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A Florida Gazebo
January 28, 2019 - During my last road trip through Florida, I captured this photograph of a gazebo at Washington Oaks Garden State Park in...
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Orchid Show
August 01, 2018 - I recently participated in a photography event at the Chicago Botanic Garden. 25 photographers were granted private acce...
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Sharpness Throughout
March 11, 2018 - I commonly use focus stacking to extend the area of sharpness within a photograph. This picture of the Beckman Institute...
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Starburst Blending!
September 26, 2017 - During my last road trip, I stopped for a couple of nights in El Paso, Texas. I'm always looking for a good vantage poin...
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Orangutan Portrait
April 18, 2017 - Last month, I visited the Tropic World exhibit at the Brookfield Zoo to capture some pictures of the orangutans.
Below...
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Brushing in Some Sharpness
April 02, 2017 - Last month, I attended the Out of Chicago Winter Conference. During this photography conference, a few hours were set as...
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More in Focus
December 26, 2016 - A few years ago I visited a national cemetery. In an effort to compress the many tombstones, I attached a telephoto lens...
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Youth Baseball Portraits
May 16, 2016 - As one can quickly gather while viewing my website, I rarely shoot portraits of people. But, I always make a point of ca...
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Colorful Parakeets
April 28, 2016 - Last week I visited the Hamill Family Wild Encounters exhibits at the Brookfield Zoo. Within the area is a large indoor...
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Reaching Out
December 14, 2015 - Whenever possible, I use a tripod. However, sometimes it's impossible to set up a tripod for certain shots. This is ofte...
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Long Exposures in Daylight
July 13, 2015 - One way to make a photograph more interesting is for it to be different from other pictures in some way. A couple of day...
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Focus Stacking to the Rescue
April 19, 2015 - Focus stacking can be a valuable tool to expand the area within a photograph that is rendered in sharp focus. Earlier th...
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Layers for Depth
December 16, 2014 - In the cold of winter, sometimes it's good to look back on one of my Spring photo shoots...
One way of creating depth i...
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Pull Out All the Stops to Reduce Camera Shake
October 20, 2014 - Whenever possible, I use a tripod to secure my camera and lens. A major benefit of using a tripod is to minimize camera...
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Laughing Thrush at f/2
September 12, 2014 - It's a pleasure to shoot with my Nikon 200 f/2 lens. Most times, I shoot with the aperture wide open (at f/2) when using...
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Focus Stacking & More
September 09, 2014 - During my last road trip, I used focus stacking for several images. Focus stacking involves taking multiple exposures to...
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Croppability
September 06, 2014 - I doubt if "croppability" is a word--but for photography it should be!
One of the things I like most about my Nikon D80...
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Take Care of the Focus in Advance
June 16, 2014 - While visiting the Arlington Racetrack, one of my goals was to capture the horses as they approached the finish line. Cl...
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Pop the Colors
May 22, 2014 - My Nikon 200 f4 Micro lens got a workout during my visit to the Chicago Botanic Garden earlier this week! I captured sev...
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From Eyes to Nose
May 19, 2014 - When capturing portraits of animals, I focus on the eyes. Viewers tend to lock in on the eyes first, so it's important t...
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How Low Can You Go?
February 20, 2014 - For years, as a general rule of thumb, photographers have been taught to select a shutter speed that is no slower than 1...
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Go With the Flow
February 02, 2014 - Capturing photographs of the Louisiana State Capitol building was not an easy task. I had one evening in Baton Rouge to...
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Keeping Everything Sharp
January 25, 2014 - In a scene such as this one, it can be challenging to keep everything in the frame in focus. Downtown Austin is far away...
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Put Things Back Where They Were!
November 12, 2013 - Whenever I'm out taking pictures, I always try to remember to put the camera settings back to my default positions. Fort...
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Isolating a Subject
October 09, 2013 - When taking pictures of animals in captivity, I tend to select a very wide aperture. Wide apertures, or lower f/stop num...
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Slow Shutter Speeds for Slow Moving Creatures
June 19, 2013 - Earlier this year, I visited the Reptile Fest in Chicago. The event was held in the UIC Pavilion. The facility is not we...
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Eerie Lakefront
May 11, 2013 - Today's camera sensors require very little light to record colors and details.
I noticed this ice-covered marker while...
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Frozen Lighthouse
April 03, 2013 - I visited Saint Joseph, Michigan to photograph the historic lighthouses on a cold, Winter afternoon. The outer lighthous...
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f/8 and Be There
May 12, 2012 - When photographing certain subjects, a narrow depth of field of focus is preferable. For example, if I wish to isolate t...
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Through the Fence
May 08, 2012 - Another technique that comes in handy while photographing baseball games is capturing images through a fence. Sports pho...
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