Archive for 2012
Wimberely Tripod Head
Recently, I acquired a Wimberely Tripod head tripodhead.com that is great for sports and moving wildlife such as birds, The head is gimballed, and it is possible to level the…
Read MoreSlide Shows by the Travelin’ Man
If I am traveling and not on assignment, I rarely stay for more than two nights in the same town. Because the friend I travel with is gracious, I do…
Read MoreHow I Survive Long Flights and Avoid Some Nasty Jet Lag
Note: I was in Africa for five weeks and did not have my computer with me. I will report on the trip in my next blog, but this one gives…
Read MoreDem Dare Hills – Trekking with a Camera
I am an Information Volunteer for the Appalachian Mountain Club. At their Highland Center in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, I recently gave a lecture entitled “Trail Pix: How…
Read MoreWhat Kind of Tourist Are You?
I have been remiss in posting to my blog recently. I know that the main purpose of a blog is to capture the immediacy of what is happening in the…
Read MoreMadden Print Accepted for Prestigous Gallery
Recently the Mitchell Gallery in Annapolis, Maryland accepted one of my photographs for the exhibit “Image and Imagination”. It is a juried show. The exhibit opens May 24 and the…
Read MoreThree Miami Herald Photojournalists
Patrick Farrell Al Diaz Carl Juste I recently attended a talk by three Miami Herald photojournalists called Photojournalism in the Digital Age held by the South…
Read MoreTraveling Around the Internet
Photography websites can be good, bad and indifferent. I recently was trolling for photographers to do work for an interactive app featuring travel guides to various cities of the world…
Read MoreOff to the Everglades
Note: Mild winter weather affected an eagle photography trip that I had planned for January on the Mississippi River. The eagles concentrate near dams when the weather gets damn cold.…
Read MorePhotographing the Urban Scene
I have had many city assignments around the world, notably Sydney, Toronto, Washington, D.C. and as part of country or state stories I have covered Berlin, Seattle, Caracas, etc. I…
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