Nature Photography

Many people have been saying that maybe photographers shouldn't take pictures of wild animals or pictures out in the wild because it disturbs the wildlife. Going by those standards, BBC should then never film wildlife because it would be disturbing to the animals, but then what would high school students watch in Biology when they have a substitute?

Pictures in nature are not just "pretty pictures," but they are educational. I wouldn't know what a gnu looked like and why John Lithgow thought it was a bison if I wasn't able to see a picture of one that someone had taken out in the wild. I wouldn't be able to explain to my 3 year old niece what a puma is if I wasn't able to show her Planet Earth clip BBC had filmed out in the wild.

People can't just decide, suddenly, that taking pictures out in the wild is disturbing to the animals. As long as the photographers have common sense there should be no issues.

African Safari

I am not going on an actual African Safari, but on my imaginary safari there are a few things I will need.

• I will need, obviously, an imaginary camera: a super fancy expensive one would be nice but I feel a camera that works would also suffice. The best would probably be a Canon PowerShot SX30 IS which is about $369.
• According to James I will need an imaginary filter because a scratch on a filter is much cheaper to replace compared to when you scratch your lens. He made a big deal about filters. He even used an exclamation point.
• Taking an imaginary computer would be a good idea so I can download all of my imaginary pictures so I will have more space on my imaginary SD card. Also, if there is Internet, it would be nice to upload my imaginary pictures to Facebook so my friends and family can see how I am doing on my imaginary safari.
• According to Nathan Myhrvold I should bring imaginary adaptors for the imaginary power chords of my imaginary computer because depending on the camp site would depend on the type of plug-in they use and if I am putting my pictures on my computer each day I would need to charge it.
• I would probably need cleaning supplies to keep the imaginary lenses of my imaginary filters nice and clean. According to Fredo Durand Africa is very dusty which causes lots of smudges.

These are a few imaginary things I will need on my imaginary safari, there is also loads more of stuff one will need on a safari, imaginary or real. 

Art Show

I put this picture of ducks in the art show:

I had to kind of alter the cropping so I could print it at Target and it still had white letterboxes. Also, Target no longer does the chemical processing so picture didn't print in the best condition. Costco does it but I do not have, nor do I know anybody with, a Costco membership. I bought a white and blue matte from Hobby Lobby. The picture did not get picked for the art show but I am no too surprised. But, my grandmother is going to love her Christmas present this year.

Tree Swallow

This photo of a swallow was taken by Jerry Ting.

OK, I love swallows, I have one tattooed on my shoulder blade. I like how nicely the bird stands out against the blue sky and how he caught the bird in flight. The blue of the bird is really pleasing, though would stand out better if the background was darker.

Log Cabin

This cabin in Pennsylvania was taken by Estemerwalt Log Homes of Honesdale.

I like how it looks as though the creek travels to the cabin, like it's guiding you to the cabin, the main point of the picture. In this case I do not like how the water looks like it is flowing because it ends up looking frozen in time and it gives the picture a really odd sense of isolation.

Snow Scene

This photo was taken by Mary & Christina in January.

I think this is a rather good photo taken by an amateur. I love snow scenes, especially when the photo was taken while the snow was falling. The person in the foreground may have looks better if she was in red, maybe then you would be aware it was a person. Or if the photographer waited until the person and dogs were closer so you could see them better. Or waited till there was no one in the shot. The trees and the fence do a good job of framing the picture.

Sunset Tree

This is a photo of a tree taken at sunset in Northumberland.

It is licensed under Creative Commons.

I really like the silhouette of the tree against all the beautiful colors of the English sunset. It looks like the photographer edited the picture to bring out the purples and reds because they look rather fake.