Photographing Colonial Williamsburg
Williamsburg was Virginia’s capital during colonial times. Colonial Williamsburg is a 301 acre living history museum. Colonial Williamsburg contains buildings from the late 1600s thru the 1700s. The museum has working tradesman, taverns, stores, churches, and gardens. Colonial Williamsburg also…
ShutterCount – An Easy way to Find the Number of Canon DSLR Shutter Actuations on your Mac
Canon does not include the number of shutter actuations in the camera’s EXIF data. There are a number of apps out there to get the number of shutter actuations from Canon cameras that either don’t work reliably or require using…
Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Lens for Nature Photography
Olympus and Panasonic both have compact, economy lens options for wildlife and bird photographers for the micro four thirds line of cameras. Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm f/4.0-5.6 lens Olympus M.Zuiko 75-300mm II f4.8-6.7 lens I purchased the Panasonic Lumix 100-300mm f4.0…
Using the Olympus OM-D for Wildlife and Bird photography
Updated Blog on Using the Olympus OM-D and 300mm f/4 lens for Bird and Wildlife Photography I’ve spent several weeks testing the Olympus OM-D E-M5 for wildlife and bird photography. While I love the Olympus OM-D for landscape, macro, travel,…
How to set the Size of the Focus Points on the Olympus OM-D
Out of the box, the focus point size on the Olympus OM-D E-M5 is set to a rather large rectangle. For instances like wildlife or bird photography, the size of the focus point can be changed on the Olympus OM-D…
PhotoPills vs The Photographer’s Ephemeris for Planning a Nature Photo Trip
Information like sunset and sunrise times, moon set and rise times, direction of the sunrise and sunset can be extremely valuable for nature and landscape photographers. Two apps that can help to plan your landscape photography trip are The Photographer’s Ephemeris…
Photographing Wood Ducks in the Fall at North Chagrin Reservation, Ohio
North Chagrin Reservation is a 2,000 acre park located in the Ohio communities of Mayfield Village, Gates Mills and Willoughby Hills. The park has miles of trails, lakes, rivers, and a golf course. But for nature photographers, North Chagrin Reservation…
Nature & Travel Photo of the Day, Don Vito Cafe Bahrain – 10/7/13
Don Vito Cafe, Bahrain Visit my Photo Destinations Page for more great photography locations. Focal Length: 4.7 mmAperture: f/3.3ISO: 100Shutter Speed: 1/320 of a second This photo was taken with a point and shoot camera at Don Vito’s Shesha Cafe in Manama, Bahrain. At…
PhotoPills – An All Purpose App for Nature and Travel Photographers?
The PhotoPills App for iOS is bundled with many useful features for landscape and travel photographers. The PhotoPills App has a planning feature for landscape photographers that shows the direction of the sunrise and sunset as well as the moonrise…
Two Looks for an Old Prison Chair in the Mansfield Reformatory
This photo is of an old recliner located in the Mansfield Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio. The Mansfield reformatory, also called the Ohio State Reformatory is an old decaying prison that is also rumored to be haunted. The owners of the…
