Recent content by Gary Gruber

I'm already receiving kudos from as far as a block away!

Not sure. Just showed up yesterday for the portrait by surprise. Sometimes the parents can get a little pushy when they see my work. Oh well, I guess that's just the price of fame...

Sometimes parents ask me to do a portrait of their child. I have had good references from other hummingbirds in the neighborhood.

I agree!

Nikon freely admits that autofocus will not work properly if the subject / background contrast ratio is low. Trying to photograph birds, especially small ones is quite challenging due to this issue. I thought my new 'Z' would remedy this, but it didn't, regardless of the plethora of focus...

As I've mentioned elsewhere, this is a B&W photo, not color. Color adds little to the defiant mood of the rain. Look harder, see better...

This is a B&W photo. All the color does is obscure the man's soul. Look harder, please.

I answered my own question today. I had Amazon overnight me one and I tested it. The results were very poor, in spite of the glowing reviews I read online.

I can't believe that my new 180-600 F5.6/6.3 is STILL a little short for my bird photos. I know that at that aperture, an extender, even a short 1.4, might be ill advised. Has anyone used one successfully? I'm currently shooting at F16 and it barely gives me the DOF I need. I'm thinking that the...

I have traveled all over the world -- and have been chased by people I have photographed who did not want to be photographed. I was young and it had no effect on me. I once got caught by security in a French high security area and I told them I was just looking for a restroom, which defused the...

I think these are finches. The sparrows invited them to the party in my backyard.

Brooklyn New York (2017)

I developed an additional technique: I always shot with a K2 filter, which I did not correct for during exposure. #3 paper was my #2. Gave me much richer blacks.