June 30, 2012 · 2:49 pm

How to Photograph Fireworks—Reblog from Last Year


The 4th is coming up, and with it the urge to take out the camera and photograph fireworks. So, with that in mind, here’s a blog I did last year.

Now, get out your tripod, remote shutter release, and camera; find yourself a great fireworks display for Wednesday night; and go have fun.

RDoug's avatarR. Doug Wicker — Author

In Wednesday’s blog,  I presented photographs I took of fireworks during Monday’s 4th of July celebration here in El Paso, Texas.  Today I’ll highlight  more pictures taken that same evening, and this time I’ll give you information on how I took them.

I more and more frequently find myself using a simple point-and-shoot for much of my photographic needs, but occasionally I simply have to get out the more sophisticated equipment to get the most out of certain subjects.  For these shots I used my trusty, tried-and-true  Canon EOS 5D.  The great thing about the 5D is that it was the first “affordable” digital single lens reflex (DSLR) on the market using a 35mm-equivalent sensor.  That means that not only would all my older Canon 35mm lenses work with the EOS 5D, but they would also have the same magnification factor as they did with my 35mm film…

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June 29, 2012 · 5:39 am

Why I Love Northern New Mexico—Part 3


Dotting this “Enchanting” landscape you’ll find old ranch homes and lonely trees framing picturesque hills.  Dry, golden grasses frame ice-covered ponds in the winter.

Walk the streets of New Mexico’s capital—Santa Fe.  Explore the Old Santa Fe Plaza.  Visit the Palace of the Governors at the right times and you’ll find Native Americans beneath its expansive veranda selling beautifully hand-crafted jewelry made of silver, turquoise, and semi-precious stones.

When one considers all there is to see and do (remember last week’s series on the Ghost Ranch?), you can easily spend a week or two to experience it all.

Now for some more photographs:

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June 27, 2012 · 5:44 am

Why I Love Northern New Mexico—Part 2


Even many of the restaurants in Northern New Mexico carry on the ambiance of the region—with whitewashed walls, brightly-colored fabrics, and beamed ceilings.  But it’s the food that is the real draw.  Below you’ll see in interior of one of our favorite lunch stops—Rancho de Chimayo Restaurante and Hacienda.  It doesn’t get much more authentic than this.

The Rancho de Chimayo is just minutes from the famed El Santuario de Chimayo, considered by some to be the most Catholic pilgrimage center in the U.S.

Now, time for me to shut up and let you enjoy the view in solitude:

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