I moved to Indianapolis almost 10 years ago, and one thing that has always frustrated me about it is that it’s downtown area doesn’t have an immediately recognizable skyline. I’ve thought about this quite a bit over the last few months, as I wander around looking for good vantage points for photographing the downtown skyline.
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I love shooting under low light conditions. The main lens purchase that I’ve made recently was an EF 28mm f/1.8 prime lens, primarily for shooting under low ambient light conditions. But this lens is currently the lens that I use for more than 90% of my shooting.
Although a lot of people would consider shooting with [...]
I recently upgraded the version of Wordpress that I’m using to run this site to 2.5. Among its new features are some that have to do with how it handles images, including the ability to generate image galleries and extract exif data from uploaded images. So it’s probably time for me to revisit the design [...]
A couple of days ago, walking out the front door, I came across a single crocus poking it’s head up through the dead leaves and detritus. Of course there were lots of shoots coming up, not only crocuses but also daffodils, but this was the first honest to god flower I’ve seen this spring.
The next [...]
For a number of reasons I’ve been in a bit of a creative funk for the last couple of months. One way that I’ve used to break out of that stale place was to dig out an old 35mm film camera that I’ve had stashed in a box for years. It was originally a hand-me-down [...]
Midnight is the newest addition to our house. Misty bought him a couple of days ago from the Indianapolis City Animal Shelter. He’s 3 months old, has spent the last month in the shelter, and is just a wee bony little guy. He’s definitely had a hard life so far. He’s still a bit camera [...]
