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    The Road Not Taken

    January 2, 2025 / No Comments

    Robert Frosts poem “The Road Not Taken” has always resonated with me. It’s so true to if we blindly follow the paths of the multitude we may end up with the same results but if we blaze our own trail the outcomes are unlimited. I had a mental image of this picture in my mind by photographing a leaf with…

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  • Commercial/Retail Product Shots,  macro,  Macro Photography

    Gold Wedding Rings

    February 16, 2024 / No Comments

      Photographed with a Nikon D7100, 24.3 APS-C camera, and a Nikon 40mm MACRO lens. 1/50th, f8, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE. (4) lights were used.  (2) Floor lights 5600K, (2) small 5600K table LED’s to bring out specular highlights in the jewels. 12 shot focus stack, helicon focus software.

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    Diamon and Gold Watch

    February 16, 2024 / No Comments

    Gold diamond watch:  Photographed with a Sony A7RII, 42 mp, full frame mirrorless camera and a Sony 90 mm f2.8 MACRO lens. 4 seconds, f11, ISO 100, MANUAL MODE. (1) 5600k flash bounced off the ceiling. 16 shot focus stack, helicon focus software.  

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  • Journey's,  Schoolhouses

    Forestdale One Room Schoolhouse, N. Smithfield RI

    November 4, 2023 / No Comments

    This blog entry is part of an ongoing project called “One Room Schoolhouses in CT”).  Forestdale Schoolhouse 190 School St. North Smithfield RI (the Forestdale section) Built in 1876 this school took it’s last students in 1974 before shutting the doors to formal education. The builiding is currently owned by the Town of North Smithfield and leased to the North…

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  • Wildlife

    Butterflies & Birds

    October 25, 2023 / No Comments

    Cheryl and I went looking for unique birds and butterflies this day. I captured the brown monarch, spicebush swallowtail, butterfly using a Nikon D7100 with a Nikon 80-400 lens at 290mm (35mm equiv.=435mm). 1/3200th, f6.3, ISO 1800, Manual Mode. I also photographed the yellow, eastern tiger swallowtail, butterfly using a Nikon D7100 with a Nikon 80-400 lens at 400mm (35mm…

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    It’s fall at the castle.

    November 6, 2022 / No Comments

    I set up my tripod on the sidewalk at the south end of Hubbard Park’s pond aimed at the Castle waiting for the light. In short time it lit portions of the foliage beneath the Castle causing their beauty to speak to you. The shutter was snapped and yes I was lucky enough to catch that hawk circling the castle…

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