
Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photo Walk occurred much later in the year than usual. For the first three years, this event took place in July but since it has been brutally hot in the USA and other countries, instead he announced just a week before the anticipated July date to move it to October. Thank you, [...]
Oct 05, 2011 | Categories:infrared, photography, ramblings | Tags: #WWPW, abandoned, autumn, black and white, Capture NX2, colonial, color, Color Efex Pro 3, danilew-flickr photos, Donald Sturgis, false color, foliage, Fredericksburg, hitching post, house, infrared photography, Nik Software, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D200, Nikon D300, Occoquan, panoramic photography, Photoshop CS5, Photoshop Lightroom 3, photowalk, reflections, river, Scott Kelby's Worldwide Photowalk, Silver Efex Pro 2, Tamron 17-50, Vincent Knaus, Virginia, water | 5 Comments »

When a mature single woman goes to Vegas for her birthday it’s assumed that she had the time of her life. Well, I did, and it had absolutely nothing to do with scantily clad men, er… almost nothing to do with scantily clad men! Image above made with a Nikon D300 camera and Tamron 17-50 [...]
Sep 25, 2011 | Categories:guru conference, photography, ramblings, travel | Tags: #PSW, black and white, body paint, Capture NX2, conference, convention, D-Town TV, danilew-flickr photos, Dave Black, Gregory Heisler, Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino, infrared photography, instructors, Jay Maisel, Jeremy Cowart, Jim DiVitale, Joe Glyda, Joe McNally, Julieanne Kost, Kelby Media Group, keynote, Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, model, Moose Peterson, Nevada, Nik Software, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D200, Nikon D300, panoramic photography, photographers, Photoshop CS5, Photoshop Lightroom 3, Photoshop World, Scott Kelby, summer, Tamron 17-50, travel photography, Westcott | 2 Comments »

I can shoot birds when they’re sitting still or slowly circling. Well, actually, the longest lens I have is the Nikon 70-300 VR so I can truly only shoot slow birds at a certain distance. Image above made with a Nikon D300 camera and Nikon 70-300 VR lens Obviously, I don’t do it that often. The first weekend [...]
May 16, 2011 | Categories:guru workshop, photography, ramblings, travel | Tags: Alligator Farm, Better Beamer, birds, black and white, borrowlenses.com, Castillo de San Marcos, cattle egret, Charles (Chas) Glatzer, danilew-flickr photos, ESVNWR, flash, Florida, foliage, Fort Matanzas, great blue heron, great white egret, infrared photography, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon 300 f/4D, Nikon 70-300 VR, Nikon D200, Nikon D300, Nikon TC-14 II, Photoshop Lightroom 3, reenactment, rookery, SB-900, shootthelight.com, speedlight, springtime, St. Augustine, Tamron 17-50, teleconverter, tourist, travel photography, wildlife photography | 8 Comments »

It is now peak Cherry Blossom week in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. However, the weather in the mid-Atlantic region of the USA has not been very cooperative this early spring season; most days have been cold, windy and/or rainy. It’s been so drab around here that I have not even felt like trudging my [...]
Apr 01, 2011 | Categories:infrared, photography, ramblings, travel | Tags: black and white, Capture NX2, close up, Color Efex Pro 3, danilew.com photos, false color, foliage, infrared photography, Japanese Cherry Blossom trees, Jefferson Memorial, landscape photography, Nik Software, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D300, Photoshop CS5, Silver Efex Pro 2, springtime, Tidal Basin, travel photography, Washington DC, Washington Monument, water | 4 Comments »

Driftwood stuck in the mud of a marsh in the wetlands of the Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge – infrared Image above made with a Nikon D200 IR-converted camera and Nikon 18-200 VR lens
Sep 01, 2010 | Categories:infrared, photography | Tags: black and white, Capture NX2, danilew.com photos, Eastern Shore, Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge, ESVNWR, foliage, infrared photography, landscape photography, marsh, Nik Software, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D200, Photoshop Elements, Silver Efex Pro, spring migration, springtime, trees, Virginia, water, wetlands | 15 Comments »