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This month’s project: Fall

billspaced — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 23:41:00 +0000

Fall is here, so it’s time to take some great pictures of the changing colors, falling leaves, clear blue skies, etc. October is my favorite month of the year: There’s usually not much rain, the skies have wonderful blues and clouds, there’s a slight chill in the air, and the leaves are turning on the trees.

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Tonight offers a prime opportunity to photograph the moon

billspaced — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 19:13:00 +0000

The moon is set to appear about 12% bigger tonight, due to it being closer to the earth tonight. Even sweeter is the fact that it’s a full moon.

So set up your tripod and start shooting. Recommended: Tripod!, remote shutter release or use the camera’s builtin self-timer. Set your camera to Manual mode and set the f-stop to f/11 and the shutter to 1/250. This should keep everything in focus and give you a good exposure. Of course, try other settings — experimentation is the essence of the art.

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Half Dome Near Dusk

billspaced — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:43:00 +0000

Half Dome Near Dusk,
originally uploaded by billspaced.

Here’s a photo I took while on vacation with my family. This was taken in the Yosemite valley floor near sunset. Simple set up:

Tripod
Polarizing filter
Tamron 28-300mm zoom
Canon Digital Rebel XT

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"Where there’s one good shot, there are at least three good shots."

billspaced — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:00:00 +0000

“Where there’s one good shot, there are at least three good shots.”

Who said it? Terry Livingstone, nature photographer. I am sure he didn’t say it first, but he says it here in a feature article at ritz.com about making a beach trip a photo safari. There are a lot of insightful things that Terry says in this article. It’s a good read about nature and landscape photography.

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