Wandering ~ Storm Chasing

 I came across an interesting video of a photographer who chases storm clouds .. .

Shortly after, I came across a storm cloud 

on the Hudson River, in NY. 
Photo © Ralph M. Ferraro, 2016

The photographer at the beginning of the video mentioned a quote by his wife
“Not all who wander are lost … some are just storm chasing."

On a simple level, the “storm chasing” referred to her husband chasing and photographing storm clouds.

On a deeper level, it seemed to focus me on wandering without being lost ... Just chasing the adventure of life.

Seeing the unseen Part 2

While I was photographing the fireworks on July 4th, I couldn't tell how the photos were coming out. 

I even had some concerns that like the above photo, they would be out of focus or the image would be inappropriately placed.

I was set for taking some fabulous fireworks photos with my new Pentax … or so I thought.

My perspective was different this year. I was going to take the photos from a boat that I thought would be in the east river … or so I thought. 

RAW + Adobe RGB ~ the way to go in Fireworks or any photography

When photographing - it is important to use the RAW format to save your images to the memory card, and use Adobe RGB for color space ... 

The inner voice the antidote to disconnection ( & violence)

Reading the non-stop violence and killing in the headlines of the news makes me wonder 

why many people feel so disconnected 

that the only way they can feel power is 

by killing someone.  

The next step in the disconnect is 

either to kill themself or 

to provoke others to kill them. 

This disconnect is not only in the mid-east, 

is not only with isis. 

It happens here in the United States. 

It happens in the dance between 

the Israelis and the Palestinians

The major religions have justified disconnection and murder in various periods over 4,000 years of history (Armstrong, K. (1993). A history of God over 4,000 years: the 4,000 year quest of Judiasm, Christianity & Islam. New York, Ballentine Books.). 

How does the noise get so loud, that we cannot hear, that we cannot see? 

Fireworks ~ Photography

Some tips for getting interesting photographs of the holiday firework displays

Preparation  ~ Photographing ~ Light Painting

the info below is geared to the Macy's fireworks display but should be applicable to local fireworks displays as well.  

Please be aware of safety - especially if the fireworks are on land.