The Murphy-Cam Project

Category: Canon 5D Mark II

Macro Photography - Ball of Yarn
May 25, 2019

Don't sweat the small stuff ... and it's all small stuff, is a book I read early in my career. The advice was sound and it dovetailed with my experiences as a cancer survivor. Today's adventure will be going against the aforementioned advice to look at a macro photography view of this Ball of Yarn. Small stuff indeed! Actually, these are two different balls. One is currently morphing into a sweater, and the other has aspirations to become a hat,...

Macro Photography - Up Close
May 22, 2019

My fascination with macro photography is in the details. There is certainly beauty in the big picture. Sunsets, grand vistas, and soaring mountains, are a wonder to behold and capture. But as we cast our gaze to the fine details, nature does not disappoint. In fact, the closer you get, the more there is to see. Extension Tubes An inexpensive way to get into macro photography is to use extension tubes with lenses you may already have. They are...

Murphy In The Morning
May 16, 2019

Always excited to go outside, but rarely happy to have his photo taken. This is a shot of Murphy in the morning giving me the business for shoving a camera in his face. Of course, I couldn’t help myself. I was testing out a Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM, rented for a portrait project which I will cover in a later post. Murphy is not one to sit idle, so there are few shots of him, unless lighting is great. Being able to stop down to f2.8...

Murphy Says - Bring On The Dogs
July 4, 2018

Hello friends, and welcome to the Independence Day edition of The Murphy-Cam Project!  Murphy is decked out in his star spangled bandana, curtesy of Sharon from Adorable Dog. Hoping for any delicacy that may fall from Joy's cutting board, he stands at attention, shouting, in his doggy voice, "bring on the dogs!". If truth be told, he is giving me the, "Seriously? The camera again?" look. In any case, we wish you, your friends, and family a happy and...

The Boathouse At Sunrise
July 3, 2018

A Morning Wink from our Celestial Lantern off The Boathouse At Sunrise  - Nothing says summer like BBQ and sunshine. The Montgomery Inn has been a Cincinnati tradition since the 50’s, serving up great ribs to Hollywood’s who’s who, and the local crowd. The Boathouse opened in The late 80’s with a beautiful view of the Ohio River, and the great food and service of The Ribs King. This scene of The Boathouse at sunrise greated Murphy and I on...

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