Category Archives: Day Shoots

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Image Tracker

November 13, 2017 by Denise Silva | 4 Comments

For many of us (all of us that don’t focus primarily on bird photography), capturing images of birds in motion can be a real challenge. The culmination of lots of standing, waiting, and frustration only […]

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Flat Light… what to do?

October 17, 2017 by Denise Silva | 2 Comments

We just returned from a photo tour of Cape May, NJ. Cape May is a beautiful town, with historic homes, coastal beauty, and lots of natural habitat to enjoy. For the first time ever though, […]

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Historic Waterford, VA

April 11, 2017 by Denise Silva | Comments Off

Settled in 1733 by Amos Janney, a Quaker from Pennsylvania, Historic Waterford is a wonderful opportunity to get out and enjoy the visual beauty of historic architecture. In the late 1930’s decedents of several of the original Waterford families […]

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Another Great Meetup

May 23, 2016 by Denise Silva | Comments Off

This past weekend our meetup group visited East Broad Top Railroad in Pennsylvania. The East Broad Top was once a short line railroad that transported coal from the mines to another railroad for transport to […]

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The Old Truck Graveyard

March 14, 2016 by Denise Silva | Comments Off

Above is one of the few old cars at a favorite location we call the Old Truck Graveyard. I have shot at this location for the past few years and have shared this awesome location […]

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Golden Hour

January 24, 2016 by Denise Silva | Comments Off

Some warm thoughts and images on a cold winter’s night. The golden hour refers to the time just after sunrise and just before sunset when sun light is at it’s warmest and softest. It is […]

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Creating a Sense of Motion with Long Exposures

June 10, 2015 by Denise Silva | 2 Comments

Long exposure images can create an almost surreal effect, evoking emotional responses, such as calm, peacefulness, and even angst, depending on the image. Creating these images can be a challenge and generally requires certain gear, […]

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Mt. Storm Time Lapse

May 22, 2015 by Denise Silva | 2 Comments

The other day, I was asked to describe how I created this image: I decided it would be easier to write a blog and create a video demonstrating the techniques, than to layout out an […]

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The Road Not Taken

May 15, 2015 by Denise Silva | Comments Off

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in […]

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Along the Way

May 12, 2015 by Denise Silva | Comments Off

Often when heading out on a photo expedition, it is so easy to be only focused on the destination. The desire to get there and get started is so compelling we often forget to enjoy […]

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