Hand Holding Twilight Owls

Hand Holding Twilight Owls

“Okay, I get what you wrote about hand holding a telephoto lens when photographing in the daylight- widest f-stop, highest useable ISO, brace if possible, shoot a burst- but how did you get the shot of the owl in the dark? Still hand held?” Yupper! Still...
Handholding Lions

Handholding Lions

Time to pull the curtain back and let you in on the how-to of some of the photos from Africa. Every picture I took on this last trip I took hand held. Yes I carried both a tripod and a monopod and yes I had them with me whenever I was photographing but there was never...
More Pics from Uganda

More Pics from Uganda

Here are a few more of my favorite pics from my trip to Uganda. I will start to give some more substantive posts as soon as my small but perfectly formed brain comes back on line. Lots I learned on this trip. Lots I want to share.
Favorite Pics (so far)

Favorite Pics (so far)

Here are some of my favorite images I have taken so far. I actually haven’t taken many photos on this trip- too much bird watching, a lot of mediocre light and a lot of better pictures already in my files. But when the light and animals and the situation has...
The Magical Luci Light

The Magical Luci Light

This is a Luci Light. It is an inflatable, plastic, solar powered light, manufactured by Mpowerd, that has all the power necessary to change a person’s life. A Luci light costs about $15 and lasts about 2 years (new Luci Lights will last up to 10 years). It is...