My fascination with pencils continues and being a little bit of a fair weather photographer I have turned the winter attention back to macro photography. I am using the EF100mm macro lens that is amazingly fast and sharp. It is great to experiment with the detail you can gain from...
Read MoreSometimes setting up your camera can result in some interesting photographs. My Canon 5DMKII has been set for video capture for the last few weeks so setting the 24-70 for still work involved a few adjustments. Here are a few photos of my surroundings during set up. The 24-70 isn't a...
Read MoreThere is something about sunny days that make me want to reach for the macro lens. Today I spent twenty minutes running around my garden in pursuit of a hover fly. These insects can move fast seemingly jumping to a new position the very second I managed to get it...
Read MoreIn 1937 Edgerton began a lifelong association with photographer Gjon Mili, who used stroboscopic equipment, particularly a “multiflash” strobe light, to produce strikingly beautiful photographs. It was Edgerton who discovered that trying to capture translucent liquid splashes was nearly impossible and thus moved to creating the splashing using milk. Although I...
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