The Outer Banks: Piers and Lighthouses
In the last post I shared some pelican images from my recent Outer Banks trip. In this post I’m going to share some of the scenic images taken during…
The Outer Banks: The Pelicans of Roanoke Island
In late February I spent four days on the Outer Banks. Although it was a family vacation I did manage to find some time for photography. I woke early two…
Using Auto Exposure Lock (AE Lock)
When I first started in photography, I used aperture priority mode pretty much all the time. Later I learned the advantages of using manual exposure mode in certain situations. However, I still felt more comfortable using aperture priority mode and preferred using it when possible. Eventually I devised a method of using Auto Exposure Lock as a substitute for manual exposure mode. I wrote an article on the technique in 2011 that was published in Nikonians eZine, Number 51.
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Lake Mattamuskeet NWR
Photography at Lake Mattamuskeet
Pocosin Lakes NWR
Photographing wildlife at Pocosin National wildlife Refuge: black bear, bald eagle and red-winged blackbirds
Watching Wood Ducks
Over the last two and a half years I’ve spent more than 260 hours observing and photographing the wood ducks on my pond. On at least 110 different days, spread across all four seasons, I’ve hiked the 200 yards down to my pond for the sole purpose of watching and photographing wood ducks.
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