Second in a series of things and places that can save money for photographers. Just sharing some of the things that I do and hope that you too can get some better “miles to the gallon”! Please take the time to comment; if you have a better source or other experience please share it with

First in a series of things and places that can save money for photographers. Just sharing some of the things that I do and hope that you too can get some better “miles to the gallon”! Please take the time to comment; if you have a better source or other experience please share it with

I think some types of “Decisive Moment” can be predicted! I was looking through some of my photographs and noticed that some of my pictures clearly were the result of thinking and predicting what was likely. This is a look at two of my pictures, and each of the preceding pictures in each case. I

The following are street photographs from Munich taken with a new, but second-hand, lens taken on the day I got it. These pictures show what the lens can do and shows some of what Munich has to offer as a street photography location.

It seemed appropriate that while the Olympic Summer Games are on, I give you some of the images I have from from a walk I did in the Olympic Park in Munich. This was the venue of the Summer Olympics in ’72.  This video covers a little bit of architecture and a little bit of

I am very frustrated with the internet. The internet showed promise in making portfolios from thousands of fellow photographers available for me to review and learn from as well as provide a place where we can discuss what matters and express our opinions. Whilst the status of the photographer, be they hobby through to professional

“In your face” street photography is discomforting, at least for me.  This is a semi documentation of how I am working on overcoming my fear of photographing people in a street scenario. It is not intended as a training, but more simply the steps that I have taken pushing the boundaries on my personal comfort

The plan this year (2016) was to go to the island of Madeira but having watched videos showing the rather hairy landings at Madeira’s airport, I chickened out. The wife being terribly disappointed needed an alternative that would pep up her spirits again, so Schleswig-Holstein (where she comes from) seemed the only viable alternative. The

The lake is large, sufficiently so as to have sailing yachts, ferries and even inhabited islands. One island has one of the stately homes of the now deceased King of Bavaria and the other has a nunnery.

Whilst such things sound boring the open air museum is everything but boring to photographers of architecture, past times, rusty equipment and older lifestyles. Bavaria is a farming area first and foremost. Despite the technology firms and the cosmopolitan nature of Munich, the rest of Bavaria is still rural. Traditions and the catholic church are