adirondacks

My first eBook called “My Adirondacks”

by Dave Warner on October 26, 2011

OK, so every once-in-awhile you have to shamelessly promote your own material, right? Well, this is the story about my first eBook. It’s not going to teach you anything about photography, unless you learn by looking at good images. I DO have an appendix in the book that gives the technical specs for those folks who really have to know. Otherwise, here’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it!

How did I end up in the Adirondacks anyway? I love Texas – I’d been there almost 35 years. Why did I end up here? Those were just two of the questions I had when I first moved up into the Southern Adirondacks. It’s cold, they have six months of winter, what was I going to do?

Well, two and a half years later, and thousands of frames ‘processed’ on the computer, and the answer is clear to me – it’s about the images. The Adirondacks have to be one of the most beautiful and least photographed places in the United States. [click to continue…]

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Episode 0062: Interview with Carl E. Heilman II, Landscape Photographer

by Dave Warner on September 7, 2010

LensFlare 35 is a photography podcast brought to you by Dave Warner. This week, Dave interviews Landscape Photographer Carl E. Heilman II. Carl has lived in the Adirondacks in upstate New York since 1973 and has been photographing that wilderness landscape since 1975. His passion for spending as much time as possible in some of the wildest regions of the Adirondacks, soon became a lifelong quest to create images that record the essence of a true wilderness experience, and help convey that feeling to others.

When Carl is not in the office or the garden, or traveling to another wilderness region, he can be found paddling the wild Adirondack waters in his lightweight Hornbeck canoe and in winter, snowshoeing or skiing his favorite Adirondack Mountains.

In this episode, Carl talks the Adirondacks, his best photographic moment, landscape photography tips, how to get a perfect images every time with a DSLR, HDR techniques, shooting with the moon in your landscape, panoramas and a lot more. We created a multi-media show of his images with an explanation of each one with the full podcast interview (above) and our typical show player and download, which is below.

Order your copy of "Contemporary Landscape Photography” by Carl E. Heilman II from Amazon, or his latest book - The Landscape Photography Field Guide.

Show Sponsors: ExpoImaging, Inc., onOne Software. Also, podcast network commercials from Rosh Sillars New Media Photographer, Jim Goldstein EXIF and beyond and Martin Bailey Photography.

To listen to the full podcast interview, click on the player's forward arrow below. You can also play the Podcast in a pop up window, download it OR subscribe to it via iTunes. You can download a List of Questions (PDF format) that I ask in the interview.

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Episode 0059: Interview with Gary Larsen, Adirondack Photographer

by Dave Warner on July 27, 2010

LensFlare 35 is a photography podcast brought to you by Dave Warner. This week, Dave interviews Adirondack photographer Gary Larsen. Gary was born in Connecticut and after college began traveling throughout the United States. He now lives in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and photographs Maine, Vermont, Canada, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Colorado and many other western states. He has been deeply interested in photography for over 30 years.

In this episode, Gary talks about the most unique aspect of the Adirondack Region, favorite spots to shoot within the park, what photographers are missing by not shooting here, the most unique thing he has photographed in the Adirondacks, infrared photography and a lot more. We created a multi-media show of his images with an explanation of each one with the full podcast interview (above) and our typical show player and download, which is below.

Show Sponsors: ExpoImaging, Inc., onOne Software. Also, podcast network commercials from Rosh Sillars New Media Photographer, Jim Goldstein EXIF and beyond and Martin Bailey Photography.

To listen to the full podcast interview, click on the player’s forward arrow below. You can also play the Podcast in a pop up window, download it OR subscribe to it via iTunes. You can download a List of Questions (PDF format) that I ask in the interview.

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Autumn Adirondack Color Workshop with Jennifer Wu

by Dave Warner on March 7, 2010

Autumn Adirondack Color Workshop – September 29-October 3, 2010 with Jennifer Wu – Explore the wonders of the Adirondack Park and Mohawk Valley with famed photographer and Canon Explorer of Light Jennifer Wu. This four and one half day workshop features sunrise and sunset shoots at spectacular locations, presentations by the instructor, Photoshop and Lightroom editing techniques, and a spectacular night photoshoot of the stars along with instruction on how to do your own astro-photography. Cost is $895.00 and the class is limited to 15 students. For more information and to sign up for the Workshop, please visit the Adirondacks Workshop site.

About Jennifer Wu

Jennifer has been a professional Photographer for over 15 years and specializes in nature and landscape photography. Her images have been widely published in magazines, newspapers and books. Her award winning fine art photographs have been exhibited at numerous galleries including the Viewpoint Gallery and the Appel Gallery. She has also showed at numerous juried art festivals on the West coast including the Marin Art Festival. Jennifer is also a Canon Explorer of Light – a very unique group of the 62 best Canon Photographers in the world, as selected by Canon.

Jennifer attended the California State University, Sacramento where she received a BA in Photography. She currently combines her photography work with teaching photography at Cosumnes River College. In addition, she leads workshops for the Sierra Club and teaches a nature and landscape course for Betterphoto. She is based in Sacramento, California and makes California her specialty, especially the Eastern Sierra Nevada area. She enjoys hiking and backpacking in the Sierra Nevada region which she has done since she was a child. It is another home to her.

Jennifer’s night images of the stars, the Milky Galaxy and other points of interest are amazing. Participants in her workshops are inspired by her presentations and she has a level of enthusiasm that is contagious. If you’d like to listen to her speak AND see some of her work, you can visit her website, or listen to an interview she gave on LensFlare35.com.

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Great Locations – Southern Adirondacks & Mohawk Valley

July 4, 2009

If you love fall colors, greenery during the summer, wild flowers growing everywhere, lakes and mountains, consider visiting the Southern Adirondack & Mohawk Valley region of Upstate New York. A jumping off point is Dolgeville NY, where you can stay at a fantastic B&B called Wards Pond. In fact, it’s not a bad spot to [...]

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