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This blog is designed to give lessons in photography, kayak photography, and as a platform to share kayak videography experiments. There is a lot of good information here, so feel free to browse through archives and enjoy-
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Tag Archives: macro
Anatomy of a photo #40: A season of thistles
They are a weed. Their spiky heads can leave a child wailing and an adult cursing. They are often a blight, an eyesore, something to be dealt with or avoided. They also can have their own beauty and intricacies, if … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, How To, nature photography, Photo Essay, photography, portraits, ruminating, SLR
Tagged brownie thistle, cobweb thistle, dslr, Flower, macro, native, nature, non-native, northern california, outdoors, photograph, photographer, photographing, plant, slr, thistle, wild flower
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Anatomy of a photo #24: Dog’s Eye
One of my favorite ways to take a picture of an animal (as long as I am close enough) is to zoom in on a particular characteristic, and them take the photograph with a shallow depth of field. That is … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, How To, photography, portraits, SLR
Tagged animal, camera, close up, Dog, dslr, eye, isolate, macro, natural light, pet, photo, photograph, photography, slr
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Anatomy of a photo #19: Spider on a bedewed web
I took this image early one morning (I feel like I start so many of these “Anatomy of a photos” with those same words) while I was out chasing that early light. The grass was still wet, and so … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, How To, nature photography, photography, portraits, SLR, wildlife photography
Tagged anatomy of a photo, arachnid, camera, camera how to, dew, dew drops, digital camera, how to, image, macro, photo, photograph, photography, spider, web
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