This new edition and first to my News post has do do with Nikon’s new SB-700 Speedlight flash unit. I just had to add this short clip because the guy giving the demo and explaining the 700 is just good entertainment! This is a great addition to Nikon’s flash system because it not only can [...]
My original intention for starting this post was to allow the viewer to see that within every shot there are a multitude of smaller detail or vignette shots. I am big on detail and I always look for more images within the bigger picture so to speak. Walking away from the main shot you set out to capture is fine but your giving up a multitude of other images. Sometimes in the long run your detail image will turn out better then the original overall shot.
How often do you photograph the scene as a whole and call it good after that? My wife would describe me as someone who shoots for the detail in a shot. If you break down a single shot you can come away with a multitude of other images that tell even more of the story. While shooting the North Pier Lighthouse in Saint Joseph, Michigan I am always looking for smaller vignettes that tie in with the original overall shot.
Africa has always held this mystical place in my heart. Far reaching destination with abundant wildlife and ecosystems that seem on the surface to be totally untouched, void from man. Sure there are places in Africa that few people have been to and yes those destination do exist-at least for me. I can remember my grandfather always talking about Africa and it’s wildlife and how he wanted to visit sometime in his life. Well he never did make the trip and passed on many years ago and I have told myself that one day I will go for him and myself to make my family quest complete. It’s on my “bucket list” as they say.
New image from the North Pier looking at the Outer Lighthouse was taken before the temperatures took a climb and melted what your looking at. It was really amazing to be out on the pier at sunset and witness all these formations, and how it transforms the pier into a completely different environment. I actually like shooting the pier in the winter because it’s constantly changing. The North Pier will never look the same in a 24 hour period in the winter months.
