We were also counting on visiting in the off season, so hopefully there would be fewer crowds in the popular places. Rather than make this a 300 page post that no one reads (are you still reading? ) I’ll try and add some details to the individual city posts as I do them. That ...
For those willing to invest in top-tier equipment, the Sony FE 600mm f/4 GM OSS is an absolute beast of a lens for bird photography. I’ve been lucky to have had the opportunity to try out this lens earlier in the fall, and the image quality is simply stunning. It’s always such...
Even a typical, normal bird photography conditions during mornings and afternoons will often fall within the ISO range of the 400 to 800, if you are trying to freeze fast action with a lens that is slower than, say, f/2.8 or f/4. Of course, there may also be many situations when pho...
1. Spend some time scouting your location Low-light landscape photography often requires shooting close to dawn or dusk. During these times, visibility can be quite limited, and the last thing you want is to be stumbling around in the dark. Therefore, it’s essential to do some scouting in...
autumn is a season as underrated as it is inspiring, full of color, emotion and romance. A simultaneity that many poets have written about. In Hoffmann von Fallersleben, autumn comes with rich gifts and distributes them cheerfully. In Rilke, the last sweetness is chased into the heavy wine...
In the picture, the distant greenery is not buckthorn. I checked before I shot it. Afterwards, though, haunted by the green monsters of the fall, I got an eerie feeling. If change is the message of the season, then it’s possible that other aliens did not received the memo either. I...
9. Head back during different seasons (and weather) People often forget how a city or town can look completely different depending on the season and the weather. Of course, if you only travel to a place once, you don’t get a lot of choices. But if you live nearby or visit the loca...
This picture was taken during a family vacation but never processed. Our family had traveled to Oahu for a Christmas break vacation, and I took the opportunity to take this sphere (in addition to other photography, of course). I decided to finally finish this picture for one of myWorld Wid...
The site of the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, has been the center of worship for the Catholic faithful in New Orleans and a major civic gathering place since the founding of our city in 1718. The first permanent church, built in 1727, was burned in the fire of 1788...
gaining 500ft all at once, over a distance just shy of a mile over rocks and rubble. Because of the high elevation, National Park Service rates it as moderately strenuous. I had to give up twice before on this trail. I got so sick with headache and nausea that it would have been ris...