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A Flash A-ha Moment

A Flash A-ha Moment

A favorite toy from when my oldest was little… I was reading through Strobist Lighting 102 and decided to try some of the exercises he had. Wow! Did you know that the closer the flash is to the subject the less light will go to the background? I didn’t...
Cherry Blossoms

Cherry Blossoms

Every April in the DC area, bare brown branches suddenly burst into color and everywhere you look the trees have turned into pale pink clouds. It really is breathtaking and one of things that I have enjoyed most about living up here. I still miss my bluebonnets and...
Another DIY Flash Experiment

Another DIY Flash Experiment

Only this one is a little more involved than the macro studio light box thing. That has been working wonders! I’m so happy with it and the light I get out of it. It’s every bit as nice as natural light but it has the added benefit of being stronger so I...
A Macro Studio for Free

A Macro Studio for Free

Wow! Thirty minutes of effort (and most of that spent trying to find the tape and tissue paper) and absolutely no cost and look at the light it created! Oh, this is so exciting. Do you see the detail in that dogwood blossom? I’ve never been able to stop down the...
Feathered Visitors

Feathered Visitors

Well hello there Mr. & Mrs. Purple Finch! I am so excited that we are finally starting to get some visitors to our new bird feeder. Of course they couldn’t have come during March so I could have contributed more to Jill’s adorable Tweeter Board but...