. He’s doing his Bogart impression, which is even better when he has a cigarette. I used one remote SB-900 high to […]
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Merci Bokeh!
Pardon my French. Bokeh is a Japanese word for the soft, painterly, out-of-focus effect provided by a telephoto lens; or the shallow DOF (depth of field) you can achieve by […]
A Spring Flower, So Where’s the Lamb?
Yup, it snowed this morning. And here’s a real snowflower for good measure. Bah.
‘No Lifeguard On Duty’ by J. Bennett Fitts
Stumbled upon selections from “No Lifeguard On Duty”—a series of photos by J. Bennett Fitts. I think of them as motel ghost poems. The Fox Is Black » ‘No Lifeguard […]
Fog’s comin’ in…
I capture fog wherever I find it. And if I can’t find it…I create it. (Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0) More blog fog here.
I’m getting Squirrelly
Spring hasn’t sprung. I’m up a tree, hunkered down, eye on the calendar. I’m packed. The gear bags are within reach. I’m itchy, anxious, ready for the road. The big […]
Q: What’s black & white & noir all over?
A: Nik Silver Efex Pro 2 When I want to convert a color image to black and white, I use Nik Silver Efex Pro—a plug-in for Lightroom and Photoshop. As […]
Rigged Out, Wigged Out, A Wireless Mire—Time to Retire?
Last weekend was spent in an open field testing wireless triggers from China. A lot of frustration & hair-pulling as I stumbled back & forth between the camera & the […]
March Moon Moan
“Laughter in the moon-moan, ha ha hee.”—Ed Sanders
Hard Times, Rising Prices
It’s hard to complain about the price of gas here when you see what Japan is enduring with courage and stoicism. Most of the leading camera manufacturers there (Nikon, Canon, […]
