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These are my stories. Some may be new, some may be old, but I hope you will find them all interesting.

Latest Uploads

New Uploads for June, 2019

By Darin Volpe July 1, 2019 May 9, 2020 0

June 16 was Nature Photography Day as proclaimed by the North American Nature Photography Association. This Blue-Eyed Darner dragonfly was at Laguna Lake, a small community lake in San Luis Obispo. Above : A White Pelican at Oso Flaco Lake, an unexpected zone of peace and quiet on the edge …

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Digital Art

How I Created My Digital Art Piece, “Inflexible”

By Darin Volpe June 29, 2019 June 27, 2019 0

“Inflexible” – Digital Artwork from an MRI scan. I started with a CD of dozens of 460x460px images of various angles and slices of head. 420×460 isn’t enough resolution for a greeting card, let alone a four-foot canvas print. These images would have to be enlarged, and enlarged a lot. …

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Digital Art

Trying My Hand at Digital Art

By Darin Volpe June 15, 2019 May 27, 2019 0

“One-Way Conversation” – Digital Artwork from an MRI Scan. This is one of my few attempts at digital artwork. In 2016 I had the opportunity to gain access to a complete series of MRI scans of a human head. The more I played with the the images in the MRI …

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Latest Uploads

New Uploads for May, 2019

By Darin Volpe May 27, 2019 May 9, 2020 0

The latest uploads to my online store span all the way from May of 2006 to May of 2019. Every once in a while I dig through old photos that I’ve taken over the years, photos that went unnoticed at the time, or that I figured I might want to …

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Photo Stories

You Mean I Can Get Paid For Doing This?

By Darin Volpe May 1, 2019 June 26, 2020 0

It was the early 1990s and I was visiting Long Island, New York. I was at the shoreline looking enjoying the views of the harbor when I caught sight of this powerboat jumping waves. I shot photos as it circled the harbor a dozen or so times, leaping out of …

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Photo Journeys

2017 Total Solar Eclipse

By Darin Volpe April 6, 2019 April 8, 2019 0

The solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 came and went in about two minutes at any given place along the path of totality, which stretched from Oregon to South Carolina. In January we decided to do the insane – drive hundreds of miles for a two minute event, then drive …

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Videos

Wildflowers on Shell Creek Road

By Darin Volpe March 30, 2019 April 8, 2019 0

Shell Creek Road off of Highway 58 east of Santa Margarita can almost always be counted on for a good show of wildflowers. I took a drive out on Saturday, March 30th and was not disappointed. This video showing the abundance of flowers (and people) on Shell Creek Road was …

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Gear

Remote Camera Control Through My Android

By Darin Volpe March 23, 2019 April 8, 2019 0

Using Brainy Lantern’s slingShot Brainy Lantern’s slingShot is an excellent remote control tool for your DSLR. I use it on an Android, but they also make an IOS version for your iPad or iPhone. Both versions support WiFi cameras such as my D7200 and the Android version also supports connecting …

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Gear

Bags, ‘Pods, and Other Stuff

By Darin Volpe March 9, 2019 April 8, 2019 0

Bags My Standard Walkaround Set I usually cary a lot of stuff. Some might say too much, but when I travel I want to be ready for anything. Sometimes, if I know I will not need a lens longer than 140mm, I might leave the big lens behind. I don’t …

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Gear

My Lenses, Then and Now

By Darin Volpe February 23, 2019 November 26, 2020 0

It was 1989 and I had just picked up my first SLR and lens, a used Nikon EM and a used Sigma Standard Zoom 35-70 f/3.5. (For reference, a 35-70 on a 35mm film camera would be the equivalent to about a 55-105mm lens on a DX digital camera.) This …

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Photo Stories

The Margarita Merchantile Incident

By Darin Volpe February 9, 2019 April 8, 2019 1

I shot this photo of the Margarita Mercantile in Santa Margarita, California. This is one of my favorites, and the story that goes with it is even better. So there I was, minding my own business taking photos of a freshly painted store at 10:30pm on a Thursday night when …

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Gear

Into The World of DSLRs

By Darin Volpe January 26, 2019 April 8, 2019 0

Past Cameras When I moved to digital SLRs, I returned to Nikon because of the familiarity – and so I could still borrow lenses from my brother. I moved back to the SLR world in 2007 with my first “D”, the Nikon D40,Nikon’s entry-level DSLR. This was a sweet little …

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