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Mixing small depth of field and positive exposure compensation

A few examples of photographs with very small depth of field and positive exposure compensation to create attractive images.

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How to isolate elements in your photographs

DEPTH OF FIELD REMINDER – small depth of field with a wide angle can produce wonderful photographs too… But you have to remember how to make that small depth of field!

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Landscape + Polarizing Filter.

I went a bit above and beyond the Bay Area. Just when the skies weren’t helping me, I remembered my filters.

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Yellowstone

The Road Trip across the USA in August 2011, from Newport, RI, to San Francisco, CA. Yellowstone.

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Photos! – ¡Fotos!

My favorite photographs from some trips around Costa Rica.

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CORCOVADO

2011 started with the right foot. I should have posted this photos long ago, but I guess, better late than never! After years of wanting to get to Corcovado, I had the opportunity to spent one week there at the end of  January. As crazy as we are, we went for the whole deal! We [...]

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Otoño – Autumn

Hace mucho tiempo que no escribo nada por acá. Estuve de viaje las últimas semanas en la costa este-norte de los Estados Unidos, y aunque tomé muchas fotografías, nunca hubo tiempo para publicar. Sin embargo aquí estoy de nuevo, con mucha energía y con mucho que mostrar. Juntos con las imágenes que voy a mostrar, [...]

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Want some coffee?

For some time now my dear friend Greg Basco and I, have been talking about how much fun it would be to photograph the whole process that surrounds coffee, of course, always over a cup of coffee. Well, this rainy season is all about making it happen (for example, he just renew his website, you [...]

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Back on the road!

The “Road Scholar” (used to be Exploritas) Digital Photography Inter-generational tours are back! and so, I am back on the road with them. The fallowing photos were taken on the tour in June. ______________________________ Los tours de fotografía digital inter-generacionales de “Road Scholar” (antes Exploritas) regresaron! y entonces yo estoy de nuevo en ruta con [...]

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Ultimo amanecer – Last Sunrise

Our last exploration of Galapagos was at North Seymor Island. This day, unlike every other day of my trip, I overslept… but do not worry, I got up just in time to jump on our dingy to go to the island.  I am very happy that Jaime, our great leader (and my alarm clock for [...]

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Last Sunset – El último atardecer

En la mañana de este día visitamos la isla de Bartolomé. Unos días antes había visto fotos de este lugar, y tenía muchas ganas de subir el sendero. Resultó ser bastante sencillo: un camino con plataforma de madera muy cómoda, escaleras, baranda. El paisaje de esta isla debe ser el paraíso de un Vulcanólogo. Las [...]

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Galapagos: Rábida and Chinese Hat

Este día nos dedicamos a visitar islas pequeñas que rodean a  la isla de Santiago, la cuarta más grande del archipiélago. La primera Isla fue Rábida, y mi mayor recuerdo de ella es que tenía playa de arena completamente roja, una novedad para mi. La caminata por la isla nos llevó a ver varios acantilados [...]

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