Little Sailor
July 21st, 2008
Closeup of a flower’s stamen and pollen
June 28th, 2008
I just bought the Canon 500D diopter for my 70-200 mm lens and this is one of my test shots. So far I’m very pleased with its image quality. I also use a Tamron 1.4x tel extender.
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Close-up of a Mushroom shot with diopters
June 25th, 2008
I took this shot in my yard because I thought it was an interesting looking mushroom. As you can see from my last couple of images I’ve been doing some close-up photography with my Canon 50 mm 1.8 lens and two Nikon diopters (5T and 6T) I bought these two diopters on a recommendation from a John Shaw book. He liked them because they were small and easy to carry into the field instead of having to carry a big heavy macro lens. Most diopters don’t provide excellent quality because they are single element lenses. However, the 5T and 6T are duel element lenses and produce very nice images. There are also some duel element diopters from Canon and they are the dual element Canon 500T and the 77mm 500D and I think there is also a 250D.
So if you looking for a cheap way to shoot macros check these lenses out.
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Photography Class Testimonial
June 20th, 2008
Hey Gary,
Thanks again for the information you taught at the photography course, which ended this evening. Yes, there was a lot of information, but I did learn some things I didn’t know! So that’s a good thing. You are obviously very knowledgeable and love your topic, and I appreciated that! I will spend time with the disc you gave us and also more time again with my manual.
Thanks again for your hard work and all the excellent information.
Sincerely,
Joanie Pfeiffer
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Alyssa
June 7th, 2008
This photo was just published in the July 2008 issue of Shutterbug magazine on page 14.
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Another Lighthouse
June 4th, 2008
Lynde Lighthouse Ct-19, originally uploaded by gdetonnancourt.
This lighthouse is right around the corner from the Lynde Lighthouse but I’m not sure what its name is.
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Lynde Lighthouse
May 31st, 2008
Lynde Lighthouse Ct-9, originally uploaded by gdetonnancourt.
LYNDE POINT (SAYBROOK) LIGHT
State: CONNECTICUT
Location: CONNECTICUT RIVER / LONG ISLAND SOUND
Nearest City: OLD SAYBROOK
County: MIDDLESEX
U.S.C.G. District: 1
Year Station Established: 1803
Lynde Point Light
1998 photo by Robert J. Beyus
Existing Historic Tower:
* Year Light First Lit: 1839
* Is the Light Operational? YES
* Date Deactivated: N/A
* Automated: 1975
* Foundation Materials: GRANITE PIER
* Construction Materials: BROWNSTONE BLOCKS
* Markings/Patterns: WHITE W/RED & GREY LANTERN
* Shape: OCTAGONAL
* Relationship to Other Structures: SEPARATE
* Tower Height: 65
* Original Optic: 10 LAMPS, 9″ REFLECTORS
* Year Original Lens Installed:
* Present Optic: FIFTH ORDER, FRESNEL
* Year Present Lens Installed: 1890
* Height of Focal Plane: 71
* Fresnel Lens Disposition:
* Has tower been moved? NO
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