After more than 2 years, Garden & Travel Class makes an in-person return starting this Friday, May 13. Yes, we now have enough students to run the class and we'll meet on 4 Friday mornings in May and June. There's no class on May 27 due to Memorial Day weekend. Our first Friday finds us in the English Walled Garden of the Chicago Botanic Garden, where Senior Horticulturist Heather Sherwood … [Read more...]
April in-person classes are GO!
Signs of Spring starts April 21 - May 12 (4 Thursdays) 9 - 12 noon The Ins and Outs of Flash starts April 22 - May 6 (3 Fridays) 9 - 12 noonBoth classes meet in the Plant Science Lab, Chicago Botanic Garden. There are a few openings in each class so enroll soon by visiting www.chicagobotanic.org/adulted, photography to register. You won't want to miss these chances to get … [Read more...]
Use the right lens for the scene
As a fan of old-time radio, I just had to go the the 50th Anniversary (plus 2) for Those Were the Days, the currant program that broadcasts radio shows each Saturday afternoon. I knew that cameras would (surprisingly!) be allowed so I left the camera clubhouse with a camera, 2 lenses, several batteries and memory cards.There were no reserved seats so I arrived early enough to … [Read more...]
New Year’s Resolution Update
Those of you who follow this rather irregular updating to the blog portion of the site will remember that my resolution for '22 was to shoot film. In this case that means 120 or Medium Format since that's the only film camera that's still hanging around the CCC (Carlson Camera Clubhouse). After 11 days in transit (from B&H in NYC) the film arrived just yesterday afternoon so I'll be loading it … [Read more...]
Got an old lens? Get out & Use it
I noticed yesterday that a few crocus have popped their petals above ground so there was only one thing to do: grab a camera and a bit of gear and head to the blooming flower field. You gear people have, no doubt, begun to wonder about the lens and settings so here they are. Lens: 70-180 macro zoom. It's been discontinued for some years, but is my macro. While it's considered to be slow … [Read more...]
Signs of Spring = Signs of Spring
Until now, I've been quite involved in researching, writing and shooting for two new classes which is why this old website hasn't been updated for some time. Classes are now quite thin until April, so here I am back at the site.Had a moment to walk around the old camera clubhouse yesterday and actually found/saw some crocuses that have popped up about 1/2 inch. Did I have a camera with me … [Read more...]