How to Take Better Photos
June 18, 2012
This video clip is about an hour long. If you really want to improve your photographic skills, then it is worth watching.
Category: Photography
The art, craft and technology of capturing an image
Birmingham Alabama
December 9, 2011
We just got back from a family reunion down near Birmingham, Alabama. While there, naturally I took a boatload of pictures. This first link is to the general ‘pretty’ pictures from the more than 680 shots. http://mentilucent.net/AlabamaPretty/AlabamaPretty.html This next link will be of interest to industrial archaeologists and others who enjoy heavy industry. http://mentilucent.net/SlossMill/SlossMill.html
Paw Paw Road Trip
September 25, 2011
We visited the Paw Paw Tunnel on the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historic Park. I took more than 260 photos during the day. Here’s a couple of my favorites. I like the contrast between the solid sheets of shale and the soft beauty of the flowers. This is the obligatory east entrance photo of … More Paw Paw Road Trip
NNGC part II
September 12, 2011
I just finished working up a gallery of still images and a short video from the National Narrow Gauge Convention. You can see them on this page. There will be more to come in the near future.
Mini Vacation for NNGC
September 11, 2011
This past weekend, my wife and I attended the National Narrow Gauge Convention in Hickory, North Carolina. Over the next few posts, I’ll share some of the high points of this mini-vacation. Due to our mundane working schedules, we had to leave late Wednesday afternoon and return late Saturday night. Thus the Mini Vacation title. … More Mini Vacation for NNGC
Incredible Diorama
July 16, 2011
The video clip on this link is of a 1/48th (O scale) diorama of a old narrow gauge logging rail road built in a swamp. If you love art in miniature, then you need to watch this short clip. http://youtu.be/-eAijwMvMak Geoff Nott is a master modeler and I only hope I can learn and apply … More Incredible Diorama
Jefferson County Road Trip
June 6, 2011
My wife and I enjoyed a road trip up to Charles Town and Shannodale West Virginia on Saturday. I had the honor of meeting Dr. Stan Dickinson, who researched and created an iron furnace exhibit for the Jefferson County Museum. Some of his notes on the furnace can be found on this Shannondale.org community site. … More Jefferson County Road Trip
Old Places
May 8, 2011
I just put together a collection of a few of my images of Old Places that I took last year. Rather than upload one at a time, they are in a gallery and here is the link. Comments and questions are always welcome. Please keep in mind these images are all copyright, 2010 by E.C. … More Old Places
Spring Flowers!
April 22, 2011
Here are a few pictures I took this week. This first one is of a dogwood hybrid that is near our town house. This next shot is of a wild dogwood I found in a friend’s backyard. And here’s a shot looking up the walkway in front of our town house. Yepper! Spring has sprung!
Swampside Photos
March 10, 2011
I took some photos while meeting some friends in the Highlands Hammock State Park and thought I would share a couple with y’all. A lovely canopy of green and blue is perfect for an afternoon snooze!
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