Archive for February, 2006

Softening Digital Images

Tuesday, February 28th, 2006

The nature of photographic media has changed. That is the
obvious part; but what can surprise you is that the lens filters
that worked so well with your film cameras don’t always achieve
the same results in the digital realm. Photographers who’ve
discovered this are either abandoning their old filters and
using nothing or using whatever software comes standard with
their […]

Turn To Weather When You’re Bored

Monday, February 27th, 2006

What do you do when you are bored witless and want to grow some
more brain cells? Just when you think there is nothing left to
do on summer vacation, here are a few weather related crafts and
experiments.
On the top of my list is time-lapse photography. Set up a
camcorder on a tripod, point it at a hill […]

Taking Panoramic Landscapes - The Easy Solution

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

I love panoramas. There’s something very appealing about their
shape. It’s probably because we see the world more in these
dimensions than the near square format of standard film/sensor
frames. It might also explain the upsurge in the popularity of
widescreen TVs!
Panoramas have a reputation of being hard to take. There are
dedicated panorama cameras available but unless you’ve got […]