They are found everywhere on our planet and many can be extremely dangerous. Active, dormant or extinct they seem to draw people into visiting. Perhaps it is the ability to witness unfathomable power or its aftermath up close that draws people. Beyond that there are literally millions of people living under the threat of beingContinue reading “Exploring Volcanos”
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Three Virginia Historic Destinations
Along the Southern Chesapeake Bay in Virginia are three of the most important sights in the history of the settlement and founding of the United States Of America. They include the sight of the first English settlement in the country, the town that was the first legislative government and the battlefield where America won itsContinue reading “Three Virginia Historic Destinations”
Photography And Camera Controls
Exercising More Technical Control To Improve Your Photographs When we approach a scene of interest to take a picture we look for what composition can be included in the frame and maybe what the lighting is doing to the scene. In most instances the camera is automatic and handles all the technical details for you.Continue reading “Photography And Camera Controls”
Composition In Photography
Composition Rules For Improving Your Photography I’ve spent most of my life in photography and long ago I learned a few things about composition. What turns an okay picture into something really good. When to follow the rules and when to break them but most of all how important it is to be aware ofContinue reading “Composition In Photography”
Utah’s 9 Mile Canyon
A Journey Into America’s Past In the remote Utah desert, about 125 miles south from Salt Lake City, is Nine Mile Canyon. The area is filled with tens of thousands of petroglyphs and pictographs, some thousands of years old. The earliest were produced by hunter-gatherer cultures of the mid-to-late Archaic periods from almost 7,000 yearsContinue reading “Utah’s 9 Mile Canyon”
Visiting Yellowstone National Park
Beating The Crowds When Visiting Yellowstone National Park If you intend to visit Yellowstone, the first thing you need to understand is that the park is larger than the state of Delaware with just nine hotels and a few campgrounds inside the park. For that reason reservations are difficult to come by. Most Park visitorsContinue reading “Visiting Yellowstone National Park”
