Posted in Photography on Jan 27th, 2007
  When I was a young boy my mother used to put “bluing†into loads of white laundry. If you’ve ever seen bluing you know that it is very blue indeed—about as blue as blue food coloring. Subtle it is most definitely not! Mom would add a small about of this concoction to a load of [...]
Posted in Photography on Jan 16th, 2007
Well I have finished Understanding Digital Photography by Bryan Peterson, so here is Part 2 of the review.
Bryan did his usual excellent job on this book. Maybe it’s just me, but I always learn something and come away inspired after reading him.
Bryan’s discussion of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO are very good. In this book [...]
Posted in Random on Jan 16th, 2007
A friend of mine, Mickey Grackin has a very interesting site that showcases his video work. Mickey does a lot of very interesting stuff for weddings, etc. I also found his short movies to be creative and very enjoyable. Enter the site and take a look at “Snack Attack”, which can be found near the [...]
Posted in Random on Jan 15th, 2007
My wife and I spent our extended weekend at a great Bed and Breakfast place in Old Forge, NY called Haynes White House Inn. This wonderful home is owned by Margaret Haynes who we met a couple of years ago when we stayed at her other great property, Log Camp.
Log Camp is a 1906 log [...]
Posted in Photography on Jan 3rd, 2007
I’m reading another Bryan Peterson book—this one is entitled Understanding Digital Photography. Although I’m just getting started I already have a few comments, so I thought I’d do this book review in multiple parts. This is part one.
I like Bryan’s books as a general rule. He has reasons for the positions he takes and shows [...]
