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I was looking for a lightweight tripod for travel, something that would fit in a suitcase and be reasonably compact and light to carry, but still be sturdy and usable enough to support a DSLR with 70-200mm f/2.8 lens. For quite some time I’ve owned a Manfrotto 3021PRO, which is an inexpensive aluminum tripod and […]

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Look up “healthier life” and you’ll see my picture. Or something like that.

From this benefits administrator site.

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The wife spotted a notice for an evening canoe trip, and after work I quickly threw everything together at the last minute. The Woonasquatucket River Watershed Council was sponsoring a group trip at a local pond (actually a section of the Woonasquatucket that has been dammed). It was a lovely journey and I thoroughly enjoyed […]

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A photo of mine recently won Grand Prize in a photo contest sponsored by the Brown University Annual Fund.

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Here’s a good-looking Will Richardson, expounding on the benefits of the Tetratrike. What a handsome guy, but he looks familiar …

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According to the clicktools product, I do. Maybe my wife would disagree, though.

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The wife and I attended the opening reception for the Save the Bay juried exhibition and sale, which features three of my images. The show runs through June 27, and all the artwork is for sale to benefit Save the Bay, a local nonprofit which advocates for saving Narragansett Bay.
The wife and I take a […]

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Last week, I attended a photo workshop with famous landscape photographer Jack Dykinga. The workshop was local, and we went to the following locations at sunrise and sunset:
Beavertail State Park (with the lighthouse); sunrise and sunset
Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge; sunrise
Windmill in Jamestown; sunset
Black Point (on Ocean Road in Narragansett); sunrise
Dykinga is an amazing photographer and […]

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If you have Bridge and Photoshop CS3, why would you want Lightroom?
Lightroom is a complete workflow solution. You can do everything from assign metadata on import to process your photos to manage your printing. Lightroom does everything Bridge does, but easier. Lightroom does a lot of things bridge does not:
1. manage your printing. So if […]

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Got up early this morning to shoot sunrise at Ned’s Point Light.

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