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Rodney Daly’s Wisconsin Colors

Travelling photog and long time 2 Guy contributor Rodney Daly sent us these fall photos from his recent exploration of Wisconsin’s many country roads, taken with his Nikon D3100 shooting in manual mode.  He provided some “color commentary”… This photo … Continue reading

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Looking for a little color in the late fall

A scarce as color in a New England forest in late fall may be, I found just a little… “How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.”  John Burroughs Sony Nex 6, … Continue reading

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Delicious Autumn!

“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”  George Eliot From a nearby pond that has never disappointed when it comes to opportunities … Continue reading

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Color in the streets

I don’t know about you, but whenever I think of “street photography”, I think in black and white. But during a very brief walk to my car one morning this week, I was struck by the colors: bright, subdued, warm, … Continue reading

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The color of the night

“I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.”                            Vincent Van Gogh   I have to agree with Vincent. Sony NEX 6, using the Handheld Twilight mode, which takes six photos in a … Continue reading

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Let the sun shine in!

Here’s the backstory on this unusual shot. Last week, I had just finished an early breakfast with my daughter at a favorite café/bakery in Newton, MA, when we exited into the brightest, most glorious winter day you can imagine. Adjacent … Continue reading

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“Be daring, be different, be impractical…”

“…be anything that will assert integrity of purpose and imaginative vision against the play-it-safers, the creatures of the commonplace, the slaves of the ordinary.” Sony NEX 6, f/4.5, 1/100s, ISO 400, edited in Lightroom 4. Quote by Cecil Beaton (English … Continue reading

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The new Sony NEX 6, part II

Continuing with my initial impressions of the Sony NEX 6, begun in Monday’s post, the NEX 6 adds Wi-Fi, which, when activated, allows you to connect wirelessly to your smart phone or tablet, after downloading an app to your device. … Continue reading

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The season of change

This is the most colorful season in New England, the time of year when shorter days signal trees to stop making food and live off what they’ve stored.  The green chlorophyll fades from the leaves and yellows, oranges and reds … Continue reading

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Daily Photo Phix: Last light, last night on Cape Cod

Welcome to the Daily Photo Phix, Rey’s and my endeavor to share one of our own photos with you, each day.  We’ll post the photo with some background on where, why or how we made it, what we like about … Continue reading

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