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Photography
Shooting in the dark with no flash or lights
I took a chance at doing this photo session close to dark. I didn't have my flash or lighting but I was hoping between my Canon R5 camera, the Canon 28 - 70 f2 lens and shooting at a high ISO, I could get some shots. Boy did we! These are just a few. We were happy with how the images came out. I edited them in Lightroom. As you can see in the first picture it was pretty dark, but using the sliders in Lightroom did the …
Photo Encaustic
I'm excited to share my latest obsession with you. I love being creative using different Art Mediums and at the moment this is my favorite. It's called Photo Encaustic. The word Encaustic comes from the Greek Enkaustikos which means to burn in and refers to the process of fusing with heat. Encaustic is a combination of beeswax and damar resin, (tree sap in it's rawest form) melted and applied. Wax is a durable material excellent for sealing and preserving. Pausias, a greek painter …
Day Trip To Nantucket
I've always wanted to take a trip up the East Coast. So in July of 2017 we did just that. Avery and Bryant came along on my adventure. We flew into Boston rented a car and drove to Dennis Port, Massachusetts. We stayed overnight in a hotel, got up early and caught a ferry to Nantucket for the day. Here are pictures from our Day Trip To Nantucket. We took so many pictures but you would be reading this for hours so here are the highlights of the day. We rode The Grey Lady IV in and took it …
My Photography Gear
Vacation season will soon be here. Today I'm sharing my photography gear that I use when traveling! I used to shoot with Nikon and I loved it but when traveling, I want my photography gear to be lighter and not so bulky. I researched the full frame mirrorless cameras and settled on the Sony A7RII. I love this camera. First off it's way smarter than me and works extremely well in the automatic setting. When I'm on a trip and walking around I don't shoot in manual mode unless it's really …