Category: Photo Notes
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A view of life at the county fair. This is a favorite of mine and really has that small-town county fair vibe. One thing I like is the motion of the people walking toward the camera, but the “carney” in the stall is sharp, and notice the young boy in the background looking at the…
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Fast lenses are more than just fast. Lenses with particularly low aperture numbers are commonly referred to as “fast” lenses because the low f-stop allows more light through the lens where the photographer can use a faster shutter speed in low(er) light situations. But an often overlooked advantage of these lenses (e.g. 35mm lenses with…
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Mirror lenses and life at the beach. Mirror lenses like 250mm f5.6 and 500mm f8 are fun to work with and have advantages and disadvantages. One advantage, because of their design, is that they are much more compact then glass lenses of the same focal length and less expensive as well. The major disadvantage is…
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The football game with a big twist. This is an oldie back from the 1981 Texas A&M University versus Southern Methodist University football game at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Cadet Greg Hood infamously removed his saber from its scabbard during an unauthorized incursion onto the field by SMU cheerleaders. Read more about it…
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Infrared black and white makes the unseen pop. A Two Minute Beach Read. I LOVE shooting infrared black and white photos and the effect can be stunning if not surreal. This is a good example of how the process works. You may note several things from this photo: I try to look for scenes with…
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Experiments in double-exposure hand-held photography. This was an experimental shot that has an interesting vibe to it. Shaky yet sharp. Chicago Chicago. This effect is a simple double exposure, handheld camera.. The scene was quite bright with the streetlights and theater marque, so getting a suitably fast shutter speed was easy enough. To get this…
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Show motion and get a sharp image hand-held. Blurred motion adds some depth to photos and is typically done using a slower shutter speed (1/15 or 1/8 sec) with the camera on a tripod. But this image was taken without a tripod. How? It is possible to take motion-blur pictures without a tripod if you…
One-Minute Reads about Film Photography 