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First Nikon D7100 Real World Impressions
Since I just received one of the first batch of Nikon D7100 cameras in the country, I thought photographing the Charleston Fashion Week would be the perfect real-world oportunity to run it through it’s paces! (By the way, I can’t say enough good things about the great guys at www.ephotocraft.com! Instead of being a lost number [...]
The Skirmish at Gambles Hotel
I received so many great comments on the photos I did for the recent Civil War Reenactment of The Skirmish at Gamble’s Hotel. So I thought I’d share a little BTS info on how a single off-camera flash helped me create some of the images. My friend, Robert (seen in the first two photos) is a hardcore [...]
Adventures in Belize – Beach Photo Shoot
“So tell me a little bit about Hinduism” I asked my new friend, Taira. Perfect strangers are often the easiest people to talk to! They have no pre-conceived notions of who you are or where you’re coming from. You have no agenda to push on them. And neither of you has any cause to be [...]
Adventures in Belize – Caye Caulker
“Oh Chris…you’d get excited about seeing ANY kind of boobies!” I’d just been telling a friend about an island off the coast of Belize, that’s a protected area by the Audubon Society, and has the only viable breeding colony of Red-footed Boobies in the western Caribbean! I’d just exclaimed “That would be so cool to [...]
Adventures in Belize – Tropical Wings
“You made it, Mr. Chris!” he exclaimed as a trudged up the slippery, sloppy hill to the entrance of Tropical Wings. It had been raining. Anhil, the youngster I had befriended on my way past this way the week before, apparently didn’t think I’d make it out of Guatemala alive! I was tired and hungry [...]
Adventures in Belize – El Remate Guatemala
Born to an American father and a Guatemalan mother, Casey was fluent in both English and Spanish. With her high cheekbones, olive skin, and strong features, she fit right in to her role as hostess at Casa de Don David in El Remate. An oasis on the way to/from Tikal where travelers of all races [...]
Adventures in Belize – Tikal in HDR
In the weeks leading up to my trip to Belize & Guatemala, I put a lot of thought into how I was going to capture the ancient mysticism and time-tested fortitued of the Mayan Ruins! For those who have been asking about the technique I came up with, I’m using a combination of processes that [...]
Adventures in Belize – Tikal
No horses, no oxen, no wheel!!! It just blows your mind to imagine the Maya civilization building such amazing structures, starting back before Jesus Christ was born, purely on back-breaking human power and ingenuity! I spent a couple days exploring the vast grounds of the ruins at Tikal, Guatemala. Sure, most tour companies do it [...]
Adventures in Belize – Fun in Flores
I had begun to doze off when his hardened hand grabbed my knee. “Oooff”, I said with a start. “You must like me?!?”. An hour ago I had climbed into a mini-van, known as a collectivo, heading to Flores, Guatemala. A collectivo is the standard mode of travel for the locals. The driver stops to [...]
Adventures in Belize – Leaving Belize Behind
The man outside the building kept pointing to an open door. But a lady was standing just inside, wiping the perspiration from her forehead. “No” I said, shaking my head. “Bano…hombre”, pointing to myself. Words weren’t coming to me clearly. “Si” he said, encouraging me in. I timidly began walking past the heavy-set woman. Her [...]