Category: Photography
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Tips For Using Exposure Compensation
I’ve already discussed some of your camera’s limitationsarticle. In another articlelink I discussed the three equally-important methods to control how much light your sensor collects and the side effects of each technique. Today’s discussion is about how to use your camera’s semi-automatic exposure modes. We will briefly review some of the earlier principles. We will…
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Answers To “Is This Picture Level?”
A few weeks ago, I asked a few questions about a picture of me on the Turner Riverlink. I even offered a reward for the best answers. Here are my answers. First Question NO, the picture is not level. The photographers’ usual reference point for getting a picture level is the horizon. One of the…
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Is This Picture Straight/Level?
This is I, canoeing on the Turner River just south of the Tamiami Trail just before noon in the late spring of 2008 (when I was just over 81% of my current age). In this picture, I’m just keeping the boat steady. The photographer (who is very near and dear to me) would normally be…
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My Midnight Rainbow Quest – Tougher Than I Thought
I just looked a little deeper into some rainbow geometry and discovered that this challenge could be a lot harder than I first imagined. But for those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, here’s a little history – The Facebook Quiz This all started with one of the little quizzes I…
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“Oak Tree Graveyard” – Our First Night Photograph
When we discovered Big Talbot Island State Parkwebsite north of Jacksonville one morning toward the end of April 2010, Nancy saw Boneyard Beach and decided we needed to come back late in the afternoon for further investigation. The elevation for most of the tree-clad island is about twenty feet. Atlantic storms have eroded the…