My world though the lens of my camera. Providing great photography along with tips and tricks.
On May 19th Mom and I took a train excursion from Snyder Park in Springfield to Lincoln Park in Lima; passing through Tremont City, St. Paris, Quincy and the Quincy High bridge, Maplewood, Jackson Center, Uniopolis and St. John.
Here is a map of our tracklog from the GPS
Continue reading “Chooo Chooo Here Comes The Train”
I often hear people make comments about how expensive my camera gear is. They are actually right and wrong, if I were to add up the cost of all the photography gear I have bought over the years it would be a fortune. But if you buy smart, you won’t have to break the bank and can get some good gear.
Click below to continue reading Continue reading “What kind of camera do I need (or other gear)”
Those who know me know one thing…. I am NOT a morning person. I mean I can be if work makes me be there at 8:00, and I’m getting better too, I now have to be at work at 8:45 and I used to only take 11-8 shifts.
That being said I got it in my head that I was going to get a sunrise photo. Now just to find the perfect location. I am not one for scouting out my locations; I’d rather just slam on the brakes and park the van and take what I can find. This does not usually work with things that you cannot see at the time of setup….. like a sunrise.
Continue reading “The sun comes up how early? and you want to see it….?”
It was talked about for weeks on every newscast. Worse than when they warned Ralphie that he’d shoot his eye out with the Red Rider BB gun… “You’ll burn your eyeballs out if you look into the sun without the special glasses….” Yes, we are talking about the freaking eclipse of 2017.
Droves and droves of people flocked to a 70-mile-wide strip of land that covered places in the USA that you would never think of ever visiting. Motels filled up and gouged travelers who dared to get into the path of totality, all leading up to a 2 minute 40-second-long moment where the moon passed in front of the sun and blocked its light.
I’m a sucker too! On August 21. 2017 mom and I drove down to Cincinnati, while not in the path of totality, it would be 90% coverage. Not knowing what we would encounter as we headed out to Ault Park. What we found at 10:30 am was a group of volunteers and sky watchers from the Cincinnati Observatory setting up a canopy and 2 telescopes. We left to find food and came back at 12:00 with there only being a few more people.
Continue reading “Don’t look into the sun, you’ll go blind!!!!”
When you like to take photos when you travel, or maybe you even like to just go for a drive and photograph old buildings and barns and such; you need to know where things were.
April 2016 I took a 4,000 mile road trip to the Grand Canyon and back, stopping along the way at many roadside places along the “Mother Road”, Historic Route 66. I’m not sure if the Grand Canyon was the vacation, or if the Route was….
Summer 2017 was a cruise to the Bahamas, January 2018 another cruise to Jamaica, and Summer 2019 another massive road trip… This time to the Rockies, Yellowstone, and Mount Rushmore and all points in-between.
Needless to say, I shoot a lot of photos in places I would not remember where. This is where having your photos Geotagged comes in handy. Continue reading “Ohhh thats a nice photo, where was that….”
Here is the link to the YouTube video of our vacation from last year. Join us on this journey down the Mother Road and see the places you don’t normally see.
The run time is 37 minutes
There are many reasons on both sides of the argument. Let’s start with why many don’t offer a CD. Continue reading “Can I get a CD with a print release…..”
Hello and welcome,
I created this website to share my love of photography with others, and to take you on the journeys to places that are unique.
Many of you who know me know that I like to travel and shoot photos when I do so. Many of you do too; but how do you stay organized when traveling? Keeping track of where photos were taken, not loosing your files, etc.. Continue reading “I’m a Travelin… Keeping organized”
Ok, so you shoot a lot of photos, you think you do pretty good with managing your files. I thought I did too. Continue reading “File management – keep those files in order”