I am gratified that an image of mine — “Outside My Comfort Zone” — was accepted by juror Alida Fish for inclusion in the 4th Annual Regional Photography Exhibit of the Rehoboth Art League. Rehoboth Art League 12 Dodds Lane, Rehoboth Beach, DE January 4 thru February 7, 2019 Artists’ Reception Friday, Jan. 4, 5-7pm […]
Dove Dale, Peak District National Park, England
Perhaps because this is such a popular place, the guidebooks we had skipped over it, yet this is one of the better walks in the Peak District. Once you get beyond the stepping stones, the number of other hikers decreases dramatically. The hike up from the valley floor is steep; just take your time. We […]
Buxton, Derbyshire, Peak District National Park, England
It was a damp chilly day in April, 2018 when we visited Buxton in Derbyshire, England, a village surrounded by Peak District National Park. If I was a bolder photographer that day, I would have taken a photo of three young men lounging outside the entrance of a pub. It was about noon and, because […]
The Roaches, Peak District National Park, England
The Roaches offer a dramatic landscape and an easy hike in the Peak District National Park in Staffordshire, England. Visually, I especially like the rock walls and how they fit with the gritstone landscape. April, 2018. If you would like to purchase one of these photographs, please contact me. Click on any thumbnail image to […]
Wetton Mill, Manifold Valley, England
Here is a place I have only been once, on a wet, cool day in 2018, heading out from the village of Warslow, down along the Manifold Valley to Wetton Mill, and back up the other side. East of the valley is was the site of much mining, long gone now except for tailings and […]
Warslow, England
Warslow, Buxton, SK17 OJG, UK is a small village in England’s Peak District National Park. Here are photographs taken in early April, 2018. Winter was slow leaving that year. The last snow of winter was the day before we got there. If you would like to purchase one of these photographs, please contact me. Click […]
Nikon ES-2 Film Digitizing Adapter
So far, I am happy with my new Nikon ES-2 Film Digitizing Adapter. Above is the third scan attempted and below are details of that scan. Click on the images to see them at 100%. I did not overthink this. I screwed the adapter onto the front of a Nikon AF Micro Nikkor 55mm f/2.8 […]
Explore Your Camera’s Shutter Speeds
Homework Assignment No. 2: Shutter Speeds, Diagonals to Corners My second homework assignment is to send me 2-5 photos in Shutter Priority Mode (“Tv” on Canon and Ricoh cameras, and “S” on Nikon and Sony cameras) and to include a line to a corner. Vary Shutter Speed Try various shutter speeds, especially at the extremes […]
Explore Your Camera’s ISO Settings
Homework Assignment No. 1: Rule of Thirds and ISO Settings The first homework assignment I give students is to take photos in Program Mode to explore ISO settings and to use the Rule of Thirds. Rule Of Thirds If you compose your image using the Rule of Thirds, vertical objects are placed one-third to the […]
Student Photos, 2012 on …
My students at the Delaware Art Museum have produced some wonderful images since I began teaching there. Here I have limited myself to 10 images from each class. Here also are links to photographs of dress rehearsals at the Delaware Children’s Theatre. Wonderland: Alice’s Rock-n-Roll Adventure, February 20, 2018 Honk! on October 3, 2017 Aristocats […]