Let’s face it: DSLR cameras are not something you throw in your daily bag just in case you encounter a nice photographic subject on the way to work. Luckily we are in 2018… Continue reading Photos I would’ve missed if I were not carrying a small camera
Tag Archives: nature photography
Slide Film Years, Revisited
Going through old slide film scans, or even the original slides is always a rediscovering adventure. Ektachrome’s grain and Velvia’s contrast look very different from today’s clean 36 MP images… Continue reading Slide Film Years, Revisited
Structural Color
There are some hummingbirds that hover smoothly and are easier to photograph in flight. I was lucky to come across a very pretty species in the Monteverde Cloud forest.
Micro four thirds lenses for macro photography
When doing close-up and macrophotography a constant consideration is how much depth of field is appropriate to the subject. For my taste, I enjoy having a reasonable subject definition while keeping a good background separation. Continue reading Micro four thirds lenses for macro photography
Simple Subjects, Simple photos
Perhaps I had been pixel-peeping too much… Perhaps it was just the mood of the afternoon… Perhaps I was just tired from work… I just felt like making photos that were not too technical, not too perfect, and not too planned. Continue reading Simple Subjects, Simple photos
Close-up Photography: To focus-stack… or better not!
I think there are two basic types of photographers: those that prefer making images and those that prefer optimizing their photos in the computer. I think I belong to the first type… at least most of the time! Continue reading Close-up Photography: To focus-stack… or better not!
Butterflies Next-door
The good thing about not specializing too much as a photographer is that one can enjoy shooting whatever subject is available. After a walk to a nearby creek and forest a large macro photography scenario suddenly opened for me… Continue reading Butterflies Next-door
Five views of Mount FitzRoy
In Argentina’s Los Glaciares National Park, near El Chalten, Mount FitzRoy dominates the landscape, your photos and your memories. There is no escaping its beautiful shape. Continue reading Five views of Mount FitzRoy
A Healthy Glacier
About 48 miles (75 km) southwest from El Calafate, Argentina lies Perito Moreno Glacier, a healthy advancing glacier so wide at its terminus that you cannot see it complete from the ground. No photograph can do justice to its grandeur, Continue reading A Healthy Glacier
Is it better to mount Canon’s 500D Close-up filter in reverse?
Here and there I’ve read in the internet that mounting Canon’s 500D close-up filter in reverse gives you better image quality. So, I tried it… Continue reading Is it better to mount Canon’s 500D Close-up filter in reverse?