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Category Archives: Photography
RV Road Trip Across America: Week Two: Rapid City, SD to Butte, MT
RV Road Trip Week 2: First let me say, good internet connections on the road are challenging at best. I am also struggling with finding time to sit down and focus on writing, selecting and […]
RV Road Trip Across America: Week One: Annapolis, MD to Rapid City, SD
Our Plan and Goals The Captain and I embarked on a monumental road trip the day after Labor Day, September 6, 2016. Our goal is to take our RV out to Palm Springs, California. We […]
Travel & Photography: Camera Backpack Essentials When Traveling
I am an over-packer. Traveling light is very difficult for me. However, we recently went on a trip and did NOT fly on Southwest, so there were NO free bags on our flights. (I have become very spoiled […]
2016 Calendar Winners
For the past several years, I have created a calendar for family and friends. I take LOTS of photos every year. As of this writing, I have taken 9,990 photos (primarily with my iPhone and […]
Goodbye Hummingbirds :(
I saw a hummingbird here at this house in May, and rushed to put out my feeders and then …. nothing. No hummingbirds at the feeders for most of the summer. I was SO bummed. But I […]
Cruisin’ on Carnival
I recently cruised on the Carnival Pride from Baltimore with a girlfriend from high school. Baltimore is about 45 minutes from home, so no flying was necessary, which was awesome. I just needed a ride […]
My Ten Tips for Better Portrait Photography
1. Use natural lighting whenever possible. Place your subject by a window, or even better, go outside in the shade if it’s a bright sunny day, or if its overcast, even better. Photographing your subjects […]
This Beautiful Little Lady :)
I love photographing her. Her Mom has insisted that I capture this little lady’s life since she was in her Mom’s belly. As I look through all of these photos over the past five years, I […]
Wildlife Photography: The Sea Lions at Pier 39
For these photos, I used my Nikon D300 (12.3 megapixels) with a 18-270mm lens. I used an ISO of 400. These photos were taken early in the morning, around 7:00 a.m. By far, my absolute […]