I took some pictures of Silphium terebinthinaceum, also called prairie dock or prairie rosinweed. This is a fairly tall prairie plant, so I had to stand on a step ladder to take the pictures. Balancing on a ladder while trying to take critically sharp pictures of bees on flowers that are six to nine feet [...]
I’ve been playing around with different macro lenses. Can you guess which lens I used for which picture of a native compassplant (Silphium laciniatum)? In no particular order, the lenses used are: Nikon AF Micro Nikkor 105mm 1:2.8 D Nippon Kogaku (Nikon) El-Nikkor 80mm 1:5.6 Tokina AT-X Macro 90mm 1:2.5 All three photos were shot [...]
It took a while to find one of these for a good price, but I now have an Nippon Kogaku (Nikon) El-Nikkor 80mm f/5.6 enlarger lens. It seems to work well as a macro lens when mounted on extension tubes using a M39→F-mount adaptor. Now I just need to find a 34.5×0.5mm→anything else adaptor and [...]
Check out the photography of Chris Kotsiopoulos. He has some impresive astrophotography on his website, and has been featured on APOD several times.
Earlier this year, the AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED that I frequently use stopped zooming. Since this is known as an excellent lens, and the zoom was the only problem, I decided to attempt to fix it. Working on lenses is usually a hassle, so I was pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to [...]
Calopogon tuberosus (grass-pink orchid) in a fen along the Pigeon River on a perfect summer day.
Infrared/visible hybrid photograph taken before modifying the camera: Warning: If you try this and get zapped, it is your own fault! Large capacitors are dangerous! I enjoy infrared photography. I have experimented with film and digital IR photography over the past few years. I usually use a D70 with a good IR filter. This works [...]
I’ve enjoyed James Balog‘s photography for several years. I’ve been looking forward to seeing the results of his Extreme Ice Survey, were he installed cameras on several glaciers around the world. Since the last time I checked, EIS has posted several high-quality time-lapse movies of glaciers! Go to the EIS site to see more. GL-05 [...]
I was able to spend a little time at Swallow Falls State Park and Potomac-Garrett State Forest in western Maryland last week. There are three waterfalls in the park: Muddy Creek Falls, and Upper and Lower Swallow Falls. At 53 feet tall, Muddy Creek Falls is the highest in Maryland. Parts of the Upper and [...]
Yesterday was Worldwide Pinhole Photography day. I submitted this picture from a local nature preserve. I also shot with my medium format camera. Close-ups with a TLR are hard to frame, I hope I got some good shots.