In his superb book on the subject, Macro Photography for Gardeners and Nature Lovers, Alan Detrick strongly recommends two things for improved success in recording close-up, highly detailed images: use a tripod to steady the camera, and use a remote or cable release to prevent the minute amount of camera shake that can be caused […]
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A Marvelous Wish
Sometimes it takes me a bit longer than others to discover things. Not that this bothers me, mind you. I happen to be perfectly comfortable with my ways; they make me feel as though I’m never rushing into things unwisely. One of the things that most everyone else seems to have long known that I’ve […]
Digiscoping by the Mighty Columbia
With the advancing springtime offering longer daylight hours and improved weather conditions, my family and I took a trip back to our ancestral home of Astoria, Oregon for a week-end stay at the Cannery Pier Hotel. Built on the pier of a former salmon cannery, this hotel offers a view like no other of the […]
Paying it Forward One Beehive at a Time
In their recent book A World Without Bees, Alison Benjamin and Brian McCallum paint a grim picture of what life would be like for humans if it weren’t for bees. Most of what we eat grows as either a result of direct pollination by bees or, in the case of livestock such as cattle, pigs, […]