Night or low-light photography requires little equipment and can be a lot of fun.
You don’t need a lot of equipment. Continue reading More night photography
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Naples Island at night with Christmas Lights
If you’re lucky enough to live in Southern California or are visiting during holiday season between Thanksgiving and the New Year, you have to check this out.
No, you don’t have to be a photography buff to enjoy this free attraction in the city of Long Beach.
I have a minivan that seats 7, so I somehow ended up with all the kids by myself while the adults hopped into 2 other cars. Continue reading Naples Island at night with Christmas Lights
Christmas wish list
For that special someone in your life who loves photography and is shooting digital, here are my suggestions.
Rather than compile a list of out-of-this-world equipment, I thought setting a budget or price range would be better.
Hardware (<$500)
- Point and shoot Canon Powershot G10
- Drobo backup system
- Epson Stylus Photo printer
- Film scanner/Flatbed scanner
- External Firewire/USB 2.0/eSata 1 Tb hard drive for backups
- An external flash with a long sync cord for
Canon or Nikon - **a 50mm f1.4 lens (Canon or Nikon) but only if they own a digital SLR**
- **a radio slave for triggering external flash or camera**
The last 2 suggestions are for folks who already own a digital SLR and an external flash. Continue reading Christmas wish list
After the storm
We saw some blue skies for a short spell today. Too bad, I didn’t have much time.
The mountains of San Bernardino looked so-so. The combination of morning haze and overcast skies didn’t give me much to work with. Continue reading After the storm