I’ve been working on some photographic techniques that I haven’t used for some time. One of the techniques I wanted to refresh is panoramic photography. I brought my panorama gear with me from home with this in mind. This contraption, the Really Right Stuff Pano Elements Package mounts on the tripod head and serves two purposes. It keeps the…
Category: Arizona
Sedona
Earlier this week, I ventured north to Sedona, Arizona about 2 hours from home. I was accompanied by Harv Emter, a friend from Canmore and an accomplished photographer. We visited a number of locations in the course of the day, wrapping up just after sunset for the trip back. My first picture for today was…
Expanding Dynamic Range
A technique I’m working on is expanding the dynamic range of my photographs. In photography dynamic range can be interpreted as the measurement between the whitest whites and the blackest blacks in an image, or the lowest and highest values of density and luminance. Image sensors in cameras do not have the dynamic range of the…
Street Photography
I’ve joined a photography group in Scottsdale. I’ve only attended one meeting so far but I was immediately impressed with the skills of the photographers, the quality of work they produce and the opportunity for me to learn. Right away my “comfort zone” is being tested with my first assignment, Street Photography. This is a genre that…
Boyce Thompson Arboretum
Last week’s trip to the Superstition Mountains included a stop at the Boyce Thompson Arboretum. Boyce Thompson Arboretum is the largest and oldest botanical garden in the state of Arizona and one of the oldest botanical institutions west of the Mississippi. Founded in 1924 as a desert plant research facility and “living museum”, the Arboretum…