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  • Home Is Where The Heart Is

    I submitted a photo series to the Street Photographers Foundation on March 31st, the deadline. I made the series the day before, in my hometown of Cincinnati Ohio at the Reds Opening Day Parade. I was chosen as a finalist in the competition. I’m still unfulfilled in my photography. What is fulfilling is that I Read more

  • Two Color Photos

    99% of the time, my photos look better in black and white. Not sure why. I don’t know if it’s my approach or lack of skill in processing color photos. Probably a little of both. But I found two photos I like in color. They were both shot in pretty good light which seems to Read more

  • Five Frames From Venice Beach

    Still experimenting with post processing. Really liking the Film Noir 3 preset in Silver Efex Pro. I made a few adjustments to each photo but it took no time at all. Read more

  • Found A Snail

    I asked ChatGPT to tell me an interesting fact about this snail I photographed yesterday. “An interesting fact about snails is that they are hermaphrodites, meaning that each individual has both male and female reproductive organs. When two snails mate, they exchange sperm, and each snail can then fertilize the eggs of the other. This Read more

  • Five Frames From Santa Monica

    Went out after work into the bad light and did my daily photo walk. When the light isn’t the best, I suppose that’s where post processing comes in. I decided to use the Film Noir 3 preset in Silver Efex Pro and I like the way the photos came out. It turned otherwise uninteresting light Read more

  • When Dynamic Range Is Nice

    I try to get the photo right in camera, but sometimes it isn’t possible. This isn’t the best photo, but it is an historical account of an incident in Santa Monica. This photo is an extreme case as the super bright white wall and the firemen in the shadows are about five stops difference. I Read more