by Kevin Shank | Jun 18, 2021 | 2021, 07, July, Animals, Birds, Focus Illustrated, Mammals, Plants & Fungi, Study Guide, Thrushes & Allies
Gray Squirrel This photo was submitted as a Favorite Focus. The editor turned it into an example of the February Photo Focus, by using Sharpen AI software to sharpen the photo. Photo © Ryan Fox, Shiloh, OH. Eastern Bluebird This photo illustrates the April 2021 Photo...
by Kevin Shank | Jun 17, 2021 | 2021, 07, July, Animals, Crustaceans & Molluscs, Favorite Focus, Freshwater, Plants & Fungi, Rocks, Minerals & Metals, Study Guide, Water Life
I found this rock in a cave by our house. Photo © Nate Carlen, Chewelah, WA. I took a walk to our pond, and was delighted to find this large crayfish in a shallow puddle. Photo © Timothy David Miller, Woodburn, IN Dandelion Fun. Photo © Steven Smith. Haiti landscape...
by Kevin Shank | Jun 17, 2021 | 2021, 07, July, Butterflies, Moths & Skippers, Insects & Arachnids, Study Guide, The Photo Focus
F/stops sound high tech, and might even sound like something that will take all the fun out of photography. Stick with me, though, and you will learn they are not quite as scary as they sound. The term “f/stop” refers to the size of the aperture opening inside the...
by Steven Smith | Apr 15, 2021 | 2021, 04, April, Articles & Stories, Birds, Cardinals, Grosbeaks, & Allies, Crows, Jays, & Magpies, Finches & Allies, Pigeons & Doves, The Photo Focus
The first time I began thinking about freezing bird action was several years ago, while attempting to photograph hummingbirds. No matter how hard I tried to get those wings to freeze, I just couldn’t accomplish it. Then after much research, I discovered that I needed...
