Sweetwater Strand

My first photograph from the Florida trip in February is now on the homepage. Look for more information on this print as well as more photographs from Florida.

May Print of the Month-Sweetwater Strand

New Podcast: Ansel Exhibit Impressions

A new podcast of my first impressions from seeing Ansel Adams prints in person for the first time.

Roman Loranc Interview by DOP

Uwe Steinmueller has posted a nice interview with Roman Loranc, a BW photographer from Poland. Another master photographer extolling the benefits of simplifying one's approach to photography. Roman uses one paper, one film, one camera, and one lens (210mm) for 70% of his work. I think it is a valuable lesson that many masters can teach us to simplify our approach and focus on the artistic qualities rather than the gear and technology. Roman Loranc interview link.

Speaking at Almost Heaven Star Party

I have been invited and accepted an opportunity to speak at the Almost Heaven Star Party on Spruce Knob in WV in August. The dates are 9-12 and the location is excellent for dark skies. I will be sharing some of my new thoughts and approaches to astrophotography with a DSLR. I hope you can join us for the event and I look forward to meeting you. More information at www.ahsp.org .

Canon Lens Manufacturing Video

A link to this series of videos was published on the Astro-Physics Users list. If you enjoy seeing "behind the scenes" video, you will enjoy seeing how Canon makes their lenses from scratch. Highly recommended! Link to video.