Dick Berry Photography

Lost and Found

Dick Berry — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:57:41 +0000

It’s hard not to be a little jaded the Saturday after Thanksgiving, when all that gratitude has been expressed and the deep, deep regret about how much you ate has set in. Fortunately, while your immediate family has once again disappointed you with their politics and green bean casserole, your larger, human family can restore [...]

Click

Dick Berry — Tue, 24 May 2011 01:45:36 +0000

New post of images taken with either an iPhone or iPod or anything besides a DSLR. It’s great using these because they are easy to carry, easy to shoot, and you can come up with some amazing images and even call yourself a photographer. Plus all the amazing apps that you can download to manipulate [...]

New Year and 3 New Eggs

Dick Berry — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 17:21:46 +0000

Everyone has been anticipating the way to reference the 2012 Decorah eaglets. Though we will have to wait some time for them to arrive, if mom and dad hold true to form, the wait is over for the way to refer to them! The first place will be D for the Decorah, Iowa, nest site. [...]

Equipment Sale

Dick Berry — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 21:15:11 +0000

Fujinon-W 1:6.7 f=250mm Large Format Lens I have some large format equipment for sale and will start my listing with this Fujinon lens. This lens will cover 4×5 as well as 8×10. This lens was mainly used for commercial work so it never got hauled around from one location to the next. I am asking [...]

The needed, the desirable and the stuff that you just want

Dick Berry — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:12:14 +0000

There are several categories of camera gear available: there's the needed, the desirable, and then there's the stuff that you just want. Here's a selection of equipment that becomes a want and not a need.

Nikon SB-700 Speedlight

Dick Berry — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:05:53 +0000

This new edition and first to my News post has do do with Nikon’s new SB-700 Speedlight flash unit. I just had to add this short clip because the guy giving the demo and explaining the 700 is just good entertainment! This is a great addition to Nikon’s flash system because it not only can [...]

Image Detail

Dick Berry — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:03:48 +0000

My original intention for starting this post was to allow the viewer to see that within every shot there are a multitude of smaller detail or vignette shots. I am big on detail and I always look for more images within the bigger picture so to speak. Walking away from the main shot you set out to capture is fine but your giving up a multitude of other images. Sometimes in the long run your detail image will turn out better then the original overall shot.

North Pier Details

Dick Berry — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:22:08 +0000

How often do you photograph the scene as a whole and call it good after that? My wife would describe me as someone who shoots for the detail in a shot. If you break down a single shot you can come away with a multitude of other images that tell even more of the story. While shooting the North Pier Lighthouse in Saint Joseph, Michigan I am always looking for smaller vignettes that tie in with the original overall shot.

Vidcast

Dick Berry — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:14:41 +0000

Africa has always held this mystical place in my heart. Far reaching destination with abundant wildlife and ecosystems that seem on the surface to be totally untouched, void from man. Sure there are places in Africa that few people have been to and yes those destination do exist-at least for me. I can remember my grandfather always talking about Africa and it's wildlife and how he wanted to visit sometime in his life. Well he never did make the trip and passed on many years ago and I have told myself that one day I will go for him and myself to make my family quest complete. It's on my "bucket list" as they say.

Images from the Pier

Dick Berry — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:02:12 +0000

New image from the North Pier looking at the Outer Lighthouse was taken before the temperatures took a climb and melted what your looking at. It was really amazing to be out on the pier at sunset and witness all these formations, and how it transforms the pier into a completely different environment. I actually like shooting the pier in the winter because it's constantly changing. The North Pier will never look the same in a 24 hour period in the winter months.

Backyard Captures

Dick Berry — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:15:13 +0000

I was pretty excited when I received a Nikon CoolPix 995 as a gift from my wife. I was on my way to fame and fortune with this sweet little package. The specs on this camera were impressive at the time and it got good reviews from Dpreview.

Red Rock Country

Dick Berry — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 00:56:01 +0000

If anyone visiting my blog has been to Arizona you will know where I am referring to and why it’s called Red Rock Country. The environment is awe inspiring and extremely harsh at the same time.

Outside of Michigan

Dick Berry — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:39:41 +0000

16 weeks ago I posted this image and received some very nice comments from some of my friends. Last night when I was checking my blog this image was gone, vanished into thin air. Also the image below showing the Turnagain Arm no longer had a thin boarder around it like my other shots! Now [...]

Clouds

Dick Berry — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 21:12:06 +0000

Just three Latin words reveal the meanings of most cloud names: Stratus meaning layer; cumulus, the word for lump or heap; and cirrus, which means wispy or curly. Add to this basic group the word nimbus, which means 'pouring down rain,' alto, the word meaning middle, and fracto for broken and you've got almost the entire sky covered.

Random Images

Dick Berry — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:10:55 +0000

Decided to add some random images that feel a little warmer. Nothing in particular and nothing necessarily having to pertain to winter since I’m getting a little tired of it. For the past 3 years my wife and I have gone to Mexico to escape the endless Michigan winters. We both decided to stay home [...]