Category Archives: weather

“Why did you come here? I mean now?”

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

We’ve been here four days now, traveling and exploring, and since we’ve been traveling around, exploring, and engaging the locals of northern Maine and New Brunswick, we seem to get two questions, the second inevitably right on the tail of … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #18: Boat and mist

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

Early morning light is some of the best, but living out here on the edge of a continent, we sometimes have what we call “fog.” I’ve found that there are times when “fog” can create a late or second “magic … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #15: Frosted Fence

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

This early morning picture of a frosted fence illustrates the affect that aperture can have on a photograph. The closer you focus to where you are standing, the shallower your depth of field will be. For this photo I had … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #13: Sunlit waves

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Galen Leeds Photography

This image highlights the importance of being willing to head out for pictures, even when the weather is crappy… or even because of bad weather. I took this picture during a break in a storm at a nearby beach. The … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #83: Silhouetted cows and misty hills

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

New I live in a land of fog. Just as I hear that some languages have an abundance of words for the many types of snow, I sometimes feel that there should be an equal abundance of words for fog. … Continue reading →

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Where to find rainbows (and your best light)

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

If you are shooting pictures with natural light, try for the best light you can. It is quite simple to find, and through a similar process, you can also find rainbows when the conditions are right. Know where your brightest … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #59: Geometric ice anamoly

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

This is an image of one of the more bizarre ice phenomena that I have come across in nature. Perhaps this is something rather common, but it is the one and only time that I have come across it. While … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #54: Rainbow on the beach

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

In the picture above I was at Matapauri Bay in New Zealand, walking along a short trail that cut through two small hills near the beach. A sudden down pour  forced me to stow my camera (a.k.a. cellphone) in a … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #31: Pelican on a foggy day

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

Oh how I love the Pelican! The way its beak can hold more than its belly can One of my favorite birds. I have many photographs of pelicans, and will likely be visiting several different images of them over the … Continue reading →

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The Eureka Sand Dunes: An essay in photos

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

It used to be that my friends and I would head down to the Eureka Sand Dunes (found in the Death Valley National Park) every year for a few days to a week. Amazing place. Tallest sand dunes in California, … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #18: Boat and fog

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

Early morning light is some of the best, but living out here on the edge of a continent, we sometimes have what we call “fog.” I’ve found that there are times when “fog” can create a late or second “magic … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a photo #16: Morning lily pads

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Galen Leeds Photography

I made this image in my early days of digital photography, before I knew all the ins and outs of modern cameras. It didn’t really matter though, as many things such as exposure, compensating for bright light, focus, composition- all … Continue reading →

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