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Category Archives: Maryland When I got in the car it was 20 degrees, not the coldest day lately but cold enough. Because of Tracy’s infinite wisdom I dressed warm enough for minus 20. She even had the Grabber hand warmers for me. I usually go with the, “run to the car” coat and the pain and numbness in […]  I glanced at the temp on the way out the door and it was 14 deg. There was still snow on the tree branches but the wind was doing its work. These pics are from Rocky Gorge Reservoir taken with the Sony A7R and 35mm FE 2.8. It was mounted on a tripod, working the […]  Solomon’s Island in Calvert County Maryland is a cool place to hang out for sunset. If it’s a good sunset I’m never alone – lots of cell phones are catching the moment.  I made a significant step in my own photography. I left my Nikon D3 at home and ventured out with my Sony NEX-7. The NEX-7 is a mirrorless rangefinder style camera with interchangeable lenses. It’s compact, lightweight and it’s a breeze to take on a long hike. The Nex-7 has lots of lenses too. I […]  This is fairly straight forward processing of an HDR image. I tend to like images that are not too far from reality, I like the “Keep it Real” approach to HDR. 1. Bring 5 images @ 1EV spacing into Photomatix. 2. Process those images using Details Enhancer (default settings). 3. Open the 0EV image […] |
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