tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201089372434386197.post5633921734086768905..comments2023-09-22T11:33:11.513-06:00Comments on DAVIS L. BIGELOW - A lighthouse keeper, an author, a photographer, an adventurer...: A New DayDavis L. Bigelowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13129096476320242711noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201089372434386197.post-82004974212937126302009-02-25T10:02:00.000-07:002009-02-25T10:02:00.000-07:00Hi Kami, Glad you stopped by. (Every web surfer is...Hi Kami, Glad you stopped by. (Every web surfer is welcome to visit my little corner of the virtual world.) Thank you for your unrestrained praise - very kind of you.<BR/>Your auto focus can be a very good thing, especially if your camera is a modern one. What brand/model do you have anyway? With my Olympus digital camera I use auto focus most of the time. For the close-ups, I use the macro setting (which focuses down to about 1.2 inches). In macro, the depth of field (the amount of depth in the focus) is so small that if I didn't use manual focus, images would nearly never be clear. As it was, the macro images in this post turned out better than I expected. I should have used a tripod, but working so close to the ground helped me hold the lens still. The brilliant light levels helped boost the shutter speed too.<BR/>When it comes to handholding a camera, using extreme macro is like using a long telephoto lens. Even your own heartbeat, pulsing through your hands, can blur the image. A good guideline is to never handhold a shutter speed less than 1/60th of a second for a standard lens and 1/200th of a second for a telephoto. Using a tripod forces you to compose better photos and keeps your images sharper. Even handholding a standard lens at 1/60th will show blur (unless you are using a flash – a flash’s duration is 1/1000th of a second or less, so it freezes the image while the shutter is open for the longer duration.) If you want to have some fun, set your shutter speed to 1/15th or less and use the flash to photograph a moving subject. Make sure your camera says you have enough light without the flash or the blurred part of the exposure will not record. The flash portion of the image will be crisp while the rest of the shot will be severely blurred. Enjoy!<BR/>As for the Koala bear, that was definitely a “bucket list” event!! Koalas are so soft! When the bear was given to me, it moved like it was in slow motion and just latched itself onto my shirt. Its gentleness was amazing! Holding a Koala bear is an event that everyone should have the opportunity to experience. This particular bear was at the Cairns Zoo in Cairns, Australia. If you haven’t looked yet, there’s a link in the sidebar to our Australian Adventure. (The slideshow is much cheaper than flying there.) We spent two weeks of pure pleasure in the land down under. I highly recommend it!!! (Two weeks were not enough though.)<BR/><BR/>Hey Tristi,<BR/>Thank you for being the first follower. A few minutes ago, I signed up to follow Mindy’s blog. It is my first try at this following thing. I’m not exactly sure how it all works, but I hope I will get an email with fresh posts from the blogs I am following. Glad you like the new colours. My wife, Diana, thinks they are an improvement too. I think the photos stand out especially well against the black.Davis L. Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129096476320242711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201089372434386197.post-82098527932183068302009-02-24T01:21:00.000-07:002009-02-24T01:21:00.000-07:00I really like the new colors! And can I just say,...I really like the new colors! And can I just say, I'm honored to be your first follower?Tristi Pinkstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122250747480013804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201089372434386197.post-29060186294296633122009-02-20T14:43:00.000-07:002009-02-20T14:43:00.000-07:00Hope you don't mind blog browsing! LOVE your photo...Hope you don't mind blog browsing! LOVE your photos. You've got real talent. I'm still using my auto focus cuz I've been too lazy to figure out the settings. One of these days I'll have time!<BR/><BR/>I must say I am very jealous of your profile pic. It's always been a dream of mine to explore Australia and hug a koala bear.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment on the mormon bloggers site. I did let my daughter lick her fingers. It would have been a shame to let good sugar go to waste.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with your writing!Kamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01710848037322011968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201089372434386197.post-1593078762450545052009-02-17T10:30:00.000-07:002009-02-17T10:30:00.000-07:00Psst...its only a Holiday in Alberta.Psst...its only a Holiday in Alberta.DeAnnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08115395252929173036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201089372434386197.post-4163070489346835702009-02-16T21:40:00.000-07:002009-02-16T21:40:00.000-07:00Glad to hear from you all. Our holiday is Family D...Glad to hear from you all. Our holiday is Family Day, but I was alone for much of the day - at least until my wife came home from her job. Some of us still had to work, but it is nice to consider the importance of family - even when you're apart.Davis L. Bigelowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13129096476320242711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201089372434386197.post-6532680424213701072009-02-16T20:29:00.000-07:002009-02-16T20:29:00.000-07:00What great pictures! It is President's Day here, w...What great pictures! It is President's Day here, what is it in Canada?Sabine Berlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06862653993925899285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1201089372434386197.post-58406112115907973182009-02-16T19:01:00.000-07:002009-02-16T19:01:00.000-07:00Beautiful pictures!!!Beautiful pictures!!!Mindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539976121301954283noreply@blogger.com