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Entering the "Danger-Zone" to get just the right picture
For several weeks I had been thinking about a certain location on the Tyler, TX downtown square; a place that I thought would make an...
ronragan
Jun 27, 20222 min read
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When is "out-of-focus" a good thing
When I owned a photo-lab, a reoccurring question I heard from customers was, "Why are my pictures out of focus?" Of course, there are as...
ronragan
Jun 15, 20226 min read
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Safari in your own back-yard — tips for bird (and butterfly) photography
I have photographed birds in East Africa's Serengeti and in my own backyard. I get an adrenaline rush in both places. When I first...
ronragan
May 2, 202211 min read
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Raindrops keep falling on my head
I love to photograph rain drops. These drops often take on unusual shapes and reflections. Also, you can photograph rain to create...
ronragan
Nov 25, 20212 min read
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Catching a buzz
It really amazes me that my Samsung S20 cell phone camera can take such a crisp, semi-close-up photo, without much effort. I just stuck...
ronragan
Nov 25, 20211 min read
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Attracting mates
Anatol lizards roam all over East Texas and the southern USA. They are especially abundant in the spring and summer. This little guy...
ronragan
Nov 24, 20212 min read
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Great fireworks pics with your camera or cell phone
You can do it and here is how Position yourself as far away from town lights as possible. I took all these pictures over Lake Grandbury...
ronragan
Nov 13, 20212 min read
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Fancy Pansie in the Morning Sunlight
Most casual photographers would say, when it comes to a good flower picture, subject matter is the main thing. The subject is important,...
ronragan
Oct 30, 20212 min read
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To Photoshop or not to Photoshop
Ethics in Photography Several years ago, Lynda and I cruised the coastline of New England and Canada, stopping for shore excursions along...
ronragan
Sep 30, 20213 min read
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Two leaves and a bud
Black and white (B&W) photography speaks to my soul and always has. I was first introduced to B&W photography as a child and then...
ronragan
Sep 10, 20215 min read
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Teddy Grahams in the Serengeti
I must admit, when I look back on my years living in East Africa, it seems like a lifetime ago. This day though, I remember the details...
ronragan
Sep 4, 20212 min read
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She's charging us! Back up! Now!
I was taking my family for a leisurely drive through the park — Amboseli National Reserve (Kenya) to be exact. Jeff (8 years old at the...
ronragan
Sep 4, 20212 min read
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Moon lilies and mountains
This is what I know about photography; great pictures are not camera dependent. I mostly use an expensive Canon camera, but as this...
ronragan
Aug 26, 20212 min read
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Inside the magic box?
I have lived in Africa twice in my life and this is what I know about the Masai people; they are authentic and genuine, often shrewd...
ronragan
Aug 26, 20212 min read
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God's gift to . . . the Texas Hill Country
Willow City Loop - a photographer's paradise Shhhhh, this may be Texas' best kept little secret (other than the "Chicken Ranch" back in...
ronragan
Aug 26, 20211 min read
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Rainy morning on the Caddo
Caddo Lake straddles Texas and Louisiana. It is an almost mystical place that speaks to me in mysterious, unknown tongues, with...
ronragan
Aug 26, 20212 min read
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I call this photo "the non-conformist graduate"
May 21, 2010 at exactly 6:52 p.m., I was photographing T. K. Gorman High School's (Tyler, TX) graduate "cap-toss" at the end of...
ronragan
Aug 26, 20211 min read
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Breakfast with gentle giants
When we lived in Kenya East Africa (two times over a fifteen-year period), one of my favorite pastimes was to go into a nearby Nairobi...
ronragan
Aug 26, 20211 min read
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Thief of Grand Canyon
I was standing near the Grand Canyon South Rim (Pima Point) early one morning (I was the only person around for miles) and it was so...
ronragan
Aug 26, 20212 min read
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