Derek Dean

Ha, I'll take that well deserved slap.... but I'm glad you got a chuckle out of it : )

You've got a good eye for flowers, combined with excellent technique. Simply beautiful images.

These lovely pink flowers come up around our local lake every year at this time, and are nick named "Naked Ladies" because their sweet fragrance is supposed to put one in mind of a lady's boudoir. ...

You know, my concept of photography is to use it as a way to express how I FELT at the moment I took the photo, and getting those feelings across to the viewer can be quite a challenge. Sometimes ...

I dig playing with light and composition.  Very fun : )

I really liked this shot. Well done.

It's a lovely image.  I haven't done any hirz yet, so I can't comment on that aspect.  I'll look forward to seeing more.

Fun with light.  Let's see some more : )

Yep, format in camera.  I've been using the same 32gb card for many years, through several different cameras, and I've always formatted after each download, with never an issue.

My job is driving folks around the beautiful Monterey area, showing them the sites.  I always have my camera with me, and sometimes I even have time to snap a photo or two. Last Monday I took some ...

Nice set of photos, and yes, that first shot was fun to explore : )

Ah yes, the never ending quest for finding the best ratio of light weight to high IQ.

A very nice article accompanied by some great photos. Thanks for weighing in (pun intended) with your...

Wow, great shot of that bat breaking, and yes, it really IS a fun lens to shoot with.  I'll look forward to seeing some more shots as you get them processed.

Yep, ice cream colors.  The pinks in the building help pull the eye back into the photo, giving it a much more 3D feel.  Nice photo.

Thanks, Andrew.  Yes, that's the 12-100.  Love that lens.

Quite excellent. I always enjoying seeing photographers set challenges for themselves, and then how they managed to meet them. Congratulations.

To the Beach ©2017 Derek Dean

Beautiful image. Congratulations!

Great news for those that still shoot film.

Beautiful shots.  You and that 100-400 were made for each other : )