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- Morning Photography – Swans on the LakeMorning can be a particularly good time to take photos. More and more I am refraining from taking photos between 11am and 4pm as the colours are just washed out by the strong overhead sun (unless of course the sun is not an issue and you have some in...
- 10 things to Remember before or during your Photography shooton Jan 16, 2013 in Photography & Camera Settings 10 Photography Advice Auto-Focus Before Camera Bag Camera Settings Card Readers Changing Camera Lens Clean Camera Lens Clean Lens Drink During f/8 Food Hot Image Stabilization IS ISO100 Keep Warm Lens Lens Clean Lens Ready Memory Card Full Memory Cards No Card Photo Photo Shoot Photography Items Photography Tips Photoshoot Remember Reset Camera Settings USB Cables Winter Photo Shoot ZippedThis is my 6th year using a DSLR and my 12th year of using a digital camera and over this time I have learned a few photography lessons … some, the hard way! This post has 10 things to remember before you start taking photos, either on a photo...
- Experimenting with ND Filters and Long Exposureson Jan 10, 2013 in Landscape Photography Photography & Camera Settings 24-105 Canon L Lens Attach Cable Release Attach Filter Holder BULB mode Cable Release Capturing waves Carrick Camera Club Chimping Clean ND Filters Co. Waterford Filter Holder Focusing Camera with ND Filters Focusing the Camera with Filters How to use ND Filders How to use ND Filters How to use ND Filters for Long Exposures How to use ND Grad Filters Insert ND filters Kilfarrasy Beach Long Exposure Waves Long Exposures Long Exposures for Waves and Rocks M Mode M Mode on Camera Makign Waves Misty Manual Mode Misty Waves ND Filter Holder ND Filters ND Grad Filter ND Grad Filters Rocks Seascape Sunset Tramore Turn of Image Stabalisation Turn off Auto-Focus Using ND Filters Waterford Waves Waves Long ExposureHaving recently purchased some ND filters I had being longing to try them out for quite some time. I decided to try the seascape at sunset style with the waves crashing across the rocks. The waves become misty and it looks quite nice but I had never...
- 3 Photography Myths Discussedon Jan 6, 2013 in Photography & Camera Settings Better Camera Better camera for better photos Better Photos DSLR I need a better camera I need to upgrade iPhone Camera iPhone Photography Just Photoshop it Just push the button Myths about Photography photographers Photography is Easy Photography Myth Photography Myths PhotoShop Photoshop it stunning images You need a better cameraWith the reduction in price of DSLR cameras, may people have DSLR cameras, have the interest in photography but have ideas or “a little knowledge” and as a result photography myths are created. This blog post discusses 3 of these p...
- 2012 Photography Year in Reviewon Jan 1, 2013 in Shane McDonald 2012 2013 500px and waterford red iron bridge aperture blur background Ardmore Pattern Festival Best Photographs of 2012 Blog Blur Background Calendars Facebook Flickr Floating Crane Happy New Year How to Blur Background Landscape Landscape Photography Blog Morris Oil Most Popular photoblog Photoblog Stats Photography Photography Year in Review Project 52 Project52 Social Media Toronto Canada Twitter Waterford City Website Traffic WordPress Year in ReviewWith 2012 now over, I am having a look back at the photoblog, it’s traffic and what posts were the most popular during 2012. I got the WordPress email which had some very interesting stats. I have combined this report with some from Google Anal...
- Montreal, Evening Street SceneI thought I had finished posting photos of Canada when I found this one. I thought that the photo had potential so after a bit of editing I ended up with a version I was happy with. The shot itself was one which I took while walking past this area. S...
- Winter Scenes and Frosty MorningsFrosty mornings bring with it some lovely scenes which are great to photograph. Normally you will get crisp mornings, sometimes fog and you might also get an impressive sunrise, made even more impressive if there are some nice clouds in the sky at th...
- View of Vieux-Québec (Old Quebec)on Dec 12, 2012 in Travel Photography Castle Chateau Cropping Cropping Photo Old Quebec Uses of Cropping a Photo Vieux-Québec ViewOld Quebec is a very picturesque area with much to see and on a good day, has plenty to keep a photographer busy. I liked the sky in this, early in the day, before 10am so the sun wasn’t too high. The original is a lot wider than this but I hea...
- Quebec Boardwalk by NightOne of the main features of Old Quebec is The Château Frontenac and the vast boardwalk which sits in front of it. The boardwalk is a very busy thoroughfare during the day and especially at night. The dominant Château Frontenac is a now a luxury hot...
- Chinese Gardens in Montreal Botanical GardensIf you are in Montreal you must visit the Montreal Botanical Gardens. Highlight of these amazing gardens was the Chinese gardens and buildings. The vivid colours were striking with Greens and the reds from the buildings. In order not to white out the...
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