Welcome
I'm an
amateur photographer, specializing in wildlife and natural scenes.
I've learned a lot getting to where I am now, and I'd like to
share some of that knowledge with you. Being a beginner myself, I have
a great perspective from which to give you useful information. This
site is mainly geared towards people who are just becoming interested
in this great art, but as I update and add new articles, I'm sure that
there will be something for everyone. Thanks for visiting; check out
the articles and links below:
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Articles:
Section One: The Gear -Skip this section if you're not a total beginner and/or have equipment already.Intro, and Film vs. Digital
Choosing a Camera Body
Choosing a Lens
Choosing a Tripod and Accessories
Section Two: See and Be
Seeing - How to Spot Wildlife
Not Being Seen - How to Get Close to Wildlife
Section Three: Elemental Controls - The concepts, features, and functions that you'll need to be familiary with in order to take a well composed photograph. Skip if you know of things like shutter-speed and aperture.
Sections that I am currently writing:
Section Four: Framing and Composing - Taking the picture; what you need to be aware of, and working towards. (with images)
Section Five: Post Editing - Touching up and editing your photographs with a program such as Photoshop or GIMP (with images)
Section Six: Adventures - Various specific situations (Whales, Hummingbirds, etc.) from my personal adventures and how to make great photographs out of them. Will be continually updated as I am able to get into the world.
Section Seven: Gallery - A gallery of some of my photos pointing out the good and bad which can be learned from.
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