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 »
Textures are ‘in’! According to my Clicky Web Analytics data, it seems that in January 2011, “peeling paint” and “rust textures” were the most used search terms to find my website. Moreover, based on those search terms, the image below – taken inside the Administration building of the now abandoned Forest Haven Asylum – was [...]
Feb 01, 2011 | Categories:photography | Tags: abandoned, building, Color Efex Pro 3, danilew.com photos, decay photography, dilapidated, flash, Forest Haven Asylum, hospital, hvac, Laurel, macro photography, Maryland, mental institution, Nik Software, Nikon 105 macro VR, Nikon D300, peeling paint, Photoshop CS5, rust, SB-900, speedlight, suburban decay, textures | 6 Comments »
I’m a landscape photographer. Okay, I’ll throw in some flower macros or animals on occasion but, basically, the majority of my images are landscapes. People, whether portraits, lifestyle, or street sniping just isn’t my thing. However, since I would like to become a professional photographer when I retire, it’s a credo of some sort that [...]
Dec 26, 2010 | Categories:photography, ramblings | Tags: autumn, blue jeans, boy, Color Efex Pro 3, danilew.com photos, flash, footbridge, lifestyle photography, Nikon D300, Photoshop CS5, portraiture, SB-900, speedlight, Tamron 17-50, toddler, toy fireman's helmet | 4 Comments »
Image above made with a Nikon D300 camera, a Tamron 17-50 lens, and a Nikon SB-900 flash In late May of 2009, a small group of intrepid photographers from NikonCafe.com drove up to Forest Haven Asylum in Laurel, Maryland to have a look around the abandoned mental institution. We all met at the administration building [...]
Dec 01, 2010 | Categories:photography | Tags: abandoned, broken, building, burned, Capture NX2, chair, charred, danilew.com photos, decay photography, dilapidated, fire damaged, flash, Forest Haven Asylum, hallway, hospital, Laurel, Maryland, mental institution, Nik Software, Nikon D300, NikonCafe.com, Photoshop Elements, red, SB-900, speedlight, suburban decay, Tamron 17-50 | 4 Comments »
Close-up view of pinning a boutonniere on to the jacket of prom date Image above made with a Nikon D300 camera, a Nikon 18-200 VR lens, and a Nikon SB-900 flash My most viewed and requested photo for the months of May and June 2010.
Jul 01, 2010 | Categories:photography | Tags: boutonniere, Capture NX2, close up, danilew.com photos, flash, flowers, formal attire, formal dance, hands, high school students, jacket, life events, lifestyle photography, Nik Software, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D300, Photoshop Elements, pinning, prom, roses, SB-900, speedlight, tuxedo, two people, young adults, young man, young woman | 10 Comments »
Professionals and amateurs will argue this subject until the end of time and probably beyond that, but in my opinion the Nikon 18-200VR is the best lens ever.
Mar 17, 2010 | Categories:lens review, photography, ramblings, travel | Tags: beginners lens, birthday party, danilew-flickr photos, danilew.com photos, dolphin show, flash, Glacier National Park, Lake Josephine, little girl's birthday party, Nikon 18-200 VR, Nikon D200, Nikon D300, reflections, SB-900, speedlight, story-telling lens, Tenerife, travel photography, vacation lens, walk-about lens, walk-around lens | 23 Comments »
As a child, I remember the two shelves above my mother?s closet heaved with bags. Bags of all colors, descriptions, shapes, sizes, and styles. She had a bag for every occasion: whether it was going to the grocery store, to work, down the street to see family, to a picnic, or to the local bar. I would sit in awe as she carefully chose the bag to wear before she chose her outfit. She was obsessed with bags and her clothes were the accessories.
Feb 11, 2010 | Categories:acessories, photography, ramblings | Tags: 5 million dollar home, 6 million dollar home, bags, camera bags, Crumpler, danilew-flickr photos, flash, Nikon D300, obsession, product photography, red, red shoes, SB-600, SB-900, shoes, speedlight, Tamron 17-50 | 20 Comments »
