exploring nature’s infinite connections
I am still digitizing some old 35mm slide photographs via my D800, and this series I came upon is from 2002. We had a few yards of dirt delivered to our backyard, and covered it with a tarp to keep it from blowing around too much. That tarp sat undisturbed for...
Gary Crabbe wrote a post a bit over a month ago asking if his images shot on slide film are now dead. If you pixel peep slide scans vs. the digital files available from today's cameras, slide film certainly leaves a lot to be desired. It has a very different look...
I have been itching for some more practice with wildlife and my D800. Since I don't have the Nikon expensive vertical grip, my frame rate is limited to 4 fps (frames per second) in FX mode, and the camera can do 5 fps in DX mode. The vertical grip would give me up...
I had some more time to spend in the field this past weekend getting to know my D800. I ventured into a new section of woods along the Clinton River, about 20 minutes drive from my house. I immediately saw some high densities of color in the distance which...
This past week I had planned to spend a day down at Magee Marsh in Ohio with hopes to catch part of the bird migration underway. This area is a well known migrant trap, where many birds stop to rest and feed before making the flight across Lake Erie. Birding...