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What Is An F-Stop?
In a previous article we looked at how lenses work. We learned about the focal length. Today we'll focus on camera lenses and what the term f-stop means.
Dryer Lint Fire Starters
One of my favorite activities in spring, summer and even early autumn is sitting outdoors by a campfire. For safety reasons, outside my home I can’t make a campfire on the ground, so I use a standalone fire pit. The older children, as well as my nephews and nieces like learning how to start a [...]
Japanese Pull Saws
Pull saws have been said to have originated in Japan more than 2,000 years ago. The main difference between pull saws and 'Western' saws is that pull saws cut on the backstroke.
Why Text Editors Matter
A good editor is a very flexible tool. Once you become an expert at it, you can use it to accomplish tasks almost as quickly as you can think of them.
Digitally Blending Photos With Adobe Photoshop
I took 3 shots, one underexposed, one overexposed and one correctly exposed (the Programed Auto setting on the camera). Then I blended the first two images and compared the resulting image with the correctly exposed one.
How Camera Lenses Work
This is the first in a series of blog entries on photography. Today we look at one of the most critical parts of any camera - the lens.
Cleaning Up After Others
Tethered to the shore, this boat is used to pick up garbage floating in the lagoon by the Sharjah Corniche.
Camera Clock Correction After The Fact