May 2010

Photographing Kid’s Sports – Some Handy Tips

Submitted by David Cardinal on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 10:36

Starting with trying to capture your child’s first steps creating great images of kids in action is a lifelong and challenging task. Children’s sports are heavily photographed by parents, but usually without much success. In this article we’ll give you some tips on how to get the best images you can at sporting events…


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Submitted by AIRSCRIBE on Sun, 05/16/2010 - 08:39

Move Over Picasso: One-Shot HDR is Here

Submitted by David Cardinal on Fri, 05/14/2010 - 13:36

Many of us who have wound up in photography wish we could be artists. And while automated computer tools will hopefully never be a substitute for human talent each year there are some new, cool processing options for our digital images which add artistic effects. This year’s leading contender in my book is the new HDR Toning filter in Adobe Photoshop CS5…

Are You Checkpoint Ready? Checkpoint Friendly Bag & Insider Travel Tips

Submitted by cardinal on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 13:34

Are You Checkpoint Ready? Checkpoint Friendly Bag & Insider Travel Tips: http://ping.fm/mYkLI For every two steps back we take in lost travel convenience due to the latest new security regulations sometimes we can take a step forward. The newly arrived “Checkpoint Friendly” laptop briefcases are an example of that. I’ve been using the Skooba/Tenba Checkthrough Laptop Roller Case and it is definitely a stress reliever when going through crowded checkpoints with my vitally important (to me at least) laptop.

Are You Checkpoint Ready? Checkpoint Friendly Bag & Insider Travel Tips

Submitted by David Cardinal on Mon, 05/10/2010 - 13:34

<P>For every two steps back we take in lost travel convenience due to the latest new security regulations sometimes we can take a step forward. The newly arrived “Checkpoint Friendly” laptop briefcases are an example of that.

Intervention: GMOs, Are We Scared Enough Yet?

Submitted by David Cardinal on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 11:51

If you’ve become worried about our food after watching Food, Inc. or reading Michael Pollan, or our planet after watching An Inconvenient Truth or the natural disaster du jour on the evening news, then like me you might have thought you had your biohazard bases covered. After accounting for these looming issues I was happy to relegate the risks of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) to the dusty corner where I pile up my back issues of National Geographic and Scientific American…

Giving Raptors a Future – Photography with Last Chance Forever

Submitted by cardinal on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 09:45

Giving Raptors a Future – Photography with Last Chance Forever: http://ping.fm/ZOabu In addition to all the great songbird photography we had during our Texas Hill Country photo safari we had a special treat when John Carter of Last Chance Forever, a raptor rehabilitation foundation, brought four magnificent animals to pose and even fly for us. As my friend know I’m very careful about any photography of captive animals. It’s easy for them to be mis-treated or bred for photography once money is involved.

Giving Raptors a Future – Photography with Last Chance Forever

Submitted by David Cardinal on Thu, 05/06/2010 - 09:45

In addition to all the great songbird photography we had during our Texas Hill Country photo safari we had a special treat when John Karger of Last Chance Forever, a raptor rehabilitation foundation, brought four magnificent animals to pose and even fly for us. As my friend know I’m very careful about any photography of captive animals. It’s easy for them to be mis-treated or bred for photography once money is involved. But Last Chance Forever works strictly with raptors they are trying to rehabilitate after some accident or mis-treatment (usually unintentional) by a well-meaning “pet” owner...

Showing off the Old West in Texas—One Antique at a Time

Submitted by cardinal on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 08:55

#PhotoInfo Showing off the Old West in Texas—One Antique at a Time: http://ping.fm/KN7ty Regular readers know that I enjoy both HDR and black and white photography. So when our hosts at our recent Hill Country Photo Safari, Sharron and Larry Jay of BCNA, rolled out their fully restored antique chuckwagon I couldn’t resist combining them. To enhance the overall effect rather than use sunlight we lit the wagon with flashlights. Everyone had a lot of fun and got some great shots, but capturing the raw images only started my fun.

Showing off the Old West in Texas—One Antique at a Time

Submitted by cardinal on Tue, 05/04/2010 - 08:55

#PhotoInfo Showing off the Old West in Texas—One Antique at a Time: http://ping.fm/KN7ty Regular readers know that I enjoy both HDR and black and white photography. So when our hosts at our recent Hill Country Photo Safari, Sharron and Larry Jay of BCNA, rolled out their fully restored antique chuckwagon I couldn’t resist combining them. To enhance the overall effect rather than use sunlight we lit the wagon with flashlights. Everyone had a lot of fun and got some great shots, but capturing the raw images only started my fun.

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