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Technique

Photo of the Day – Wreck Cove, Nova Scotia

August 6, 2010 Photo of the day

Canon 1Ds Mk III, 4 min @f/16, ISO 100, 19mm (17-40mm f/4 L) Having scouted this beach the day before, I was up at 4am to get to this spot before sunrise. Noticing there was probably not going to be much color given the clouds on the horizon, I decided to work with long exposures [...]

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Photos of the Day – Adirondacks

July 29, 2010 Craft

“Heron Marsh Trail” Canon 1Ds Mk III, 1/4 sec @f/14, ISO 400, 17mm (EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II) CREATIVE NOTES “Heron Marsh”: This image was pretty straight forward from a technical standpoint, and a good example where any mode except manual fails miserably to make a proper exposure. A careful balance between shadows and highlights is [...]

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On Assignment – Black Creek Forest

June 29, 2010 Technique

Black Creek Forest On a recent assignment for Scenic Hudson, I needed to capture some images of a dark and very dense forest in a valley, which is always a great challenge. Because of the terrain and surrounding hills, there is never any warm light so the approach I took was to wait for the [...]

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Exploring New Frontiers For Photographers

April 26, 2010 Technique

Canon 1DS Mk III, 1/30, f8, ISO 200, 24-105mm L There has been much talk about the convergence of still photography and video recently, and with good reason. This has been driven by the video capabilities of recent DSLR’s from Canon, Nikon and Panasonic. The advantages they offer include extremely high quality HD video recording [...]

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Behind the Scenes- Hudson Valley Solitude

February 12, 2010 Photo of the day

(Canon 1Ds Mk III, 17-40 f/4L, 19mm, 1/8 sec. f/16, ISO 200) It’s been a busy 2010 so far as I prepare for a series of workshops and seminars that begin tomorrow with the Adobe Lightroom Masterclass. It’s been difficult to find time to shoot lately, much of it due to a busy schedule, but [...]

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How I Choose Papers To Make the Perfect Print

October 24, 2009 Craft

Ansel Adams once said “the negative is the score, and the print is the performance“, and for me, the print is what drives my motivation and all of my creative efforts as a landscape photographer. I love this quote because it really captures my thinking process, especially coming from a music background where everything I [...]

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