One of the most often used words in the language of photography is “Exposure”. Technically, exposure refers to the amount of light that reaches the imaging sensor while you’re making your photograph (or, for those of us over 20-something who remember when everything wasn’t digital, replace “imaging sensor” with “film plane”). Most commonly, however, when we use the term “exposure” were using it to describe a certain visual aspect of a photo. Overexposure and Underexposure For example, you have probably seen the terms “Overexposed” and “Underexposed”...
Early Season Cross Countr...
posted by CEGPhoto
Even though I didn’t write a new Photos of the Week post last week, I did get outside to shoot some new photos at a couple of events. One of those events was a high school Cross Country Running (XC) invitational with schools from across Ohio. The early season invitational meet was the...
Smoky Mountains Sunset fr...
posted by CEGPhoto
During any visit to the Smokies its almost mandatory that you experience a Smoky Mountains sunset. They’re beautiful and inspiring and the best part is that there is ample opportunity to do it. First, there are a number of outlook areas that are easily accessible along the drive...
Purple Flowers – Cr...
posted by CEGPhoto
I absolutely love purple flowers. Purple is such a vibrant and happy color that brightens any area so when I saw this purple crocus growing by itself during a lunchtime walk, I had to stop and get a quick photo of it opening up. I took this shot with my smartphone because that’s all I...
Flowers (Photos of the Week – June 20)
posted by CEGPhoto
Welcome to my first ever Photos of the Week post! The focus for this week is one of the favorite subjects for many photographers (myself included), flowers. All of these photos were taken within the past week to ten days with my trusty old Pentax *ist DS. Yes, its the same Pentax *ist DS that got soaked during the trip to Orlando a couple years ago. It may have lost its ability to auto-focus but it still takes great photos, works with all my lenses and just keeps going. So, on to the photos… The first one, the yellow rose, was taken a couple weekends ago at the Whetstone Park of Roses annual Rose Festival. That was actually...