Using Flash – Balancing the Foreground and Background Light
Using flash effectively is often a challenge for many photographers, likely due to the lack of knowledge of how to use it, and for some …
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Yellowstone in Winter
In January 2019 I participated in a photography trip organized by professional photographer John Slonina. Unlike many winter trips to …
In the Yard — Fungi
I tend to be an opportunistic photographer, although I do make some effort to be in the vicinity of opportunity. The fall of 2018 …
Great Smoky Mountains – Landscapes and the Hand of Man
We’ve all seen the iconic images of layered hillsides in the haze of sunset in the Smoky Mountains. That didn’t happen much on this …
Ecuador 2016 – Herps and Hummingbirds
At the end of February 2016, I traveled to Ecuador to participate in a photography workshop organized by Greg Basco of Foto Verde Tours …
Costa Rica 2015
In April 2015, I made my fourth trip to Costa Rica, attending a workshop conducted by my friend Greg Basco. With his business partner …
Inspiring a Poet
One way I share my photography is to make showcase presentations; groups of slides set to music. I have two shows completed that I have …
Focus Stacking — Part 3
What Works, What Doesn’t To further understand focus stacking and to compare the good, bad and ugly of Photoshop auto-merge, Helicon …
Focus Stacking — Part 2
Anomalies and (some) Fixes As I experimented with capture and processing of images for focus stacking, I discovered some recurring …
Focus Stacking
A Technique to Increase Depth of Field of an Image Ever notice how little is in focus when taking close-up images, even with the …
Galapagos Islands 2011
View the Galleries This was my second visit to the Galapagos Islands. My wife and I visited in April of 2005, and I never figured I’d …
Yellowstone National Park — Grand Teton National Park
23 September — 6 October, 2011 View the Galleries. At the end of September, my wife, Chris, and I visited Yellowstone …
Costa Rica 2011 The Art of Biodiversity – Part 4
Bosque de Paz Ecolodge This small lodge, located in a valley between the Poas Volcano and Juan Castro Blanco National Parks offers a …
Costa Rica 2011 The Art of Biodiversity – Part 3
Arenal Observatory Lodge Arenal is the country’s most active volcano, with continuous emissions of lava and incandescent …
Costa Rica 2011 The Art of Biodiversity – Part 2
Selva Verde Lodge We spent three days at this tropical rainforest lodge located on the banks of the Sarapiqui River. The …
Costa Rica 2011 The Art of Biodiversity Part I
Chris and I traveled recently to Costa Rica with my friend and tour leader, Greg Basco, cofounder of Foto Verde Tours, a provider of …
Yellowstone National Park in Winter
Part 2
After attending the Natural Exposures Yellowstone in Winter Photo Tour described in Part 1, I picked up a rental car in Bozeman and …
Yellowstone National Park in Winter — Part 1
Yellowstone National Park in Winter — Part 1 I’ve always wanted to visit Yellowstone in winter to photograph the scenery and …
Audubon Magazine Birds In Focus Winner
GRAND PRIZE WINNER My image of a Green-breasted Mango was selected as the Grand Prize Winner of the Audubon Magazine Birds In Focus …
Fall Color in Rhode Island
The leaves are changing and there’s no predicting where it will be good color, or when. For the first time ever I ventured into …
Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular
These photos were taken at the Jack-o-Lantern Spectacular at Roger Williams Zoo. The featured pumpkins are painted with black ink on …
Backyard Hummingbirds
After my trip to Costa Rica I planned to again try my hand at hummingbird photography in my yard. In past years, many …
Costa Rica Photography Trip IV
One of the challenges I set myself was to capture hummingbirds landing. It’s not a matter of just setting the camera to the …
Costa Rica Photography Trip III
The planned itinerary offered the opportunity to photograph the Arenal Volcano at night, but this did not happen due to the log hanging …