A new and good friend has told me that 1stWebDesigner have published a list of the top 28 Online Photo Editing Websites. Great list, but most of them are simply a bit of fun. Of them, here are those that most appeal to me for one main reason: They supply a simple way to present... Continue Reading →
Canon’s Biggest Lens
Faaaaar out! See what I did there, because this lens can shoot far.... oh well, moving on... Canon have a new and massive lens in their artillery that surpasses “The Beast” : The new Canon 800mm f5.6 L-Series Stabilised Telephoto is the first EF mount telephoto in this focal length from Canon itself and it... Continue Reading →
Painting with Children
Last week I was on a five day short holiday with my wife and two nieces. As usual (and you would expect), I photographed about five hundred photographs each day. Mostly of the girls, but those photographs are restricted for family viewing. What I enjoyed photographing most was their artwork, the seascape, landscape, pelicans and... Continue Reading →
Creating Your Life’s Story
A rabbit is in a forest typing his life story. A fox comes along and says, "What are you doing, rabbit?" The rabbit says that he's typing his life story. The fox doesn't believe it, so the rabbit says, "Come in here to the cave, and I'll show you the beginning of it." So the... Continue Reading →
Evolution of my Blogging
Wow, I have been blogging for over six years! The first two years were simply snippets of my day's activities, nothing more than the computer work I was doing. Back in early 2006 I discovered a number of alternative blog-creation sites, but settled for WordPress.com. I'm yet to say it was the best choice, but... Continue Reading →
Flamingo to Heaven
As I left this morning, I noticed an astonishing site. The neighbours yard was filled with plastic pink flamingos. Living nearby to a suburb where gnomes on the front of many businesses is a biennial occurrence meant that siting didn't faze me ... much. But seeing as how the old man was sitting there on... Continue Reading →
Strobing with a Flash-Gun
I found this interesting tutorial on flickr.com: Setting & Using the 580EX II Multi Strobe Function. I have adjusted the instructions slightly, modifying sentence structure and highlighting important words. Read on below photograph for instructions showing how flash-strobing is possible with the Canon 580EX II. I look forward to trialling this shortly. Setting up Camera... Continue Reading →
Portraits
I don't often get many opportunities to photograph humans, either in portrait or activity. The best places seem to be anyone congregating in a public place, at a party of wine-drinkers, and at a family event. Not much, but at least some of them are both willing and smiling! So when I can photograph human... Continue Reading →
Portraits at the Adelaide Zoo
Last Sunday I visited the Adelaide Zoo with a group of Redbubble photographers. I've written article about the fun and frivolity, plus uploaded a dozen photographs of the zoo animals we shot during our seven hour trek around the Zoo. But the day was not all about animals. I took the opportunity to photograph humans,... Continue Reading →
The Entrepreneurial Life of Stephen Mitchell 