Nature & Travel Photo of the Day, Cell #18 Mansfield Reformatory – 9/13/12
Cell #18 Mansfield Reformatory Focal Length: 13 mm Aperture: f/8 ISO: 200 3 shot HDR The Mansfield Reformatory closed in 1984. Scenes from the movies “Air Force One”, “The Shawshank Redemption”, and others were filmed at the prison. The prison…
Top iPhone Apps for Travel Photographers
My iPhone has become one of the most valuable pieces of gear that I carry with me when I travel for photography. It’s small, convenient, and fills a variety of my needs with the multitude of Apps available from the…
Nature & Travel Photo of the Day – Fledgling Robin – 9/11/12
Fledgling Robin Focal Length: 220 mm Aperture: f/5.6 Shutter Speed: 1/400 second ISO: 400 Each year the robins nest on the beams for my deck. I found this little guy hanging out in the yard.
Civil War Reenactment – Mock Execution
One of my favorite parts of photography is telling a story with my photographs. Photographers have the ability to communicate emotions and drama through their photographs. Telling a story with photographs helps to engage and captivate your viewers, and…
Hale Farm and Village Civil War Reenactment
Each year, Hale Farm and Village in Cuyahoga Valley National Park hosts a two day civil war reenactment. This is a realistic reenactment where the participants live in camps, dress the part, cook over open fires, and relive civil war…
Yosemite – Nature at its Best
A view of Yosemite Valley from Tunnel View (Above Photo) Many photographers consider Yosemite National Park one of the best locations in the world to photograph landscapes. I visited Yosemite for the first time this past May. I was captivated…
Yellowstone Top Photos of Geothermal Features
With all the wildlife and beautiful landscapes in Yellowstone National Park, don’t forget to visit and photograph Yellowstone’s geothermal areas. Yellowstone is in a huge volcanic basin. Yellowstone has tens of thousands of geothermal features including geysers, hot springs, mud…
Fight for Survival – Uinta Ground Squirrel and Weasel
One of the things that I like best about being a nature and wildlife photographer is observing wildlife and birds in their natural environment and using photography to capture their behavior. On a recent trip to Yellowstone National Park, I…
Yellowstone – Top Wildlife Photos
Yellowstone National Park is one of the top locations in the world to observe and photography wildlife and nature. Early summer, which is spring in Yellowstone, is an ideal time to visit Yellowstone. There is an abundance of babies in Yellowstone in…
Canon 7d – Cannot Communicate to Battery Error Fix
Two days prior to a photography trip to Yellowstone while charging and checking my batteries, I received the error “Cannot Communicate to Battery” while inserted a freshly charged battery in my Canon 7d. The camera still appeared to have power. However, the…
