Feeding Tanager

This morning I was fortunate enough to photograph this Western Tanager feeding. Yesterday I learned of re-positioning my focus points to obtain so much detail and clarity. What surprised me is I always had in my thoughts the 85mm was only used for portraits but as I set up to take this image discovered the…

Lydia of Thyatira

โ€œAnd on the Sabbath day we went out of the city to the riverside, where prayer was customarily made; and we sat down and spoke to the women who met there. Now a certain woman named Lydia heard us. She was a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshiped God. The Lord…

Coming Together at 3:00 A.M.

Life is just too precious to spend all your days and nights sleeping. I sleep 4-6 hours per night so I spend a great deal of time alone during the early morning hours. This helps me to focus. I work out photographic problems and even write some poetry. The following image I took this early…

Focus Lesson

Judith: My Lovely Model This afternoon I set up with my 85mm f1.2 portrait lens with dear Judith. This image captured in our living room at approximately 3:00 p.m. is still out of focus, but I have discovered some new truths. 1.) The camera was on a tripod 2.) Focus Point was on Judith's left…

When Not in Focus, Posterize

This late morning we had a photoshoot that turned out rough. I, the photographer was not quite prepared technologically. I had focus points everywhere. There remained not enough natural light through wooden shudders. I failed to modify the ISO, WB, and I was not real clear how to adjust my focus points and/or metering. This…

Focal Planes & Focal Length

John G Evans c 2019 Through my honest attempt to comprehend the photographic focal planes within the camera lens I consulted a brilliant photography colleague of mine whose name I shall not reveal at this time having no consent to mention her name. However, she brought to light the mystery hidden within the complex world…