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silvanadphotography
- 7 days ago
- 3 min
Peaked Focus
Peaked focus. What is it and how does it helps you achieve sharp focus in difficult lighting situations?
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silvanadphotography
- Jul 16
- 4 min
Gadgetmania (Part 2)
Photography is one of those crafts that can span the extremes when it comes to accessories. Technically all you need is a camera to...
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silvanadphotography
- Jul 12
- 6 min
Gadgetmania (Part 1)
I'm not talking cameras - though they are in a category of mania all their own. I'm talking about all the other periphery past tripods.
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silvanadphotography
- Jun 27
- 3 min
Hustle It Up
Night photography and ND filters require long exposures. Long exposure images are beautifully silky and visually rich. Clouds become soft...
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silvanadphotography
- Jun 16
- 2 min
Comfort. Friend or Foe?
I think comfort has a dual purpose. It serves to increase confidence in our abilities to accomplish something. It allows us to sharpen...
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silvanadphotography
- Jun 12
- 3 min
Like a Big Pizza Pie
There is something magical about photographing the Moon. It's a perfect subject for a photographer. It's always there. It's always...
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silvanadphotography
- Jun 5
- 2 min
Tripping (over) the Clouds Fantastic
Sometimes you are given lemons. Luckily I love lemonade and tend to make a lot of it. This was a night comprised of a large basket of...
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silvanadphotography
- May 28
- 3 min
Filter Fumble
Photographic filters are fantastic. They alter the light and allow for great photographic creativity.
They are also a pain in the posterior
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silvanadphotography
- May 16
- 3 min
Glimpsed Actualities
Ever wonder if you are missing something when looking at a scene? I'm not talking about missing "the shot".
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silvanadphotography
- May 2
- 3 min
A (Large) Grain of Salt
I've been on my photographic journey for as long as I remember. My earliest memories revolve around holding a camera. It has stalled at...
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silvanadphotography
- Apr 18
- 2 min
Dump the Color
Black & White is a technique worth learning as it pushes you to consider contrast, light, shapes, and texture.
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silvanadphotography
- Apr 4
- 3 min
X-Ray Vision
Infrared allows us to see a great deal in daylight, but it isnโt limited to just daylight or a couple of seasons.
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silvanadphotography
- Mar 20
- 4 min
Time Obsessed
โPhotography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.โ A photograph is a time machine.
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silvanadphotography
- Mar 7
- 3 min
The Infrared Zone
So what is infrared photography and why shoot it? Humans can see only a tiny sliver of the electromagnetic spectrum. IR lets us see more.
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silvanadphotography
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Shaken, not Stirred
I like visiting places repeatedly for the same reason. I always notice something that I completely missed before.
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silvanadphotography
- Jan 2
- 4 min
Kick Starting
You have a DSLR or mirror-less camera sitting somewhere collecting dust. Itโs not being used, most likely due to several reasons.
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silvanadphotography
- Dec 21, 2021
- 3 min
Wondrous Winter
I confess I am one of those nuts that love winter. I love everything about it. The snow (oh yasss), the ice, the early sunsets, the color...
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silvanadphotography
- Dec 1, 2021
- 2 min
Capturing December
๐ท - Nikon D810 ๐ - Nikon 28-300mm ๐ - ISO 100 ๐ - f/8 ๐ โ 5 secondsโ December. The month of the year blazes with colorful lights as...
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silvanadphotography
- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min
to Filter or Not to Filter, that is the Question
๐ท - Nikon D850 ๐ - Nikon 24-120mm f/4โ @ 38mm ๐ - ISO 100 ๐ - f/11 ๐ โ 30 secondsโ Benro Master TrueNight filter Night Filters. What...
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silvanadphotography
- Sep 22, 2021
- 1 min
How to get Pin Point Stars
Achieving pin point stars on your Milky Way or astro-landscape photographs.
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