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Photography Year End Review
November 29, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! We are in the last month of the year and I think it's a time to remember the last year and the photography hi...
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Exploring different types of Photography
November 29, 2024 - What's up Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Doing well. It's almost Thanksgiving and my wife already has the C...
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Holiday Photography
November 15, 2024 - Hey Y'all! Hope your week is going well. The holiday season is upon us and I'm watching Hallmark Chistmas movies already...
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Photography , The camera body doesn't matter!
November 08, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a good week. Me pretty well getting ready for another fall trip to the mountains. This...
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Fall Photography in West Virginia
October 31, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Well last week I was in West Virginia on a Fall Colors workshop with my...
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How to plan for Stunning Landscapes
October 25, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week! Me well its fall my most favorite season of the year! I love everything a...
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How to Photograph Waterfalls
October 18, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you've had a great week! Me? Pretty good. Fall is here and what better time to talk about photographing...
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Virginia International Raceway
October 11, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Pretty good. This week I want to talk about a little photo trip that I t...
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Indiana Roadtrip with Hurricane Helene
October 04, 2024 - Hey Everyone! How are you doing? Me? Wet! LOL I’m sitting in a hotel in downtown Cincinnati right now and thought I woul...
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What filters do you need for Photography?
September 27, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! How's it going this week? Me? It's been a rainy week so I've been doing indoor photography stuff like writing...
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Packing and getting ready for Photography trip
September 20, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a great week! Me? Pretty good we've had tropical storm Debbie come through the last couple...
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A Leap of Faith, The process of buying a film camera.
September 13, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! This week's blog I'm going to try something different. I'm going to take you through my thoughts threw the wh...
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Street, Travel, Photowalks what's the difference?
September 06, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. The last month or so Its been super hot and dry here in eastern North Car...
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Shooting Half Frame
August 30, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Can't complain. I've been indulging myself this year in film cameras.
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Canon Demi EE17 Half Frame
August 23, 2024 - Hey Y'all! Hope your week is going well. This week I want to review yet another film camera that I have picked up. It's...
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Am I a closet Canon Shooter?
August 16, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Pretty good. Thanks for asking! LOL Today I want to look into the que...
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24 Hours of Shooting!
August 09, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! How's your week doing? Mine? Fantastic! This week I want to talk about 24 hours of photography that I had thi...
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Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain Photo Trip
August 02, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope your week has been great! Mine? Great! This last weekend my photography club the Goldsboro Area Photogra...
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Sony Midrange Zoom 20-70 f4 G Lens
July 26, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a great week! Me? Pretty good and it's getting hot in the south. Heat index over 100 degre...
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Making Memories
July 19, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week has been as good as mine. This weeks topic is about making memories with your camera. When...
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Film ONLY Photowalk
July 12, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great day today! Me? Pretty good. I'm excited about this week's blog. I have been out of...
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Wildlife Workshop: Huntington Beach State Park and BrookGreen Gardens
July 05, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Fantastic! I just got back from one of my camera clubs (Goldsboro Area P...
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Another Film Camera, Canon AE-1 Program
June 28, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. Me? So, So. I've been dealing with Kidney Stones. UGGH! But today so far...
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How to keep in touch with Photography when you can't get out
June 21, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! How's everything going? Me? Well that's what this blog is about. I've had to have a minor surgery that has ke...
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Most Familiar Focal Length
June 14, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Not too bad. This week I want to talk about the most familiar focal l...
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Long Telephoto 100-400mm
June 07, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. This week I want to talk about the final adjustment of me going back full...
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Bronica ETR SI First Thoughts
May 30, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Pretty good. Today is another rainy day so I thought I would spend my ti...
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Medium Format Film Project
May 24, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Super! Tomorrow I leave for a photography trip with my club and I'm supe...
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It's the Shooting Experience , Not the Image Quality
May 17, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Pretty good. First of all I want to start out to give props to Derrick S...
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Photography is Subtraction Not Addition
May 10, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you've had a great week! Me? Pretty good! This week I want to talk about a subject that will improve you...
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Classic Debates in Photography
May 03, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're doing great! When writing this its the first day of Spring so Happy Spring! This week I want to t...
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Spring "Low Country" Photo Workshop
April 26, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope everyone had a great week! I sure did I went on a workshop to the Low Country of Georgia and South Carol...
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Photographing with Film VS Digital
April 19, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Hope you're having a great week! I know I've been writing a lot about film photography the last month or so a...
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How to Meter for Film Photography
April 11, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! Happy Friday! Hope your week is going great! Me? I'm doing well and excited about this weeks topic. As you kn...
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My Newest Film camera is 50yrs old!
April 05, 2024 - Hey Ya'll! How's your week going? Mine? Pretty good. It's a rainy day so I thought I would catch up on writing some Blog...
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Vintage Lenses on New Cameras
March 29, 2024 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a Super week. This week I want to talk about gear again. LOL! Thats what I do. Now you kno...
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What's your favorite Lens?
March 22, 2024 - Hey Y'all! Hope your having a great week. Me pretty good. This week I want to talk about my favorite lens and maybe you...
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Scanning Film
March 15, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a great week! This week is a continuation of last week about scanning your photo negatives...
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How I Develop Print Film
March 08, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week is going well! This week I want to talk about how I develop my film. Yes I said film! There...
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12 Rolls, an additional Photo Project.
March 01, 2024 - Hey ya'll! Hope you're having a great week! Me doing great. This week I wanted to talk about an additional photo project...
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Migrating to new Mac Mini M2.
February 23, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope ya'll are doing great. As a spoiler alert I will be talking about computers on this blog. Computers a...
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Upgrading my Main Computer
February 16, 2024 - Hey Everyone! How's your week been? Me? So So. I have been dreading upgrading my computer for a few years. This week I w...
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2024 Photo Project
February 09, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week is going well! This week I want to talk about a photo project I have in mind for 2024. I th...
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Shooting in Super 35mm?
January 26, 2024 - Hey Everyone! How's your week going? Mine? Fantastic! At the time of writing this blog it is a week before Thanksgiving...
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Sony A7C New EDC?
January 19, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week is going great! Mine pretty well. This week I want to talk about yet another change in my c...
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Tarboro NC Photowalk
January 12, 2024 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're doing well. I've just started a photography project of visiting small towns in eastern North Caro...
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Big Changes in 2024! I've Cropped out the Crop.
January 05, 2024 - Hey Everyone! Hope you have had a great week. Me it's been a crazy one so far. I can't believe what I have just done. I'...
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Shooting Full Frame Again. My Thoughts?
December 29, 2023 - Hey Y'all! How are you doing this week? Me? I'm doing great! I have been shooting quite regularly after returning from m...
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My Camera Setup for 2024
December 22, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great week. The new year is almost here and I wanted to talk about my camera set up f...
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Full Frame Lens Upgrade
December 15, 2023 - Hey Y'all! How's it going this week? Me? Pretty well! This week I want to talk about my full frame set up. This is somet...
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Motion and Shutter Drag!
December 08, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Salutations! Hope you're having a great week. I have and have been busy writing blogs. Its been a rainy we...
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Photography Should be Fun!
December 01, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great day. Me Fantastic! Its a rainy day here so I thought I would sit down and talk a l...
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My thoughts on buying used and MPB.
November 24, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great week. This week I want to talk about gear. No surprise I am a gear head. LOL I do...
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Bokeh What is it and how do I create it?
November 17, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great week! This week I want to talk about this funny word we use in photography, Bokeh.
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Treat Photography like a Sport?
November 10, 2023 - Hey Everyone! How's it going this week? Me? Not bad thanks for asking. This week I wanted to talk about improving your p...
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Fall Workshop What Worked and what Didn't
November 03, 2023 - Hey Everyone! How's it going this week? This week I want to talk about my Fall Colors workshop and what worked and what...
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Fall Colors Trip To North Carolina Mountains
October 27, 2023 - Hey Y'all! How are you doing this week? Me? Great! I just got back from a week long Photography trip with my Photography...
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What are my Favorite Photography YouTube Channels?
October 20, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you have had a great week! I have been on a blog writing blitz this week making many blogs for future...
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Raleigh Photo walks
October 13, 2023 - Hey Y’all! Hope you are doing great this week! Me? Pretty well. This week I want to talk about taking small photo walks...
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A typical Camera Club meeting. What to expect.
October 06, 2023 - Hey Everybody! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Pretty good. Last night my Photography Club had it's monthly meeting...
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Get ready for Fall Colors!
September 29, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great week! Me? Great! It's the last week of August. That means its hot sticky but it al...
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Fall Colors Trip Gear
September 21, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're doing well this week. Its almost fall and that means Fall Colors! Leaves changing and the temps d...
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Custom Camera Modes/Settings
September 14, 2023 - Hey Y'all! How's your week going? This week I want to talk about Custom Camera Modes/Settings. Do you even know what the...
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Fake Photo's The FireStorm That the New Photoshop AI has Created
September 08, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a Fantastic week. This week I want to talk about the firestorm of discussion that the n...
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30 Day Challenge! To improve your Photography
September 01, 2023 - Hey Y’all! Hope you’ve had a great week! Me pretty good, thanks for asking. This week I have another challenge to help i...
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Get into Focus "Focusing Modes"
August 25, 2023 - Hey Y'all! How's your week going? This week I want to work on your Focus! This topic I came about while listening to my...
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Keywording Sucks! Until Now?
August 18, 2023 - Hey y'all! How's everyone doing this week? Good I hope. Let me tell you I really love photography. Some parts more than...
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How to use GPS to Geotag your photographs
August 04, 2023 - Hey y'all! How is everyone doing this week? Me? Pretty good. Hey have you ever looked at one of your old photo's and sai...
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Best Laid Plans? McAfee's Knob
July 28, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great week. Me not too bad. This week I want to tell you about a recent trip to the Appa...
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Travel Photography with Family
July 21, 2023 - Hey Y’all! Hope everyone is having a great week! Me? I have been having a good week. I’ve been traveling with my wife an...
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Incorporate Mobile Device into your Photography
July 14, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope your week was a good one. Me? Busy, Busy,Busy. This week I want to talk about something that is easy and...
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Things you need for a Photography Trip
July 06, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you had a great week. This week I want to talk about taking a photography trip and what you need for you...
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The Camera's that Made Me
June 30, 2023 - Hey Y'all! How are you doing this week? Me? Pretty well. This week I want to talk about he past. We all have one and mos...
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Stepping out of your Comfort Zone "Photography Wise"
June 23, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope your having a great week. Me? Not too bad. Today's blog is about stepping out of your comfort zone in ph...
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Tips for shooting in the Rain!
June 16, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a super week! Mine? Pretty good thanks for asking. This week I want to talk about shooting in...
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Being A Nimble Photographer. Lessons learned from Low Country Trip.
June 09, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you're having a great week. Me? Well I came down with the Covid so I've got some time to catch up on my...
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Playing Chess not Checkers when doing Photography?
May 26, 2023 - Hey Y'all! Hope you had a great week! This week I want to talk about something that I just figured out. I recently went...
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Challenge Yourself! One Lens Challenge!
May 19, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a great week! You know sometimes you just have to challenge yourself. Here lately I've bee...
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Low Country Trip
May 12, 2023 - Hey Y’all! I hope that you’ve had a great week. I certainly have. This last week I took a photo trip with a couple of Ph...
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Shooting What You Can't See? Infrared Photography
May 03, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing well this week! I'm doing pretty well. This week I want to talk to you about a type of p...
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Cleaning your Camera
April 28, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week! This week's topic is from a fellow camera club member. As one of the officers i...
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Tripods , Three Legged Monster Revisited
April 21, 2023 - Hey Everyone! I hope you had a Fantastic week! Me? Well thanks for asking it was great! This week I want to Revisit a Bl...
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First things to do after you get your New Camera
April 14, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is have a great week! I am. This week I want to discuss the things that you should do after...
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Bringing a Friend on Adventures
March 31, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week has been Fantastic! Mine has been pretty good. Thanks for asking! This week I want to talk...
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The Scoop on Light Meters
March 17, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This is a continuation on basic topics of Photography that I have been doing th...
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Day Hike and Scouting Gear
March 10, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope y'all had a great week. This weeks blog might be more of a hiking blog than a pure photography blog b...
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The Basics "The Exposure Triangle"
February 24, 2023 - Hey Everyone! How was your week? Mine was pretty good. Thanks for asking. LOL Hey today I want to talk about something v...
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Camera Modes Which One and Why?
February 17, 2023 - Hey Everyone! How's it going this week? I'm doing fine thanks for asking. This week I want to get into basics a little....
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Choosing your first Prime Lens
February 10, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hows your week going? Mine Great! Thanks for asking. Today I want to talk about your first prime lens. The...
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Macro Photography "how to"
February 03, 2023 - Hey Everybody! Hope you're having a great week. This week is a continuation on Macro Photography. I've got a pot of Chil...
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Macro Photography for Beginners "Gear"
January 26, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week! This week I wanted to talk or share my thoughts on Macro Photography. Now I'm n...
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Hiking and Walking to improve your Photography
January 20, 2023 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This weeks title might having you think that I'm a little crazy. And I am! LOL...
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Kit Lenses with Primes
January 13, 2023 - Hey Everyone! How's it going this week? Hope you're having a good one. This week will be a bit controversial for serious...
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New Year, New Plans
January 06, 2023 - Hey Everyone! I hope today is a great day for you. As this is the first Blog of the new year I thought I would take time...
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The Year in Review 2022
December 30, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing great! This week I want to look back at my photography of 2022. It has been a big year f...
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First Camera "What should I get?"
December 24, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is having a good new year. This week I want to discuss something that happened to me over...
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GAPC Fall Trip "Virginia!"
December 23, 2022 - Hey Everyone! This week I wanted to talk about the Fall Colors trip that my Photography Club GAPC (Goldsboro Area Photog...
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Recharging Station at Home and Traveling
December 16, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you have had a great week! This week I want to talk about how you recharge your electronics and batte...
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Landscape Photography "What Lenses to use?"
December 09, 2022 - Hey everyone! Its Max again with my thoughts on photography. Hope you had a great week. This week I want to talk about L...
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Photography fail? Or Not.
December 02, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This week I want to talk about a trip I took last weekend. It was a spontaneous...
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How to Prevent GAS “Gear Acquisition Syndrome”
November 25, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you have been enjoying your week. By the time this Blog is released it will be in the Holiday season!...
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Is your Camera Customized to you?
November 18, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing well this week. This week is about customizing your camera to you. If you have a mo...
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Pretty Pictures not good enough for Photography anymore!?
November 04, 2022 - Hi Everyone! Hope you had a great week! This week I want to talk about the modern Photographer and how the role of Photo...
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5 Mistakes that Beginner Photographers Make
October 27, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week! This week I want to talk about Mistakes we all have made in photography. Now I'...
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My Evolving Workflow
October 21, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone had a great week! This week I want to talk about my ever evolving workflow. This year I ha...
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Photographers "Do You Need a Laptop?"
October 13, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This week I bring up a question that I've had on my mind a while. One I'm sure...
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Raw or JPEG?
September 30, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This week I want to talk about the difference between shooting in RAW and JPEG...
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What is your EDC (Every Day Carry) Camera
September 22, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This week I want to talk about the camera you take with you where ever you go....
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How do you Share your Photography?
September 16, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week! As Photographers we should take photographs for ourselves first. Taking what we...
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RavPower File hub Update.
September 08, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is doing great this week. If you can remember when I took my trip to Utah I was using A Ra...
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Tripod Replacement for Urban Photography
September 02, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing great this week. In a couple of weeks I have a trip planned that will take me in an urba...
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My Urban and Street Photography Kit for an upcoming trip.
August 25, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing well. For the last couple of weeks I have been fine tuning my camera gear for an upcomi...
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My Trip to Shenandoah National Park
August 18, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope your doing great this week. I just got back from a weekend trip to Shenandoah National Park. This tri...
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Photography Hacks and Best Practices.
August 11, 2022 - Hey Every one! Hope your having a great week! This week I want to go over some hacks and best practices that I have deve...
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Advantages of shooting a Full Frame Sensor Camera.
August 04, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope your having a great week. Last week I talked about the advantages of shooting a crop sensor camera wh...
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Advantages of Shooting Crop Sensor Cameras!
July 29, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This week I want to talk about Mirrorless Crop Sensor Cameras and the advantage...
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Timing is Everything! For National and State Parks.
July 22, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're great this week. I just got back from a hike with my hiking buddy "Forrest the Wonder Dog" and...
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What do I Shoot? Stills!
July 15, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This week I wanted to share my thoughts on how I approach photography. People I...
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Photographing Vast Landscapes
July 08, 2022 - Whats Up Everyone! Hope you had a nice week. In this weeks discussion I'd like to talk about photographing vast, large l...
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Advantages of having a Photography Wingman for Travel!
June 30, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is doing well this week. As you know this year I have been concentrating my photography an...
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What went right on my Utah trip.
June 16, 2022 - Hey Everyone! How has your week gone? Me? I'm still reeling from my trip to Utah. And don't worry I'll bore you with all...
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Unexpected Surprise!
June 10, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing well this week. This week has been a big week for me. I traded a couple of camera's in...
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Utah Trip Review!
June 03, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope that you are doing well this week. Well I just got back from a trip out west to visit 6 national Pa...
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Photography an Excuse to Get in Shape!
May 20, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is having a great day. This weeks topic is kind of strange. How can photography be an excu...
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Accessories for Beginning Photographers
May 06, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is doing well this week. This week I want to talk about what accessories I think beginning...
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National Parks VS State Parks
April 29, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week has gone well. Today we have the battle of the parks. National VS State parks. First of all...
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My Big Trip of the Year
April 21, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a great week. This weeks blog is about my big trip this year. I have been hinting around it b...
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What's in your Camera bag?
March 18, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a good week. This week I want to talk about what you have in your camera bag. That's right...
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Trip to New Jersey
March 17, 2022 - Hey everyone! Hope you are doing well today. This week I want to talk about a trip I took with a photography explorer fr...
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Trip Planning
March 11, 2022 - Hey Everyone! This week is about trip planning! I am currently in quarantine due to Covid symptoms so I have plenty of t...
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Roadside Photography
March 04, 2022 - Hey Everyone! I hope that you are doing well and are healthy today. This weeks topic is Roadside Photography. What is Ro...
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How Things Change But One Thing Stays the Same
February 25, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope today finds you well and safe. Today is another soap box day. Just an old guy griping about days gone...
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Shoot with Purpose!
February 18, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're having a great day! This week I want to talk about how you shoot. When you either go out on a...
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What Plug-ins I use in Lightroom
February 11, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing fantastic today. This week I want to talk about plug-in's and what I use with Light...
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Using Old Tools with New Cameras
February 04, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing great today! This week I want to talk about old camera tools that still work today with...
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What Digital Photography Has Given Us
January 28, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing fine this week. Today I want to get on a soap box a little and Reminiscing of film...
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New "New Years Tradition"
January 21, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing well so far this New Year! Back in 2020, my photo buddy, Robert, and I went to the coas...
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Off Camera Lighting. Settings TTL vs Manual
January 07, 2022 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a super week! This week is a continuation of last weeks blog. Off camera lighting. If you hav...
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Using Camera's as Tools
December 17, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope this week finds you healthy and excited about photography! This and every week I give you my though...
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What Lens is best for Street Photography?
December 10, 2021 - Hey Everybody! I hope this day finds you well and Happy! Today's subject on what lens is best for street photography is...
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Filters I Use for Photography
December 03, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope ya'll are doing fine this week. This week I'm going to talk about filters and how I use them. I wro...
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Troubleshooting , Its what we do!
November 26, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing great today! This week I wanted to talk about the act of capturing your image. What...
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GAPC (Goldsboro Area Photography Club) West Virginia Trip
November 19, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope Everybody is doing great. This week I wanted to tell you about my photography club's trip we took to...
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Buy New or Used?
November 12, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope ya'll are doing well today. This weeks topic is a big one for me. New or Used? For most of us money...
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What I Don't Miss Anymore!
October 22, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone has had a great week! This week I want to talk about something new in my bag. Something I ha...
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Lens Hoods and UV Filters?
October 14, 2021 - Hey Everybody! Hope your week is going well. This week I want to talk about two pieces of equipment that can be controve...
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The Myth About Always Shoot at 100 ISO!
October 08, 2021 - Hey Everybody! Hope this week has been fantastic for you! This week I want to talk about ISO settings on your camera. On...
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Buy Nice or Buy Twice!
September 30, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing well today. This week I want to talk about purchasing equipment. Now I have GAS (Gear A...
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What Color Space Should I Use? SRGB or Adobe RGB
September 23, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope your having a great week! This week I want to talk about Color Space. What color space is and what yo...
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Learning Your Photo Equipment
September 16, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope y'all are doing great this week. This week I want to talk about learning how your equipment works. Ev...
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My Favorite Photography Accessories! Part 2
September 09, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope y'all are doing great today! This week will be a continuation of last week's discussion of my favor...
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What Lens Should I Get? Nifty 50!
August 27, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing great today! Today I want to talk about lenses. I get asked from time to time by new pho...
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What Camera should I get?
August 19, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing great today. This week I want to talk about cameras! Yay! I haven't talked about cameras...
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Will things get back to Normal?
August 06, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope your week has been good. This blog will be more of me just talking to you instead of telling you abou...
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Gear Review Aftershokz Bone Conduction Headphones
July 30, 2021 - Hey everyone! Hope you're doing well today! Today I'd like to do a gear review. I don't do many, but maybe I should bein...
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If you Pack it in Pack it Out! Please
July 23, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing fine this week. This week I want to talk about all of the new people that have started...
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What I Take Backpacking on a Weekend Trip
July 16, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing well this week. I am a gear guy. Let's face it I love gear. Whether its Photography...
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Dealing With Failure
July 09, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is doing well this week. Today I wanted to talk about failures. Yes failures. Everyone has t...
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Favorite Backpacking Accessories
June 25, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope you've had a good week and everyone is healthy and safe. This week I want to talk about some of my...
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The 10 Essentials of Backpacking
June 18, 2021 - Hey Yall! Hope everyone is doing fine this week. This week I wanted to cover the 10 essentials of things that you need t...
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Cooking on the Trail
June 11, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you've had a great week. This week I'm going to be talking about cooking on the trail while backpacki...
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Backpacking Camera Kit
June 04, 2021 - Hey everyone! Hope you are doing well today. This week I want to talk about my backpacking camera kit. Now if you have f...
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Pack Third Item of the Big Three
May 28, 2021 - Hey everyone! Hope you are having a great day! Today we're going to discuss the final item of the big three for backpack...
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Sleep System 2nd of Big 3
May 21, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you had a good week! Today we're going to talk about Sleep Systems, the 2nd part of the Big Three. Th...
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Where Can I Backpack?
May 07, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope everything is great with you today. Today we are continuing Backpacking theme. This weeks question...
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Backpacking-More than Just Hiking!
April 30, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. This week I'm going to start a series on backpacking. What it is,...
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Remote Shutter Release
April 22, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and happy! Today I want to talk about using a remote shutter release, why y...
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Camera Bag First Aid?
April 16, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and happy. Today I want to talk about first aid products that I cary with m...
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Spring is here!
April 09, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope you're doing well today! Spring is here! In North Carolina spring is in full force with pollen, sprin...
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Teardrop Trailer Camping What I like and dislike
March 26, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and safe today. This week I want to talk about teardrop trailers. I have been a...
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Backpacking 5 Things I Love and Hate about It
March 12, 2021 - Hey Everybody! I hope everyone is healthy and safe today. Today's subject is about backpacking and the things I love and...
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My Studio Light Setup
March 05, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you safe and healthy! Today I want to talk about my studio lighting set up and the stro...
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My GoPro Setup
February 26, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. This week I want to talk to you about my GoPro action camera setu...
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What Photography Phone Apps Do I use?
February 19, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. It has been rainy and dreary here in North Carolina the last coup...
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New Exploring Vessel
February 12, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Most every year I usually get myself something camera or photogra...
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Trip Planning "How I Plan for a Trip"
February 05, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Today's topic is "Trip Planning." I love to take trips to photogr...
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Exploring your Backyard
January 29, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Today I want to talk about Exploring. I think exploring is embedd...
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Do I need all of the photo Accessories all of the time?
January 22, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. The holidays have passed, and I hope Santa brought you something...
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My New Photo Projects for 2021
January 15, 2021 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe today. I have finally done it. I have made the decision of what my proje...
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My Photography Bags and How I Use Them.
January 08, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Today I want to talk about something that is near and dear to my...
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Monitor Calibration - When and Why
January 01, 2021 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Today I want to talk to you about why I think you should calibrat...
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Idea Board "What is it?"
December 25, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe! This week I want to talk about coming up with ideas that can beco...
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Shooting in Black and White "Monochrome Experience"
December 18, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. This week I want to talk about black and white photography and wh...
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Winter Photography "Dressing the Part"
December 04, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope I find you healthy and safe this week. This week I'd like to talk about winter photography and how to...
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Do You Need a Tripod?
November 13, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. Today I want to talk about the three-legged monsters known as tri...
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Ole Betsy! How she takes me places!
November 06, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and safe today. Today I want to talk about an old friend of mine, Betsy. Ole Be...
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Rainy Day Photoshoot How and Why?
October 30, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and safe. Today I want to talk about doing landscape photography in the rain. Y...
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Visit Your State Parks
October 23, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe today. State parks are one of your state’s treasured resources. These hi...
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iPad Mini for Photos and Camping?
October 16, 2020 - Hey, everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and safe. Today I want to talk about something new that I have added to my cam...
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Under-Rated Car Camping?
October 09, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe today. Today I want to talk about car camping. First, let's describe wha...
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A Little Backpacking and Two State Parks
September 25, 2020 - Hey everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe. Last weekend my son and I took a trip to the mountains for a little bac...
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Sony 70-350 Lens Review
September 04, 2020 - Hey Everyone. I hope everybody is healthy and safe today. Today I want to talk about my newest lens that I got a couple...
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My Landscape Lens Setup
August 21, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope today finds you healthy and safe. This week's blog is about my landscaping lens setup and what I th...
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One Week -- Nine State Parks
August 14, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is healthy and safe today! This week's blog is about a trip I took a few weeks ago to get...
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Gear Review Lume Cube 2.0
August 07, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope you are doing well. Today is a review of a new addition to my camera bag -- the Lume Cube 2.0. This i...
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Landscape Photographers "Leave No Trace"
July 17, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is healthy and safe. Photographers are tearing up the landscapes we love. With the growing p...
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The Importance of Setting Goals and Personal Projects
May 29, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Hope everyone is safe and healthy. Today I'm going to talk about setting goals and creating personal proje...
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Merchants Millpond State Park NC
May 22, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is safe and healthy. Last week I took a little day trip to Merchants Millpond State Park i...
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Routine, Routine, Routine
April 03, 2020 - Hey Everyone! I hope everyone is doing well and is healthy. In my last blog I told you to look for that silver lining in...
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Why Are Photographers Emotionally Connected to Their Gear?
March 13, 2020 - Hey everyone! This week we'll talk about why photographers are emotionally connected to their gear. You have all heard t...
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Day Hikes for Photographers
January 24, 2020 - Hey Everyone! Today I want to talk about something that is near and dear to my heart and that's taking a hike. Taking a...
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What Photography Does for Me
October 25, 2019 - Photography is more than just a hobby for me. Photography got me out. It got me out of the house. It got me out of my sh...
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After Workshop Report - "What Worked and What Didn't"
October 19, 2019 - Well, I went on my camera club's annual fall colors workshop. I didn't get to go to the full week-long workshop, but I d...
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Argus Rangefinder
July 22, 2018 - Hey everyone! A couple of weeks ago it was International Camera Day. I was looking for a rangefinder type camera, prefer...
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Does Gear Really Make the Photo?
August 14, 2017 - They say that admitting to a problem is the first step in solving a problem, so here goes. I have been a gear hound for...
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Grayson Highlands State Park Virginia
November 17, 2016 - Grayson Highlands State Park in Virginia is a must see if you live in the southeastern US. This lovely park, perched hig...
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Camping Cuisine! " Cooking on the Trail"
September 25, 2015 - Backpacking came to me later in life and is still considered new to me. Backpacking came to me at first just as a way t...
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Tools of the Trade "Camera's"
August 28, 2015 - I have been taking photo’s for many years starting in the 60’s taking photo’s with my Mom’s Kodak Brownie. Through the y...
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Tools of the Trade " Filters"
August 22, 2015 - Filters are becoming a thing of the past. But for a landscape photographer they are one of his best tools. I am a photog...
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Charlies Bunion Loop Backpacking Trip Video
August 08, 2015 - Hey everyone! I just finished putting together a video of a trip to the Charlies Bunion rock outcropping on the Appalach...
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