More Canon G10 Nature Photography

Here’s another landscape shot taken a few weeks ago using the Canon G10 mounted on a light-weight tripod. Don’t let anyone tell you “point & shoot” cameras are for tourists and not serious photographers. The resolution and detail captured by this little camera is nothing less than outstanding. But don’t take my word for it. [...]

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It’s Air Show Time Again!

It’s that time of year again and we’re praying for the rain to stop before sunrise on Saturday. This year is a special treat for local photographers at the Wings Over Houston air show since they’ve finally set aside space for shooters and arranged for some flight line passes to be available. I guess my [...]

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Mountains in the Distance

Here’s another shot taken last week at the Enchanted Rock State Natural Area near Fredericksburg, Texas. The early morning sun had risen over the mountains in the distance just enough to to highlight the clouds and provide some wonderful contrast to the rocks and trees. Enjoy!

Early Morning Climb – Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, Texas
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Running Water Shot with Canon’s G10

Here’s another abstract landscape shot with Canon’s Powershot G10 using its built-in 3-stop neutral density filter. Landscape photographers have long known the creative potential a neutral density filter can offer when shooting flowing water using a long exposure. Being able to take advantage of this in a point & shoot camera is somewhat unique and [...]

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Lightroom 2 Poster Template Tutorial

I received an email last week from a photographer in Michigan who was curious how I added the white border and text to my prints (posters actually). There are many ways to do this in Photoshop (and Scott Kelby’s books detail most of these methods) but I prefer to let Lightroom 2 handle the heavy [...]

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New WordPress Theme for Mobile Visitors

WordPress has launched another great theme designed for readers accessing Serious Amateur Photography with an iPhone or iPod Touch. Now mobile visitors will be greeted by the updated WPtouch theme offering easy access to posts, pages, and archives. They’ll also get fancy AJAX commenting and post loading.
When mobile visitors click on a post they be [...]

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Landscape Photography – The View from the Top

Here’s a shot taken earlier this week during the Texas Landscape Safari at Enchanted Rock State Natural Area near Fredericksburg, Texas. Enchanted Rock is a huge granite dome that rises 425 feet above the ground, or about 1800 feet above sea level. This incredibly huge “batholith” (Google it) covers 640 acres making it one of [...]

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Shooting Waterfalls with Canon’s G10

One incredibly useful feature often overlooked in Canon’s G10 and G11 cameras is the built-in 3-stop neutral density filter. Landscape photographers know the creative potential a neutral density filter can offer when shooting flowing water and now that creative potential can be found in a point & shoot camera.
I took this shot last Saturday evening [...]

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Nature’s Own Picture Frame!

By the time you’re reading this I should be well on my way to the Texas Hill Country preparing for Sunday afternoon’s kickoff of the Texas Landscape Safari in Lampasas, Texas. The weather forecast is almost perfect with highs in the low 70’s and lows in the upper 50’s. Autumn has finally come to Texas!
It’s [...]

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Add a Little Vibrance!

Take a quick test. Walk outside on a bright and sunny day and look at the sky and the trees. Now put on a pair of sunglasses and look again. Notice how much more “vibrant” everything looks? Notice how the sky is a deeper, richer blue and the leaves on the trees are a softer [...]

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