Back in the 1980’s I had an extensive collection of Olympus camera equipment, including an OM2 and an OM2N. Better yet, I had a bellows attachment. Well, actually, I still do. I have this hoarding affliction, especially when it comes to beautifully machined equipment. Fast forward to 2020 and I treated myself to a Nikon […]
I recently posted a picture of a frog in our garden pond to a neighbourhood facebook group. One comment I received was “What a click! Amazing”. And that (besides being gratifying – one likes to have one’s efforts praised) got me thinking what a tiny part of the photo the “click” really was. Before the […]
When it became obvious that the orchid I had been tending for almost five years was about to open its first flower, I decided on an impulse to make a time lapse video to capture the event. It’s possible that I should have put some more planning into this project. I started by setting up […]
The problem From around 1969 to 1991 I took slides, not photos. Probably earlier that that, as well. The ones I can find are stored in a filing box, in either the original slide box or in proprietary Bell and Howell slide cubes (small plastic boxes with up to 40 slides which one loads into […]
Sitting on the back deck on late Summer afternoons, there always seems to be a dragonfly flitting to and fro. They are way too fast and unpredictable to capture in flight, and they don’t seem to ever alight, so my challenge was how to get a decent photo. [Jump right to the photo gallery!] How […]
The banner format (short and wide) has been around in web sites forever. One of the later iterations is the Facebook cover photo, the photo at the top of your profile page. In this post I’m going to share some hints for how to make better cover photos. What makes a good cover photo? A […]
