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Migrating to Capture One Pro
In the time since I penned Goodbye Lightroom, I first evaluated and then started to use Capture One Pro in a somewhat prolonged migration from Lightroom to Capture One. During this transition I made notes covering Capture One’s strengths, decisions I had to make to move my photographs from Lightroom’s library to Capture One’s catalog.…
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Ricketts Glen State Park
We first visited Ricketts Glen State Park earlier this year in August. Although that visit was aimed at completing the Falls Trail – a 5mi loop that takes you along roughly 20 waterfalls – I still brought my camera along. The trail is easily among the most beautiful in the region. A little into the…
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Assateague and Chincoteague
We didn’t have too much trouble spotting the famous wild horses and ponies of Assateague and Chincoteague. Immediately upon entering Assateague State Park, we came across a group grazing beside the road. Long unkempt manes add a dash of careless aloofness to their beauty. Although Assateague and Chincoteague are famous for these large (controlled) population…
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Photography & Exposure – How I Expose
For a long time DSLRs have been sophisticated enough to cleverly expose the scene in front of them. Essentially all DSLRs start by metering the subject, which means they use the in-built lightmeter to determine the intensity of light reflected off or emitted by the subject. The DSLR next calculates the different possible exposures which…
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Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge
When – 3rd and 10th July Where – Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge During our John Heinz Wildlife Refuge a fellow (more experienced) birder suggested we visit Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge in Delaware. Unlike John Heinz, it is remote, located in the countryside. This, and the fact that it is a vast tidal marsh, enables…
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Tale of two photos
Every monsoon Kharghar, a scenic node in Navi Mumbai, becomes home to dozens of waterfalls. Most of these can be viewed along main roads, making even short drives a pleasure. We were hoping for such a scenic drive when heading out to Kharghar this weekend. Sadly, the sight we actually saw was a bit different.…
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Bald Eagle
When – 2nd July, 2017 Where – Peace Valley Park, along the long south-east side Having spent a very fruitful day at the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge, we planned to spend an evening at Peace Valley Park, specifically in the small shallow swampy pool near the Nature Center. The aim was to photograph some great-blue…
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John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge
When – 1st July, 2017 Where – John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge is one of the more popular birding spots near Philadelphia. From the get-go I was sceptical of the richness of this preserve – for one, it is next to the airport and secondly, Google Maps told me that…
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Blue Jay
When – 11th June, 2017 Where – Peace Valley Park, near the Nature Center I photographed these Blue Jays along one of the many small intertwined trails around the Nature Center of Peace Valley Park. Despite it being a bright sunny day outside, i was all the time stuck in the upper thousands with my…