2C Photography is the official online distributor for the "History of Branson" documentary but to order it for right now you will need to go to Bearcreekproductions.com. We intend to have an order page on our website soon so watch for it, but if you can't wait (and I hope you can't) go to the Bear Creek Productions website and if you can't use the History of Branson button use the About us button and use the Order button there. Both of our websites are in the process of updating and that takes a little time especially when your in the middle of the Christmas season.
Hey, did you catch the lunar eclipse Tuesday morning. If you did't, check this out cause I was fortunate to have a clear enough sky to get these and many other pictures.
It was a great show but a little cool for my taste. From start to finish it took almost three hours. I got set up about 12:30 am which was about 30 minutes before it started and stopped about 2:45 am just about the time that the moon had reached about half eclipse state. Temperature was around 40 degrees throughout but it sure seemed like it was getting colder. And while I'm on the subject of photos in the cold let me give a quick Pro Pix Tips. If you take photos in cool or cold weather don't just walk back inside a warm area with your cold camera in hand. The condensation that will likely occur will not be a good thing. In stead, take your camera bag with you and allow it to cool with the out door temp and place your camera inside the bag and close it up before you go back inside. Set the bag down and leave it for about 45 minutes to an hour so the the bag with the camera warms up gradually. Then you should be able to get your camera out and start up shooting again without any trouble. So what if you need to start shooting right away after you get back inside? Well, that's when a backup camera proves valuable.
Taking pictures at night can be challenging. If you haven't tried it, why not? I've talked about it before but for you who don't remember I told you that you might be surprised at the settings you end up using. And just for a freebie piece of advise, using a flash to take a photo of the moon won't work unless it's a really, really powerful one (if you try this please don't let anyone see you!). As the eclipse unfolded, I was continually having to work my settings (and no I wasn't using a flash....I turned on the porch light instead cause it's a spot light bulb........not!) in order to compensate for the reduced reflection of light. It was a real fun time despite the annoying chattering of teeth. I got well over 200 photos from start to near finish and considering the haze and fog in the area I'm pretty pleased with them. I always find that when I take these kind of shots I always start using the "wish" word.......I wish I had this or that. However, it's always good to try new challenges because that's when you discover if you're making any improvements in your skill levels. So just don't stand around watching dust collect on your equipment. Get out there and shot something.....with your camera of course. Push the envelope of your skills because if you don't you'll be missing a lot of great shots in the future! Choosing to stay in your comfort zone today will only make you uncomfortable and disappointed tomorrow (or next week, month, year, you know what I mean). If you do choose to push yourself I think you'll find as I have that the more you learn the less you know and that's not a bad thing at all. Opportunity to improve will only knock on your door for so long a time and it can't come in while you're trying to guess who or what it is. So do what people tell me to do, "Open the door, Richard!" ( if you know your old time music and a Yosemite Sam fan you'll find that really funny, if not, google it...some of the versions are better than others).
Well I guess that I will stop here cause I have to get ready for Wednesday activities. It's almost Christmas you know. There are places to go and important people to meet.....all I need now is a bus. There's another hidden song reference for ya!
Have a great day everybody!
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