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This is the blog for More Than A Snapshot's Online Photography Classes.  In these blog posts I will give photography tips, tutorials, and show images.

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A $4000 Image!

Gary Detonnancourt

Why is this image so expensive, because right after I took it, disaster struck.  I found this great scene and I was working it for all it was worth.  I had that great swirl in the water and some fantastic fall color in the background.  I decided that the image could be even better if I used a polarizer to remove some glare from the leaves and water.  Photographically this was a great decision but it caused me to fight with the filter holder which caused me to unlatch the tripod head.  Then I got my shot, but I forgot about the tripod head and when a picked up my tripod a heard a big splash.  My Canon 5D M IV and my Canon 17-40 mm lens were completely submerged.  I was able to retrieve them and I tried to dry it out and I sent it to Canon and they were both a complete loss.  Luckily the memory cards survived and I was able to get the images and my insurance should pay for most of the loss and as it turns out this image won second place in my camera club, so I guess it was all worth it in the end. 

categories photography
tags fall, foliage, river, stream, landscape, color, fall in new england, Rhode Island, stepstone falls, waterfall

Fall Foliage and the Night Sky

Gary Detonnancourt

I recently traveled to the Adirondack Mountains to photograph the fall foliage.  It was workshop put on by Mark Bowie and sponsored by my camera club.  On the first night, we photographed the night sky from the backyard of our Inn.  The lights from the inn lit up the trees which allowed us to capture the fall colors and the night sky.  Here are some of my images from that night along with a short time-lapse video.

 
categories photography
tags stars, foliage, fall, night sky, trees, astrophotography, Adirondack Mountains

Fall is a Great Time for Foliage & Fog

Gary Detonnancourt

The brilliant fall colors are an obvious attraction any photographer at this time of year, but it's also a great time to put some atmosphere in your images by including some fog.  Plan your shoots for early mornings when the temperatures are a little cool and head out to your favorite lake or pond.  The warm water combined with the cool air temperature should make some great fog.  Here are some images from my last outing.

categories photography
tags fall, foliage, fog, atmosphere, calm, serene, image, lake, pond, fall images with fog, fog in the fall, fog over a lake, atmospheric conditions