http://wheelerimages.com Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:16:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I tend to use my flash sparingly. I even have a SB600 that I have used very little. This is not because of any kind of "anti-flash" stance. I DO think the camera flash can overwhelm a photo, and as a result I try to make use ... http://wheelerimages.com/2009/03/01/to-flash-or-not-to-flashusing-available-light/ I was feeling a little desperate coming up to Christmas. We needed to get our Christmas cards out soon and in my semi-obsessive, back-asswards kind of way I was bound and determined to have my 2nd year with a sailing-themed photograph. Couldn't I just find a Christmas card with ... http://wheelerimages.com/2009/01/17/how-i-did-it-a-christmas-sail/ http://wheelerimages.com/2008/12/25/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year/ On the Water Action Photography-this the tagline for The Photo Boat, a company out of Conneticut that specializes in taking photos of boats on the water. The Photo Boat founders are a couple who love sailing and photography and have turned it into a career. While I talk about my ... http://wheelerimages.com/2008/12/09/on-the-water-action-photography/ My recent posts have illustrated some of the things that make phography on a sailboat tough. You may wonder why I would bother...risking camera equipment and seasickness. I really love time on and near the water. And I've taken some photos that make me happy, but part of me questions "how ... http://wheelerimages.com/2008/11/23/the-challenges-make-it-all-worthwhile/ My friend Drew is giving people the opportunity to win an Edge Tech 7" digital photo frame on his blog, The BenSpark. I thought I would do a quick comment about it, but then I thought..."you know, I would really like this!" So I'm going for the gusto with this ... http://wheelerimages.com/2008/11/09/photography-gift-giving/ My previous post did not cover all the many things can go photographically wrong on a sailboat. When the surface that supports you is under constant movement, photo deletion is a part of life. I'm quick to delete in camera, but I don't get them all. (I love my D50, but ... http://wheelerimages.com/2008/10/27/but-wait-theres-more/ When taking photos from a moving object, like a sailboat, it's important to keep yourself steady and level on the the boat even when the boat is not. I remembered my mother trying to teach me to water ski and explaining that you keep your knees bent (or at least, ... http://wheelerimages.com/2008/10/18/when-things-go-wrong/ I always see something I want to take photos of while we are out sailing. The act of taking the photo can be pretty tricky under sail. I've got a number of blurry shots along with shots with parts of our boat that I hadn't intended to include. The ... http://wheelerimages.com/2008/10/10/challenges-of-sailing-photography/ As much as I can spend long periods of time tweaking photos in Photoshop Elements, my goal is to get the shot right in the camera. Even if it looks OK, I usually do Auto Smart Fix (Alt Ctrl M) from the Enhance menu to see what would happen ... http://wheelerimages.com/2008/10/05/tested-by-photoshop-getting-it-right-in-the-camera/