Posts Tagged ‘summer’

The Big “O” in Las Vegas

The Big "O" in Las Vegas

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 [...]


Featured Monthly Photo – October 2010 – Amtrak train (infrared)

Featured Monthly Photo – October 2010 – Amtrak train (infrared)

Amtrak passenger train pulls into Fredericksburg, Virginia railway station – infrared Image above made with a Nikon D200 IR-converted camera and Nikon 18-200 VR lens The above photo was taken towards the end of Scott Kelby’s 2009 Worldwide Photowalk in Fredericksburg, VA.  Our walk leader, Rachel, had chosen a route filled with fantastic photo opportunities [...]


Featured Monthly Photo – August 2010 – Fredericksburg Riverboat (infrared)

Featured Monthly Photo – August 2010 – Fredericksburg Riverboat (infrared)

Riverboat awaits repairs at the city dock in Fredericksburg, Virginia – infrared Image above made with a Nikon D200 IR-converted camera and Nikon 18-200 VR lens


Invisible light = Visual beauty

Invisible light = Visual beauty

Infrared photography is often described as “invisible light” or light that we humans cannot see.  So, how do we take a picture of what we can’t see?  Easy.  We see everything in Technicolor brilliance but some scenes and subjects, in our mind’s eye, look better in black-and-white. Infrared is very similar to black-and-white photography, so [...]