by David Middleton | Jun 18, 2014 | Articles
I was asked recently about how I carry my photography gear around when I travel so I thought I would share my strategies. Don’t expect anything to amazing- you’re more likely to be underwhelmed than overwhelmed. The first thing you have to understand about...
by David Middleton | Jun 16, 2014 | Articles
I though I would share the very first photos I had published in a national magazine back in 1985- photos you wouldn’t expect from a nature photographer purist. I was living in Corvallis, Oregon and my wife at the time was teaching in the forestry...
by David Middleton | Jun 11, 2014 | Articles
Yeah! I’m back in Whackoland where all that is wrong is right and all that is right is just plain boring. I have had brief visits to Whackoland in the past but I have never bought a ticket and got a room and intended to stay! Last night, things changed and I...
by David Middleton | Jun 9, 2014 | Articles
One of the things that photographers have to do is to learn how to effectively hand-hold a long telephoto lens. The reason this is necessary is that there are times when using a tripod (the preferred technique with any lens longer than 200mm) just isn’t...
by David Middleton | Jun 2, 2014 | Articles
Up here on the Pacific Coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia mid way through a photo workshop. So far the weather has cooperated and the locations have all been productive. We have photographed beautiful tide pools full of bright green anemones and purple and...