Author: Tom
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Rotterman Pups First Beach Trip
Yesterday, June 7, we took the pups to Dana Point for the afternoon. Baby Beach was hopping with people and the breakwater was busy as well. I took my A7 R5 with the Sigma 14mm F1.4 lens and went to town shooting stuff. It was a fun event, and I learned some new stuff, like,…
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Timelapse Values
The following values are suggestions for starting points for setting up timelapse photography. 1-2 seconds : Moving cars, people, events3-5 seconds: Night shots, motion blur. Clouds moving quickly.6-10 seconds: Shadows, sunsets with high clouds.10-30 seconds: Astrophotography. For spectacular results, try shooting with a 30 second shutter speed and a 15 second interval. Let the camera…
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The Two Pots
A new fable from Aesop was just posted to YouTube. I used the timelapse shot from the backyard, of the village lights coming on right after sunset. If you want to make timelapse work like this, go for it. I’ll be building out more resource materials on this site and adding more info on my…
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Sunbursts
Documenting various sunburst photos here. This one is by Mel Moncrieff, shot from his deck in Running Springs, CA. The lens is a Canon 16 – 35 L. I hope that someday I’ll be able to capture this kind of beauty. Thanks Mel, for the inspiration you provide. Note to self… use a tripod to…
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To Better Understand the Sony A7 R5 MENU
My purchase of a new A7 R5 requires a new learning curve with respect to the Menu. It has been completely revamped, and is much better. That said, it does require some getting used to. I created a document in Excel that catalogs all Menu items. The document is easily searched using the native Excel…