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...
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ronragan
- Jun 15, 2022
- 6 min
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...
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ronragan
- May 2, 2022
- 11 min
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...
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ronragan
- Nov 25, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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ronragan
- Nov 25, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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ronragan
- Nov 24, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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ronragan
- Nov 13, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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ronragan
- Oct 30, 2021
- 2 min
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,...
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ronragan
- Sep 30, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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ronragan
- Sep 10, 2021
- 5 min
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...
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ronragan
- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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ronragan
- Sep 4, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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ronragan
- Aug 26, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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ronragan
- Aug 26, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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ronragan
- Aug 26, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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ronragan
- Aug 26, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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ronragan
- Aug 26, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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ronragan
- Aug 26, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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ronragan
- Aug 26, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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