We had our first real solid frost last night – when I woke up it was 28°F (-2°C) out – and so of course I had to try and get some photos. However, I had just cleared all the leaves off the lawn this past weekend, and there are basically no more to fall at… Continue reading Frosty November Morning
Category: Photography
So I bought a $5 flash
My experience with buying an old external flash (speedlight) meant for Pentax film cameras and mounting it on my digital Lumix GX7.
On Camera Bags
A while back I decided to upgrade my camera bag – my old one had served me well and had traveled around the world with me, but it was starting to show its age and also it was a bit of a tight fit for all my gear. So the first thing I looked at… Continue reading On Camera Bags
That Time of Year Again
It’s almost that time of year again – autumn, my favorite season and time of year, and also my favorite time to take photos! I snapped this one in the morning in my back lawn, as the sun was just coming up through the trees. It’d been a cool night, so there was a nice… Continue reading That Time of Year Again
Photography Experiments: Aperture, Focal Length, and Sensor Size
Just a quick photography experiment to demonstrate the effects that aperture, focal length, and sensor size can have on depth of field (i.e., how much you can blur the background of a photo.)