Flaming Backlight
A long time ago a company named Kodak (remember them?) used to give tips on how to take better photographs. One of the tips was to keep the sun over
Author: Alan
Live vs. Photo
One thing beginner (or non-) photographers don’t understand is that we humans see things differently than a camera does. This seems, on the surface, to be impossible, as we still
Remembering Old Images
I have set up a slide copy system to digitize my old slides.To put it is perspective, I have not shot any film, including slides since the early 2000’s. I
A Sad Day
I found out today that the gentleman who was the best Santa Clause has passed away. I only really knew “Santa Gerry” through various paid and volunteer jobs around Christmas
Not the Sharpest…
There is a quest in photography to get the sharpest photograph. We spend a lot of money on the best lenses, we spend a lot of time getting the focus
All the Details
Reading the comments on photos in social media, people often seem to think the only way to get a good photograph is to travel to exotic places. It is always
Black and White
I will start this blog with a bit of reminiscing. Back in the film days, shooting colour film was easy, you shot your roll of film and brought it to
Back up and running
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I had to move my work computer home. It took over my desk, so I had to disassemble my photo work station. I guess I
Different Places
So the snow is gone. It only lasted about a day and a half, but it shut down the whole southern Vancouver Island. I did not want to bring my
Snow Day – 2020
In Victoria we don’t deal well with snow. Today, the city basically closed down. My apartment’s parking lot is not plowed, the streets are only partly plowed, buses are not