Capturing the moon in a photograph
Those images of a scene with a bright, but perfectly clear moon are fantastic, and I have hopefully succeeded with some of my own, but why are many of the…
Getting depth into a nature image
I know that this might seem of more interest to a photographer than for someone that just want to appreciate images, but it is intriguing sometimes to see the difference…
Modern day equivalent of Bird’s Eye maps
My story about the Bird's Eye street plans of Morgantown reminded me of my attempt to reproduce the view of Morgantown depicted in Thadeus Morton Fowler's map. TM Fowler was…
Enhancing maps from the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress contains pretty much every document published in the USA, but increasingly they have been making many of those documents available online via very high-quality scans. When…
Creating mystery with a forest photograph
I enjoy walking through the woods - there is a calmness and a sense of peace and one of my favorite walks is quite a long way away from the…
Flying a drone – legally
This is another of my How-to articles that could be useful if you are thinking of getting a drone for fun or for profit. This came to mind because it…
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Behind the scenes – the photographer’s tool-chest
We get used to seeing dramatic images of the landscape and perhaps you wonder how the final image actually comes about? But first, I want to put one misunderstanding to…
Creating a video of the Cheat Lake story
This is a little different to my normal stories in that it is more of a "how to" explanation of creating a video from still images. I'll start with the…
Cheat Lake through the seasons
The area that is now known as Cheat Lake near Morgantown was originally just the Cheat River flowing through its valley until it finally met with the Monongahela River at…