Category Archives: Snapshot

The story or technical details behind a single image (or two)…

I must admit that the prospect of photographing Antelope Canyon was not something I was particularly looking forward to.  I wanted to see it and explore it … enjoy it from a geological perspective.  But to photograph it?  It’s a bit like photographing the Magic Kingdom at Disney World — it’s been done —  millions of times […]

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25mm, f/22, 1/60 sec, 200 ISO  When shooting into the sun, you never know exactly what you’ll get…but stopping down the aperature to f16 or higher will generally result in a starburst effect like that above. The little gem colored  geometrics falling from the star were a bonus from lens flare. Backlighting often results in flat […]

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Kingdom in the Clouds, Tiger’s Nest Monastery, in Paro, Bhutan. TPOTY just announced the winners of their annual photography contest,  open to pros and amateurs alike. Photographers in over 70 countries submitted thousands of images for this year’s contest, which was judged by a panel of renowned photography experts. Entrants competed in 4 portfolio categories: […]

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