A Japanese Maple (one of many) at the Portland Japanese Garden; its autumnal red, orange, and subtle golden hued leaves set above the lush green carpet of moss simply cried out to be photographed. Equipment: Canon EOS 40D body Canon EF 20mm f/2.8 USM lens Settings: F-stop: f/3.2 Exposure time: 1/40 sec. ISO speed: ISO-100 […]
The Contemporary Lantern at the Portland Japanese Garden, photographed during their annual lantern lighting evening for photography members. The soft glowing illumination of these magnificent stone lanterns can be tricky to capture without under or overexposing the image. Equipment: Canon EOS 40D body Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM lens Settings: F-stop: f/1.8 Exposure time: 1/30 […]
From time to time on Born Again Bird Watcher, I will be sharing some of my enthusiasms and discoveries pertaining to one of my other great interests in life – Japanese food and culture. These will be identified as part of an ongoing series entitled “Turning Japanese.” With its cosmopolitan environment, Seattle is quite likely […]
Perhaps not unlike many modern photographers, I have precious little experience with black and white, or as it seems to be more recently called, monochrome, photography. A child of the Technicolor generation, I have, with the exception of some early television programs and the classic films that I very much enjoy, always experienced the world […]