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...
by David Middleton | May 30, 2014 | Articles
Here are some more images from my photo/writing investigation in New York City’s Central Park. I concentrated on the horse carriages and drivers and even went to the stables where the horses are kept. Everywhere I went all the people associated with the carriage...