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Deep discount on my photos for holidays

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jwilce

October 26, 2022

holiday gifts

fineartamerica, holidays, ornaments, photos
Cinder Cones And Clouds: Original And “Final”

If you liked the Ravens shots, before and after editing, you’ll love this pairing. On 10/15/22 around sunset on a cold, cloudy day, I drove from home (elevation 7000′) to the Arizona Snowbowl (elevation 9200). This photo was shot on “my return to ground” closer to 7000′. You will see that my edits involved brightening…

jwilce

October 18, 2022

#digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, Arizona, OM1 camera, outdoor photography, rural America, San Francisco Peaks

#Arizona, #aspens, #clouds, #getolympus, #landscapephotography, #nature, #olympusphotography, #photography
Ravens: Showing You Originals And Final Versions

Sometimes it is interesting for photographer and audience to compare unedited or original versions with their “final” counterparts. (My images are almost never final, but always potential subjects for reworking.) Here I show you two raven photos that I just uploaded to Fine Art America, but you get to see what FAA folks do not–…

jwilce

October 16, 2022

#bird photography, #digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #northern Arizona, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, OM1 camera

#Arizona, #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, Flagstaff, ravens
Jim’s thoughts on composition– Red Rocks Photo(s)

Composition to me means coming up with a photo design, or shape, that makes the heart of the photo speak clearly. Sedona red rocks are a popular subject for photographers. I love the “whole”, the mid-sized crop, and the final crop. Here’s the long view. Gorgeous subject, right? Below is the second crop, from the…

jwilce

October 14, 2022

#colors, #northern Arizona, #photography, #technological improvement, Mirrorless cameras, Mountains, OM1 camera

#post-production, cropping, learning photography, photographic composition
Buy a digital copy of this rock squirrel photo!

Rock squirrels are small rodents in the squirrel family, with short ears, and fur that blends with their preferred places to hang out—on large rocks. Yesterday (5 September) I posted this video to YouTube. The squirrels in the video might well be siblings. Here in Flagstaff Arizona where I filmed them, it seems that all…

jwilce

September 6, 2022

#northern Arizona, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #wildlife photography, Mammals, Rodents

#Arizona, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, Flagstaff
Baby animals— cool page found, sharing it with you

II just found this page, which I like a LOT— baby animals art I like it because, although the page has none of my own work (yet), I myself do really enjoy those rare moments when I realize I’m seeing baby animals, and when I actually can capture their baby activities with my camera. So,…

jwilce

June 16, 2022

#photography
Starbursts Redux, Facebook And Fineartamerica News

A while back, I shared with y’all my experiments with starburst patterns. Hard work has paid off. I’ve gotten a lot better at it. Check out this one— and visit my new Facebook page, wilcephotos, and fineartamerica to purchase prints and other items incorporating 10 of my very best photos.

jwilce

June 1, 2022

#photography

#Arizona, #lisalangell, #nature, #olympusphotography, #photography, #specialeffects, #starbursts, Flagstaff
Playing, Part II

Yesterday (6th May), inspired by Jeff Goulden and Mike Smith on Fstoppers, I shot my first panorama on a camera (having tried without much luck shooting panoramas on my phone). It was hurried, playful, non-serious. Fun! Both Jeff and Mike suggested shooting panoramas handheld would work, and that’s what I tried. As Mike said, just…

jwilce

May 7, 2022

#colors, #digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #nightsky, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, Sunrises, Sunsets

#Arizona, #jeffgoulden, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, Flagstaff
Playing, Part 1

Taking a shot with real vivid color and playing with it in Photoshop… OM-D E-M1 Mark II #getolympus, #lisatomphotography, #olympusphotography

jwilce

May 7, 2022

#FlagstaffArizona, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography

#Arizona, #nature, #northern Arizona, #photography, #publicspaces
Moonset in the Mountains 17March2022

Until recently, a huge frustration in shooting the bright moon and its dimmer context was this— I could 1) brighten the whole image in order to make the context visible, washing out the features of the moon, 2) dim the moon and make the context even less visible, or 3) use a brush to change…

jwilce

March 17, 2022

#digital cameras, #Moonsets, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography

#Arizona, #getolympus, #nature, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, #post-production, #wilcephotos.com, DxO Raw editing software, Flagstaff
Puddingstone Reservoir February 2022

“Puddingstone” is the common name referring to the artificial lake at Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park in San Dimas, southern California. It is an excellent site for birding. I was there, outdoorswithcamera, on February 8 and 9. This post focuses on waterfowl photos, all available as digital downloads. I am still saving up for a…

jwilce

February 23, 2022

#bird photography, #California, #digital cameras, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #technological improvement, bird photography, bird photos, Birds On the Ground, California, outdoor photography, wildlife photography

#birds, #getolympus, #nature, #olympusphotography, #photography, #publicspaces, #riparianareas, #Southern California, #wilcephotos.com, #zoomlenses
Night Photography

Star Trails Over San Francisco Peaks Another photo from my pre-dawn photo-walk yesterday (2/17/22) morning…another shot at night photography (pun intended). What I am attempting is to minimize noise while maximizing light on my subject— the peaks and the stars above them. This involves the following settings— ISO 1000, f/2.8 at .50s, shot on my…

jwilce

February 18, 2022

#photography

#Arizona, #nature, #northern Arizona, #photography, Flagstaff
Snowy pre-dawn morning

I confess— I’m a super early riser. So this photo was taken at 4:45 today (February 17, 2022). My fingers were cold. My face was cold. The temperature was roughly 15F at that time. All that aside, I wanted to take a walk and I was looking for a particular scenario to photograph— the moon,…

jwilce

February 17, 2022

#digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #moon, #Moonsets, #nightsky, #northern Arizona, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives, #technological improvement, #technology, Arizona, Moonsets, outdoor photography

#Arizona, #Flagstaff, #Lunar photography, #moon, #nature, #Night photography, #northern Arizona, #photography, #Winter photography
How to take a photo of the filtered sun and get a starburst effect

Taking the shot It’s dangerous to aim your camera at the sun. You could harm it as well as your eye, especially if you loook right at it for a prolongued period of time, or point the camera likewise. I am an amateur like many of my readers, so I am not 100% sure this…

jwilce

January 7, 2022

#colors, #digital cameras, #FlagstaffArizona, #OlympusE-M1-Markii camera, #outdoor photography, #photoblog, #photography, #photonarratives

#aperture, #f-stop, #getolympus, #northern Arizona, #olympusphotography, #photography, #photography of the sun
A Tale of Two Butterflies: One Native, One Exotic (Queen and Doris Longwing)

jwilce

December 18, 2021

#photography

#evolution, #lepidoptera