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Hit The Links For Great Pictures
An outing with a client out on a very scenic golf course gave me the idea for this week’s weekend photography tip. With one of the largest number of golf courses per capita Collier County offers a bevy of photography opportunities especially in the Naples/Bonita Springs area: Landscapes- are an obvious opportunity. Look for [...]
Holiday Photography Tips- Indoor Shots
Now that we’re into December with the holidays right around the corner, how about some ideas for capturing the season with your camera? Now’s the time to take advantage of warm colorful artificial lighting: – Key in on your subject and fill the frame. Draw the eye and the mind right into the scene, the [...]
Exposing Exposure…
Have you ever had the pleasure of re learning something you’d forgotten or became so habituated to that it was taken for granted? I did recently. Today’s modern digital cameras take a ton of old fashioned calculation out of exposure settings so it’s easy to forget what’s going on. The other day I flipped to [...]
Birds of Florida, Photography Tips & Techniques
Now that we’ve identified and are familiar with 75 or so of Florida’s most prominent birds, let’s learn some specific approaches to taking great pictures of our avian wonders. Today, the portrait. Wildlife Portraits The key to good portraits is simple- a sharply focused, well exposed facial subject against a soft non distracting background. I [...]
1 Step To Saving Out of Focus Photos
Did you ever take a great picture only to find out at home that it wasn’t? One look at your LCD monitor on the camera showed a great composition with beautiful lighting and razor sharp focus. Only the latter wasn’t really. Let down, but there’s an answer. Use artistic filters in Photoshop & Elements to [...]
Photography in Key West
The last few Mondays I’ve offered ideas on photography in the keys based on a recent trip and today’s entry deals with the less touristy side of Key West. Check out Key West’s historic side: Old houses- Despite centuries of hurricanes, Key west has old homes many converted to B&Bs that date to the mid [...]
Photography in the Keys, Part Two-
Last week I posted the first of three articles on photography along the Florida Keys. Article number one detailed attractions on the ride down and how half the fun is getting there. Upon arrival in Key West a polarization tales place- the touristy side fed by decades of promotion plus the influx of cruise ships [...]
Birds of Florida, Long Billed Dowitcher
Here’s an interesting bird that differs from a closely related species the short billed dowitcher. Both long distance migrants that arrive from the Northern most areas of the continent, the long billed waits a bit longer before heading South & is slightly more prone to salt water habitat, good for local birding. Description- Look for [...]
Birds of Florida, Wilson’s Plover
We’re getting more into those little birds who all ”look the same” that you see scurrying along our beaches, sandbars and mudflats. Want to sound real smart at your next cocktail party thrown by fellow birders? Keep learning our shore birds like the Wilson’s Plover: Interesting History- This semi petite shorebird is named for the [...]
Great Nature Photography Right In Naples
How’d you like a convenient spot right in town where you could photograph birds and wildlife including snakes and ‘gators all from the comfort of a raised boardwalk and clear walking paths? It’s called Freedom Park. Where- From any direction including the Ft Myers area to the North and Marco to the South simply check [...]
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