Category Archives: Fun Photo Friday

July 4, 2014 · 5:35 am

Fun Photo Friday — Picture Perfect Fireworks

It’s that time of year again. Fireworks. The day we as a nation celebrate the anniversary of my wedding to Ursula.

Oh, and, yeah . . . there’s that Independence Day celebration thingy going on today as well.

So, want to learn how to take photographs of fireworks? Something along the lines of this?

Or, perhaps, these?

It’s really quite easy with a tripod and a little planning. Some of these shots were taken with a Canon G1 X. Others with a Canon EOS 5D. For tips on taking shots such as this with a DSLR, a tripod, and a remote shutter release read the following tips I gave way back in 2011:

4th of July Fireworks Part II (and How I Did Them)

On the other hand, if you don’t have all that fancy equipment (the subject may be different, but the techniques still apply to long-exposure fireworks) then improvise using some of the tips I gave in:

Available Light Photography without a Tripod

Then go out and take some shots such as these:

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June 27, 2014 · 5:35 am

Fun Photo Friday — Shanghai River Cruise Favorites

Today’s post brings to a conclusion our visit to Beijing and Shanghai. It’s hard to believe that anyone could get nearly four months’ worth of blog posts out of just one eight-day journey. But that’s what happens when you book with a quality tour group such as China Spree — enough material for 29 blog posts on Shanghai and another 20 on Beijing and nearby attractions such as the Great Wall. I would also like to take thank once again our wonderful guide on this journey, Mr. Chen “Jim” Mao. He made this adventure an absolute delight, and I hope to one day travel with him again.

Chen “Jim” Mao of China Spree posing with a toasty-warm Ursula on Tienanmen Square just outside the Forbidden City

I leave you now with one last look at the nighttime light show that awaits you on your own Huangpu River cruise through the Pudong and The Bund areas of Shanghai, China: