If your camera has a RAW setting you may just want to use it.  This is particularly important if the photograph is important to you and you want it to look it’s very best.  Here is why: 1) RAW format does not lose any information from the image during processing. […]

I belong to an online photography site that has weekly “challenges”. This challenge was: “Make RED your focal point in the photograph”. As a result I came up with painting the light bulb. Here is how it was done: 1). Black 1/4″ sheet of plexiglass bottom and backdrop. 2). Modeling […]

Known as “Heaven” by the flocks of skate boarders from around the region that frequent it New Ross, County Wexford Park, is now the subject of controversy. Due to complaints from the Police, and some citizenry there is a proposal at float to limit graffiti to only two walls. Of […]

Cheryl and I went to this years fireworks with our Grand-daughter Lily, our daughter (Lily’s Mom) and her husband. They were held in the countryside of our home town. A local wholesale farm donated the event to the community. Finding a place to park was a little tough. There was one […]

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During the winter of 2013 Cheryl and I visited Devil’s Hopyard State Park in East Haddam. This was our first visit to the park with the intention of photographing the waterfall known as “Chapman Falls”. The day of our visit it was very crowded which required considerable patience when taking […]

Built in 1927 the Point Street Bridge spans the Providence River. Although originally a swing bridge it is now fixed in place. This is because the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier, built downstream to the south, prevents larger vessels from gaining entrance to the Providence River. The Point St. park is […]

Founded in 1636 by Roger Williams the City of Providence, RI once known as “the beehive of industry” has shifted gears to become “the creative capitol”. This is due to the decline of manufacturing and the growth of education and arts. Providence is also home to (8) hospitals and (7) […]