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 Posted on April 6th, 2009.All art is expression. The ability of an artist to successfully portray expression through their art is more important than technical ability. All art has a message, has something to say about the world and the artist. For this reason, when making an exposure, I find that it’s fundamentally important to ask myself, “what do I see” and “what do I want to say.”
Continue reading: What is art?  Tags: art, bruno chalifour, christmas, diane arbus, marriage, Photography, robert frank, roger mertin, self expression, walker evans  Category: News  Leave a comment Posted on February 11th, 2009. Meade ETX 90 I took advantage of the fair weather and clear sky Tuesday night to make an attempt at getting some pictures of the full moon with my new Nikon D90 and Meade ETX 90 telescope. Due to the scope’s enormous focal length – 1250mm – I am able to get some very clear, detailed shots of the moon – if I can keep the camera shake under control. Unfortunately, all of these images are blurry. I used a timer to reduce shake; however, at the time I wasn’t aware of the ability to add a delay to the mirror. The D90 does not have the option to lock the mirror up prior to exposure, and even the little movement of the mirror can cause shake on such a large lens. Turning on the delay causes the camera to wait 1 second after the mirror moves before making the exposure.
Continue reading: To the moon! Posted on January 27th, 2009. Nikon D09 In August of 2007 I decided to purchase a small, lightweight point-and-shoot digital camera. In a post about the camera I said, “…I’m a purist… I would never give up my film camera for digital….” Over the past year and a half I learned quite a bit about digital photography. I also learned how to eat my words (they just need a little salt), and recently decided it was time I make a digital SLR my primary instrument. Last week, after many weeks of reading, research, and thinking, I purchased the Nikon D90.
Continue reading: The Nikon D90 Tags: camera, d-lux 3, D90, leica, lens, nikon, Photography Category: News, Photography, Technology Leave a comment Posted on December 23rd, 2008.It’s the holidays and the end of the year, a good time for reflection – and writing easy blog posts. This list of things comes from bagelundercouch, leahsiddall, skoolie, and leahculver. The colored things are the things that I’ve done. Feel free to copy, paste & share this list with others. 1. Started your own blog Continue reading: 100 Things Posted on December 14th, 2008.
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