Monthly Archives: February 2011

Making a Panorama of Sedona, AZ

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

Sedona, Arizona is a gorgeous land of red rocks, lush valleys, arts, shopping and outdoor adventures.  If I sound like I work for the tourist bureau, I could – we visited last fall and thoroughly enjoyed this small city that … Continue reading →

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My Quick Take: the E-PL2 vs. the GF2

Posted on February 25, 2011 by 2guysphoto

In the three-part series on my transition from a full DSLR kit toward a micro four-thirds set-up, particularly in Part 3, I commented that my experience had been mostly a favorable one.  But, there was one troubling annoyance that I … Continue reading →

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“It takes a lot of looking”

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

 “It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter, because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary; it takes a lot of looking before you learn … Continue reading →

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One more from Yosemite

Posted on February 22, 2011 by 2guysphoto

Photographed with an Olympus E-PL2 and Olympus 9-18 lens.  Five shots merged together (to gain details in the washed out sky and to lighten the rocks and flowing water in the foreground) and combined and tweaked in Nik HDR Efex … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Big on Small – Part 3 of 3

Posted on February 20, 2011 by 2guysphoto

This post concludes the three part series on my transition away from my normal Nikon digital SLR kit and toward the smaller and lighter micro four-thirds system.  Part 1 contained the background and Part 2 the rationale for the switch. … Continue reading →

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Searching for John Wayne

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

(Nikon D90, f11, 1/125s) Here is another image from our trip out west last fall.  Monument Valley was one of John Wayne’s and Director John Ford’s favorite locations for filming westerns.  It’s easy to see why.  While the vastness of … Continue reading →

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Which is better?

Posted on February 19, 2011 by 2guysphoto

Just returned from a few days out West and am playing around now with some of the several hundred shots I took.  As I’m a fan of HDR photography but always strive for realistic, not garish, I posted the first … Continue reading →

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Yosemite in Winter

Posted on February 17, 2011 by 2guysphoto

  Finally got there.  Yosemite National Park – the land of Half Dome, El Capitan, Bridal Veil Falls… and photographers upon photographers.  Part 3 of 3 of my micro-4/3 transition review and lots of pics coming soon.  Just need to … Continue reading →

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Entering Monument Valley

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

(Nikon D90, 1/500s, f8) Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park is a part of, and managed by the Navajo Nation. There are some 300,000 Navajo people living within the 16 million acre Navajo Nation. This spactacular area was one of the … Continue reading →

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It’s a Matter of Perspective

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

How many times have you said “Hmm, now there’s an interesting (scene, subject, person, etc.), raised your camera to your eye, and fired away, point blank, taking your picture straight on, at eye level?  And then, how many times do … Continue reading →

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File this under “Inspiration”

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

Someone once said something along the lines of “You should look at 10,000 images before you pick up a camera”. As I posted recently, it’s so important to be able to “see the light”, and viewing the work of others, … Continue reading →

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Pick a word and shoot it

Posted on February 10, 2011 by 2guysphoto

One of my favorite photographic challenges, particularly if I find myself wondering what to tackle next, is to pick a word.  One word.  And then go out and attempt to make an image that captures the very essence of the … Continue reading →

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Learning to See

Posted on February 9, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

Rey had a great post (“Would you please repeat that?”) that discussed repeating patterns and how they are 1) all around us and 2) easy to find if you simply look for them.  As Rey said, “The trick is seeing … Continue reading →

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Would you please repeat that?

Posted on February 8, 2011 by 2guysphoto

I’m quick to bemoan the fact that I don’t live in Yosemite Valley or by the Mediterranean every time I feel like grabbing my camera and heading out.  A quiet neighborhood, nothing special.  The local downtown, pretty basic.  My own … Continue reading →

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Slow it down for Maximum Impact

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

We generally think of shooting in shutter priority mode when we have action that we are trying to freeze.  Dial in a fast shutter speed to stop that passing car, that swooping bird, or those passing cyclists. But shutter priority … Continue reading →

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A Photographer’s Quick Snow Survival Guide

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

Winters in New England can be quite harsh, and this season is proving to be exceptionally challenging with record snowfalls, cold and ice.  For many of us, it’s been a time to dig in, stay warm, and catch up on … Continue reading →

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Racing to Catch a Train That Wasn’t

Posted on February 5, 2011 by 2guysphoto

If you saw Steve Martin in “Planes, Trains and Automobiles”, then you’ll understand what getting home from Washington DC in a snow storm was like for me last week. As I was crossing the street, headed to Union Station to … Continue reading →

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Lesson Learned: This is not an easy shot

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ed Spadoni

Every winter, I’ve seen and admired those beautiful dripping icicle shots, so yesterday, with freezing rain falling all around us, I thought, why not?  It had to be a simple matter of selecting an interesting, drippy icicle, aiming a fast … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Big on Small – Part 2 of 3

Posted on February 2, 2011 by 2guysphoto

In my last post (click here), I declared that I had moved away from my traditional Nikon DSLR rig and into the micro-4/3 realm.  This was not, I implied, a toe dip… rather, it was a full on belly flop. … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Big on Small – Part 1 of 3

Posted on February 1, 2011 by 2guysphoto

When new “standards” emerge with a goal of toppling existing ones, it’s usually a long and difficult climb for the upstart.  Just ask Sony (Betamax in the mid ’70s, Digital Audio Tape in the mid ’80s, the Minidisc in the … Continue reading →

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