A Book Review of photographer David Middelton's most recent book: Quite a Sightly Place: A Family Dairy Farm in Vermont

Book Review: Quite a Sightly Place: A Family Dairy Farm in Vermont

Here is a link to a review of a book written by one of my photography instructors. During the workshop I took two years ago in Vermont, a highlight was being allowed to roam for a day and a half across the lovely dairy farm David Middleton features in his book.  We met Roger, Hugh and others featured in the book.  If you are considering taking a photogrpahy workshop, I can't recommend David highly enough. He was recommended to me by a former student of his and he did not disappoint as an instructor.

Below are some photos I took at the farm.  It was such an amazing, diverse place and every bit as scenic as you would think a dairy farm in Vermont should be.

Advanced Flower Photography Class at Overland Park Arboretum

I had a blast yesterday teaching an advanced flower photography class at the Overland Park Arboretum.  It was a class I designed for photographers who are already using an SLR.  The folks who took the class were a good group with lots of questions.  The Overland Park Arboretum is a hidden jewel of Kansas City.  Here are a few of the photos, taken at the Arboretum, of course.  For those interested, the focal length of the lens, the aperture and shutter speed, as well as ISO is listed on each photo.

Taken with a long lens on a tripod.

Taken with my all time favorite lens - the Zeiss 50mm 1.4.  It rarely is off my camera.

Loved the two-toned spikey grass about 20 feet behind this flower - it adds some texture even with the blur

                                                                       Color play

It is beastly hot in Kansas City, so I'm glad this class was inside!  Keep cool.