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“Chiaroscuro” in regard to photography, as with painting and cinematography, describes “extreme low-key lighting to create distinct areas of light and darkness” (to quote Wikipedia). “The term early broadened in meaning to cover all strong contrasts in illumination between light and dark areas in art.” (Wikipedia) Note: This image will animate 3 times. Hit refresh if you’d li

I regret to inform my podcast subscribers that there is an interruption in my Podcast feed as a result of a fraudulent cancellation of my podcast hosting account over night. Once the service is restored I’ll relay an update. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Late Sunday I learned that this week is National Wildlife Week. This is a great time to make use of a variety of online resources to educate friends or just get out and enjoy / pay respect to wildlife in your area. More information can be found at… National Wildlife Week – National Wildlife Federation About the photo: Taken in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The wolf, not knowing I was in the area, c

Another shot of Cloud Gate from Millenium Park in Chicago. This was one of the few photos taken where the number of people in the reflection was kept to a minimum. With people wandering in and out of the area a wide angle view of a reflection is pretty tough to come by hence my choice for using a longer focal length (likely ~200mm). On a side note I have to admit I was surprised how much fun it was to photograph this

I’m slowly making head way in posting all of my photos from last years Photo A Day project. The latest being… September 2006. Stay posted I’m aiming to get October photos out soon.[tags]Photo A Day, PAD, stakeout, 2006, digital photography, photo, photography[/tags]

In the process of wishing everyone the best for Earth Day I thought the following resource, previously mentioned on my blog, might help others make a difference this coming year. 50 Things You Can Do To Stop Global Warming In addition I thought I would share a favorite aerial photo of mine from this past summer. One of the many beautiful facets of our world. For other views of our worlds pristine beauty check out the

One of the many fun local photographic opportunities is to shoot the Blue Angels when they come to San Francisco for Fleet Week. Today’s breaking news is that the #6 plane crashed while performing at an air show in Beaufort, S.C. Pilot Killed in S.C. Blue Angel Crash – San Francisco Chronicle I haven’t seen a report who the pilot was that died in the incident, but my heart goes out to his/her family

This weekend faced with a mountain of work from a few successful photography trips I started to think about the biggest pitfalls of digital photography. Sure you always hear about all the great things that digital photography affords, but seldom do you see a concentrated discussion of the pitfalls the medium presents. With out further adieu here are what I consider to be the 5 Biggest Digital Photography PitfallsR