Tag: photography
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Sweating Lafayette’s Ridge Trail
With coronavirus slowing my life down to a very long, quiet pause, I’ve been taking the time to walk – a lot. I normally hike the ridge near my house. It’s a 3 to 4 mile jaunt with about 800 feet of elevation gain. I’ve become fond of that hike – especially with the great…
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Speed shooting for photographers
My employer has campuses all over the world. While on an extended trip to Sydney, I met up with a group of photographers there called the “Shutterbugs.” The Shutterbugs every so often explore the area around the office over lunch practicing their photography skills. When I came back to San Francisco, I wanted to start that…
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Treasure Island: viewed with a wide angle and a telephoto lens
Treasure Island speaks to me. I love the view peering back into San Francisco from the island. I stopped with a buddy of mine several years ago to show him the view. He remarked, “this is the second most romantic view in the Bay Area!” I wondered… what was the most romantic spot in the…
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Kings Canyon through HDR Photography
I came over the pass at Grant Grove at about 4 o’clock. Why is that significant? I’m well within “crappy afternoon light” part of the day. What is “crappy afternoon light?” By no means is this a standard industry term, I just find photos taken in the late afternoon before the golden hour surrounding sunset…
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Portrait Photography: My First Studio Shoot
I decided it was time to update to a full SLR camera. My camera has been great for the past seven years. It had a full manual mode which gave a lot of creative control to me. It was also small and easy to take along on the motorcycle. The lens was fairly flexible for…