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Focus Stacking – First Time Attempt

Focus Stacking – My First Attempt At This With Photoshop This post is a bit more technical than my usual Blog.  Directed more for laymen and beginner DSLR photographers.  It’s just about my experience and […]

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Aloha Safari Zoo

    A Visit to the Aloha Safari Zoo      I joined a group from the Capital City Camera Club for an outing to the Aloha Safari Zoo.  It is located about an hour […]

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Power Line Maintenance

  Power Line Maintenance   The Asplundh Tree Service Company has been on the property the last two days doing power line maintenance.  There seems to be a bit of a change with the equipment […]

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A Cameras View of Scenery Around Falls Lake

Falls Lake Scenery    Here are some pictures of the birds and scenery around Falls Lake the last couple of days.  The lake level is fairly low, showing that we really are in a bit […]

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Snow in Durham 1-17-18

Snow in Durham 1-17-18 First – Birds in the Snow  Here are some pictures I took as the birds were super active in the snow Next days pictures And these are some landscape snow scenery […]

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Photography Hike in Steamboat Springs – 12-3-17

Photography Hike In Steamboat Springs Colorado I am in Steamboat Springs to go skiing.  But the snow conditions are not the best, and I decided to use this first day of good weather to take […]

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Magnolia Plantation Wildlife

Magnolia Plantation Wildlife A trip to the Magnolia Plantation and Gardens in late November did not offer much in the way of prime time gardens or flowers at this time of year.  But the wildlife […]

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A Trip to Charleston

  A Trip to Charleston, SC We decided to spend the long Thanksgiving weekend by taking a trip to Charleston, SC.  Voted one of the most beautiful cities in the US, there were certainly plenty […]

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Beach Renourishment in Myrtle Beach

 Beach Renourishment In Myrtle Beach Beach renourishment, or beach replenishment, is the practice of adding sand or sediment to beaches to combat erosion and increase beach width.  Something a little different on this Blog.  I’m […]

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Rooftop Pictures Of The Raleigh Skyline – 10-20-17

Raleigh Skyline 10-20-17 I have been hoping to get back on the roof for some more Raleigh Skyline pictures like I did in early May of this year.  Link- (Nightscape shots of Raleigh)   I […]

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Adjusting exposure and flash with flowers on a cloudy day

Flowers and Flash I had some time to go out with the camera today.  It was a cloudy day with very poor light.  So I decided to play around and experiment by under exposing the […]

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NCSU Dog Olympics

  Dog Olympics at NCSU Veterinary School – October 2017 Just a quick post of some pictures I took at the annual event of the Dog Olympics at the North Carolina State University Veterinary School […]

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Road Trip – Wisconsin to North Carolina

Road Trip – September 2017 I drove from Wisconsin back home to North Carolina on an unexpected Road Trip.  The straight through shot on interstate roads could of been done in less than 20 hours […]

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Sand Hill Cranes

Sand Hill Cranes Door County Wisconsin – September 2017 While in Wisconsin I traveled the back roads checking the farm fields for Sand Hill Cranes.  Southwest of Sturgeon Bay, I found them.  At first I […]

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Little Green Heron

Little Green Heron Photo Shoot   This Little Green Heron was so cooperative and gave me so many good shots, I decided to devote a blog page just for this one bird.  Moving and posing […]

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Vagabond Hiker Photo Shoot

Vagabond Hiker Photo Shoot   It is called the Vagabond Hiker Photo Shoot because my nephew agreed to be my model to practice some things I’ve been wanting to try.  He has hiked the Appalachian […]

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New Wildlife Cam

         New Wildlife Cam A new wildlife cam has been added to my arsenal of camera accessories recently.  A hunter type waterproof camera, it most importantly has a motion sensor.  When set […]

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Raleigh Sunflower Field at Sunrise

Raleigh Sunflower Field at Sunrise I decided to check out the Raleigh Sunflower Field at sunrise today.  My wife and I headed out at 4:30 for the 45 minute trip to be there well ahead […]

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Crystal Energy

Crystal Energy This pic I call Crystal Energy is just something from an interesting idea I had.  It took a studio setup to make this happen.  Nikon D750 with a Nikon 50mm 1.8D lens. A […]

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Weekend in Wildwood New Jersey

  Weekend in Wildwood New Jersey  — 2017 This was actually our annual family reunion weekend in Wildwood, NJ. (The above sign is plural representing 3 areas, Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, and North Wildwood.) It was […]

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