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First Full Weekend of Spring brings Signs

March 24, 2019

A sure sign of spring!

Hope you’ve taken some time to stroll around planting areas to see what’s beginning to poke through the surface. I found enough green shoots to inspire hope that this cold, nasty interminable winter could finally beginning to find its way out of here.

While loading my car after a recent class at the Chicago Botanic Garden, I heard a bird that just wouldn’t stop calling loudly. Once I spotted this cardinal, two things happened: 1. I took it to be a sure sign of spring and 2. I just had to grab a camera. Yes, you can use a macro lens in regular photography as shown here. My macro has a focal length that extends to 180mm which is what I used here.

Keep your eyes (and ears) open for signs of spring where you live. Hopefully, you won’t have long to wait.

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Weekly Photo Tip

Get an Infrared Filter to create snow

 

Infra-red filter creates eerie snow effect.

Magnus, the faithful camera clubhouse cat, thoughtfully dropped a B+H gift card in my Christmas stocking. I used the card to order an Infrared (IR) filter which, as you will remember knocks out all wavelengths of light below the filter rating. In this case, all light below 930nm doesn’t make it through the filter, and the wavelengths that do make it require 2 1/2 minutes of exposure time. This filter is so dark red, the composing and focusing must be done before the filter is attached to the front of the lens. In addition to a tripod and ballhead, it helps to have gloves and a mug of some type of warm liquid to keep hands and insides warm while walking around behind the camera for those 150 seconds while the shutter is open.

IR filters come in varying strengths which affect the price. Mine wasn’t priced in the low-end promo department, but the effects it creates are both enjoyable and worth the price. Get one and see for yourself.

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About Jack

A classically trained musician since childhood, Jack Carlson always had the “ear” of an artist. It was only a short step to develop the artist’s “eye” as well.

The portfolio of this certified photographer reveals images that emphasize mood and composition. Their purpose is to present a feeling in addition to portrayal of person, place or thing. Sometimes that feeling is nostalgia; other times it is serenity.

Each photograph tells a story.

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