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Brasstown Bald, Georgia
This is the highest mountain in Georgia at 4,784 ft. Due to the altitude and snowfall, it is closed from about November 1st to early spring. One can see four states on a clear day. One of our favorite places to visit. It's a long and steep walk to th...
Friday night lights
From last Friday night show using 1DX II and 1DX III bodies with EF 24-70, 70-200, and 400 f2.8 glass. Exposure info in photo captions. The final image was caught in between snaps, I liked the setting of the rehydrating player and it shows the leve...
The Queen is Dead...
While the late queen was catapulted into that role after I was born, I have known only her as the head of the United Kingdom (where I was born) and what was then the Empire, now the Commonwealth.I was far more effected by her passing than I expected....
Dragons and Damsels - Odonata
Back in 2014 I started documenting Dragonflies and Damselflies that were native to my area. To find most of these, knowing what habitat they frequented and flight times were key. They like mosquitos and, for the most part, marshy swampy areas or lake...
Short Film Using Canon Cameras
Hi everyone,This past spring I created a short film narrative called "LAPSE" of two different era photographers. A very emotional piece. In the film one of the characters uses a vintage canon film camera and the other uses a Canon digital. Watch the ...
For the ancients/arthritic/or just not steady
Just totally blown away by what my old SX50 HS was able to do for me at 1/10 @ 1200mm. Image is resized but still shows the clarity from a shot where the owl was in the cover of tree in early evening.
Fun with Zoomed Images
My local camera group has a weekly get-together with a specific theme each time. This time was zooming while taking the shot. The slow shutter speeds pretty well demands some kind of support: either a tripod or monopod, to keep one element sharp.Duri...
A few from a lightning interrupted soccer match
Soccer this afternoon with multiple storms forming in the area. First photo shot with 1DX II and EF 70-200 f2.8 @ f2.8, 1/1600. Second two shot with 1DX III and EF 400 f2.8 @ f2.8, 1/2000.Rodger
Almost a pick
This would have been a nice interception, the official wasn't in position to catch the facemask jerk as the defender was securing the ball. Shot with Canon 1DX III and EF 400 f2.8 @ f2.8, 1/1000, ISO 8000 to 25,600 for this series under "interesting...
Got the blues!
I was browsing some photos I took last year. Didn't edit with PSE 2021 at the time but asking what did I do wrong? Here is an example. Noted where I could add the specs to the photo. I'm learning...slowly. TIA.f/6.3, 1/100 sec., ISO-400, +0.3 step, ...
Spending time with the grandson
Several days ago, my grandson, Brody Casteel, texted and asked if we could fish the Tellico River. Who could say no? Rather than take my T7, I opted to go light with a Nikon (!) Coolpix L19. I took several photos of him and the scenery. I chose this ...
Testing the Sigma 150-600 with the Canon EOS R5.
I had been observing a lot of chatter about the performance of 3rd party lenses with the new RF mount. In particular the comments that the very popular Sigma 150-600c has focusing issues on the RF mount. A review HERE by popular Australian photogr...
Shot on C500 (first version)
Hi guys,I'm a cinematographer based in Rome, i've shot last weekend some footage for a documentary work.Here something to share.Absolutely astonishing how still good is 12 bit rgb 444 from Canon C500 first model)Rich colors and amazing deep black.
Shooting the Moon
While it is still winter here, there are some advantages for moon shots for this full moon - the moon set at a reasonable time because of our early sunset time, and without a heat haze there was less distortion there. The nights were very cool so th...
