The 2016 edition of Riverside’s Dickens Festival caught me by surprise.
Previously it was held closer to the beginning of February near my daughter’s birthday.
This time around it was the last weekend of February. Continue reading Riverside’s 2016 Dickens Festival
My last camera body purchase, a refurbished Canon 5DMarkII, was almost 6 years ago.
Since then, my eyes aren’t what they used to be but more importantly technology has improved by leaps and bounds, so it made sense that I not fight it.
Just like the last time, I bought myself a refurbished Canon 7D Mark II. Continue reading Welcoming the new year with a Canon 7DMark2
As your skills improve, you become more and more selective about when you take pictures especially if you’re doing it for yourself.
So don’t be surprised if you catch yourself waiting for the sun to peek out from behind the clouds.
While I was at this year’s Lunar Festival in downtown Riverside, my camera didn’t leave the bag as I was walking around.
It was very overcast all afternoon.
Fortunately when the band called Liquid Blue performed on the main stage, the clouds parted and we got some nice warm late evening sunlight bathing the stage.
I was able to walk around and keep the backgrounds dark and in shadow so that my subject, the singers, easily stood out without any post-production.
Compare the pictures I made of the crowd and audience not lit by the sun and those of the stage and you’ll get a feel of the big difference it makes.
The late evening strong directional light may be a little tougher to expose but it sure makes the singers ‘pop’ because of the contrast.
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2015 did not end well.
I was rear-ended on the freeway resulting in my trusty GMC Safari van being totaled.
I was uninjured. Walked away without a scratch.
But I was determined not to let it set the tone for this new year.
Thankfully my insurance company furnished me with a rental car while my claim was being processed so I was able to keep my appointment to speak with the SCPC, South County Photo Club.
As the guest speaker, I was the last person introduced and I was given about an hour’s worth of their time. Continue reading Live demonstration at South County Photo Club
