The Illusive Blue Bell
For a week or so every year, this little blue flower pops up in wet shady areas around VA. Delicate and happy to groove in the wind, these flowers are…
Protect Yourself
I will spare my readers a gross picture of the bane of nature photographers, the tiny Tick! Such a small creature is a hazard to those of us who spend our…
Philadelphia – A Weekend in Review
This past weekend, RRPT lead a couple of Meetups in the Philadelphia area. Together these Meetups amounted to a weekend-long tour of Philadelphia! On Saturday, RRPT held its 3-hour Pre-public…
In Camera Overlays
Last week we had a meet up for what seems to be the annual pilgrimage to Longwood Gardens to photograph the Blue Poppies. While working in a different area…
Have you ever…
...had one of those times where you are reviewing images and you say.... I don't remember taking that? Well, I literally just had that moment. I was downloading images from…
What’s Your Backup Strategy?
Are you at risk of losing your images? Think about it for a minute. What would happen if your computer died, or if your hard drive crashed? …
Let’s Think Spring
We are steadily marching towards springtime! It is almost hard to believe that January is over. RRPT is gearing up for its Springtime in the Great Smoky Mountains Photo Tour.…
Morning at the Museum
This past Saturday we had a small but really nice meetup at the Smithsonian’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Air and Space Museum. It was small because the museum put a…
Watermark Your Images!
Set your own watermark as text or as a .png image file. Set your alignment and apply in batches of images! Check out our demo below:
Lake Panorama
Shooting a panorama properly should usually involve the proper equipment. I’m referring to a nodal plate and some other gear that allows the optical center of the lens to…