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Cory Photography with Tom and Pat Cory |
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Newsletter March 2006 |
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Cory Photography NEWSLETTER 18 March 2, 2006
In this edition you will find:
Butterfly Photography News from PMA Where to Find Instruction Manuals Back Issues of our Newsletter on our Website New Website for Strabo Tours Tips for Beating Jet Lag Some Comments about Credit Cards How to Reduce those Credit Card Applications that Come in the Mail
Hello!
As we write this newsletter it's in the high 60's. Spring can't be far away. In fact we have early spring flowers and flowering trees and shrubs in bloom here in Chattanooga. And I'm wondering why am I in here on the computer instead of outside?
Our workshop season for 2006 has begun. Several of our workshops are filled. We still have a few places left for the Smoky Mountains, April 18-23, which we have lengthened by a day this year. If you are interested in joining us, please let us know as quickly as you can. Please either call or email as it will be awhile before we check our PO Box since we'll be in Costa Rica and Panama. We have some openings for the Scotland tour as well. This trip is timed to hit fall in Scotland (at least, that's the plan). We'll be heading up to the Isle of Skye as well as spending time in the Highlands. That should be a great trip and we're looking forward to being able to spend more time there. Please contact Jacque at Strabo Tours ( Jacque@strabotours.com) about Scotland.
We also are looking forward to joining the Carolina's Nature Photographers Association at Litchfield Beach, SC as featured speakers at their annual meeting in early April. This dynamic organization has grown rapidly over the past few years. A look at their website, cnpa.org will show you the quality of the work of their members. If you live in the Carolinas or nearby you might look into joining their organization.
We have been doing a lot of teaching of individual lessons, especially with folks who have not yet quite figured out their new digital cameras or what to do with those images once they get on the memory card.
We hope that you are able to get out and enjoy the beautiful spring season. There's something special about spring wildflowers—maybe because each variety is here for such a short time. Have fun with your photography!
Tom and Pat
Butterfly Photography
Even though it's winter, you can find some great places to photograph butterflies. Recently we've been enjoying the butterflies in the Ocean Journey building of the Tennessee Aquarium and we also spent some time at the Butterfly House at Callaway Gardens. By going mid-afternoon on a weekday we have been able to miss most of the crowds and been able to work easily. We find it easiest to skip the tripod and just follow the butterflies around or watch and you can often find a spot that the butterflies seem to keep coming back to. With lenses wide open to give us the fastest shutter speed we can get, we have very little depth of field so it's important to keep the back of the camera on the same plane as the wings of the butterfly. However, besides trying to freeze the action, we've also been experimenting with slow shutter speeds, blurring the rapidly moving wings. Not all of these are keepers, but you can get some really interesting images. One thing that's really important with butterfly photography is to be careful with backgrounds. A bright spot, be it sun falling on a leaf or a light colored flower behind the butterfly, sure does show up when you go to look at your image even if you didn't notice it when you were taking the picture. Butterfly Houses are becoming more numerous, we hope that you have one in your area.
News from PMA
The PMA conferences provide an opportunity for various companies to announce and showcase new products. This year's conference is just finishing up. If you'd like to see a recap of news from the conference you might enjoy taking a look at this website: |
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Scotland, 2005 |