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In honor of the Golden Gates 75th
Today there were many celebrations for the Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th anniversary of its opening up to the public. While I was not able to attend the celebrations, I thought I would post some of the photographs I have taken … Continue reading
Posted in landscapes, Location, nature photography, photography
Tagged 75th anniversary, golden gate bridge, marin headlands, nature, outdoors, photography, sunrise, travel
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Anatomy of a photo #47: Mt Tam from Mt Vision
Early morning. What a wonderful magical time of day. I’ve heard that from a scientific point of view the range of sunrise colors is equal to sunset, and that one is simply the other in reverse, but from an emotional … Continue reading
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, California, How To, landscapes, National Park, nature photography, photography, SLR
Tagged california, coastal california, digital camera, dslr, how to, inverness, landscape, landscapes, long exposure, long lens, marin county, mist, mount tam, mount vision, mountain, National Park, natural light, nature photography, northern california, outdoors, photo, photo of the day, photograph, photographer, photographing, photography, Point Reyes National Seashore, shutter release, silhouette, silhouettes, sky, slr, sunrise, tamalpais, telephoto, tree, tripod, West Marin
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Anatomy of a photo #16: Morning lily pads
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
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, California, How To, landscapes, nature photography, photography, SLR, weather
Tagged camera, composition, digital camera, dslr, exposure, fog, lake, landscape, light, lighting, lily pad, mist, photo, photograph, photographing, photography, pond, scenic, slr, sunrise
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Anatomy of a photo #15: Frosted fence
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
Posted in Anatomy of a photo, How To, landscapes, nature photography, photography, SLR, weather
Tagged anatomy of a photo, aperture, camera, depth of field, digital camera, dslr, exposure, exposure value, fence, focal point, focus, frost, how to, landscape, photo of the day, portrait orientation, slr, sunrise
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