Harris Hawks

Posted in Stop the action on February 17, 2011 by budbranch

My friend Kevin Markey keeps Harris Hawks – beautiful creatures!

Partner Yoga

Posted in Point-and-shoot on February 15, 2011 by budbranch

Fabulous yoga teachers Hope and Joy (not their stage names…) led a group of earnest practitioners through a partner asana workshop – Deeeee-lightful!

Well, Well, Well…

Posted in Flash, Long exposures on February 12, 2011 by budbranch

Another awesome night of music and dance at Maya with Toma Que Toma…

The Inn At Court Square

Posted in HDR on January 31, 2011 by budbranch

The Inn At Court Square: New available-light interior shots, HDR.

New Pocket Camera: Canon S95

Posted in Point-and-shoot on January 8, 2011 by budbranch

I’m breaking-in a new point-and-shoot camera.   Early results are encouraging!

Christmas 2010

Posted in Point-and-shoot on December 26, 2010 by budbranch

Getting their Christmas on…

Posted in Long exposures on December 24, 2010 by budbranch

Everybody needs a hobby!

12/21: Total Lunar Eclipse

Posted in Long exposures on December 21, 2010 by budbranch

I set an alarm for an hour before totality (2:15EDT).  When I first went outside, the sky was complete overcast (as forecast).  The now-waning crescent moon was occasionally visible behind the clouds, so I set up my tripod and experimented with exposure settings – the results were not pretty…

I went inside to warm up, and when I poked my head back out, the sky was CLEAR!   I quick-like-a-bunny started shooting, not knowing when the clouds would pile back on….

Let There Be Light!

Posted in Long exposures on December 11, 2010 by budbranch

Beautiful.

Toma Que Toma – OLÉ!

Posted in Flash, Stop the action on December 4, 2010 by budbranch

Jaw-dropping music and dance at Maya…