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 Posted on March 22nd, 2009. The BU Bridge Last weekend I took advantage of the beautiful spring day and captured a few more images around Boston. This time I went to the BU Bridge, which has a train bridge that runs on an angle below it. There I found some geese and plenty of graffiti. I also set up my telescope along the Charles River and took a picture of the gold dome of the capitol building. In addition, there are two images that show the distance I was working with for the dome shot, and just how much magnification the 1250mm telescope allows me.
Continue reading: Gallery: The BU Bridge Posted on March 20th, 2009. Raw Therapee Working with RAW image files can be an extremely rewarding experience. Yet, many feel intimidated by a file format that often comes out of the camera drab and lifeless, software that can feel foreign, and a general sense of “I don’t know what I’m doing.” Thankfully, there is an excellent application called Raw Therapee that makes working with RAW files very easy. For me, it has almost entirely eliminated my need to use Photoshop for image processing. Best of all, it’s free!
Continue reading: Tutorial: Working with RAW image files  Tags: camera, digital, jpeg, Photography, raw, raw therapee, tutorial  Category: Photography  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.
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 |
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I took advantage of the very sunny weekend and went out with my