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Best ND 500 For Your Buck – Review and Sample Photos

After doing a lot of research and never being able to locate a Lee Big Stopper, I came across the Light Craft Workshop ND500. If you’re looking to shoot long-exposure photography mid-day, this filter is all you need. It’s crazy affordable, and the quality is fantastic. Best ND 500 For Your Buck Reason Why I Like…
Beneath the Venice Beach Pier

I have always been fascinated by Long Exposure Photography. It is a style of photography that makes the water and clouds look smooth and silky. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not attracted to it in a weird way. Well, maybe a little . . . Anyway, to do this style of photography, you need a…
ISO – The Simple Explanation!

In Digital Photography, the ISO is the setting that adjusts how sensitive your camera’s sensor is to light. It usually ranges from 100-64,000+ on most cameras. The higher the number, the less sensitive it is to light. This means that if your ISO was set to 64,000, you could expose a candle-lit dinner accurately. However,…
Kecak Monkey Performer of Bali

This is one of the monkey performers of the Kecak dance in Bali, Indonesia. He was quite the character during the performance, often interacting with the audience. A few times, he would jump into the crowd and take their sunglasses and put them on, which is, I guess, what monkeys do. He gave them back,…
Bali Plumeria In HDR

The Plumeria of Bali reminded me of Hawaii. They were so healthy and full and in bloom everywhere. We can grow some plumeria in Southern California, but they are never nearly as healthy-looking as they are in Bali. So, I took the opportunity to get a few shots when I could. This one I colored…
Bali Rice Field Tower

This is a photo from when I was in one of the rice fields of Bali. I don’t know about you, but this shot reminds me of old Chuck Norris movies. Missing in Action or something. They loved blowing these things up with grenade launchers.
Bali Kecak Dance Ceremony

When I was in Bali, I went to one of the famous Kecak Dances. In the beginning, there is this ceremony where a priest starts by lighting the fires and blessing the dancers by splashing them with water. I was able to get a pretty cool shot of him lighting the fire with the sun…
I Heart Shanghai

I took this photo a little over a month ago in Shanghai when it was raining. It’s a pretty cool city, but I was sketched out when they wanted my passport number so they could use the hotel’s Internet. Besides that, the food is great, and people seem friendly despite the cultural differences in public…
Looking Down the Grand Canyon

This photo was taken from Mather Point, looking down at the Colorado River as it continues cutting its way through the Grand Canyon. To process this HDR photo, I used a different method than usual. I did something called exposure fusion. It’s a setting in Photomatix that blends the colors differently. It seems to work…
Path to Sari Organik

In Bali, Indonesia, there’s a famous cafe called Sari Organik that serves all organic food grown on-site. To reach it, you need to hike 20-30 minutes through picturesque rice fields. Along the way, I stopped several times to take photos. While many people rent scooters to get there, I prefer walking to fully enjoy the…