Painting with a camera
I have never really been in the camp of recording reality with my camera. I use my camera more as a paint brush to reproduce what I see. Some photographers…
Kanaka Park
Close-up image of mushrooms. There is a fair bit of post processing to control the high dynamic range.
I took this week off and headed over to the mainland to visit my parents and some friends. So what do you do when you are visiting your parents? I…
Ogden Point
I was out at the Ogden Point breakwater on the weekend with a friend and my camera. you can see some of the photos here...
Serenade
I had to go over to Vancouver this weekend, which requires a ferry ride. Usually I sit with my laptop, or hang out with my kids, this time I brought…
Using a Zoom Lens
Taken with a 20mm wide lens. Notice the car really seems to recede. I was maybe half a metre away from the rear bumper.
Also notice the exhaust pipes...
There are many articles, youtube videos, and general opinion on prime lenses (one focal length) vs zoom lenses. The most common advice is that primes are sharper, and often generally…
Photography is named wrong
The word "Photography", as many people know is from Greek roots basically meaning light writing or light painting{{1}} However I think the art should be called "Photoandrias{{2}}" meaning "light sculpture" When…