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Q&A: Why do I choose to shoot sports photography?

Learning photography is a journey.   I’ve not met anyone that could wake up one day and say I’m going to…

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Q&A: Are your images “Sharp enough” or “Sharp!”

Does it matter if all your images are tack sharp?  Well, that depends on what you want to do with…

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camera, Canon, Eagles, featured, photography, sharp images

Hummingbird photo hunt morning

After taking way too many water ski photos over three days… over 10K pics… at the Malibu Open two weeks…

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Q&A: How important is knowing your subject or location to getting a unique image?

There is an old saying for photographers -shoot what you love to get get your best images.  Why is that?  Assuming…

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Q&A: Why are my photos are not as sharp as yours?

Every now and again I have other photographers ask me “why are my photos not as sharp as yours”?   I…

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BIF, DOF, JPG, Learning, photography, RAW

Tournament waterski Photos – Challenges at the Malibu Open

Taking photos of water skiing tournaments, or any sporting events, and doing it well, can be tough and takes a…

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Sync multiple external drives – backup your photos with a Mac

I am a part time professional photographer.  What does that mean.  I shoot what I want and sell what I…

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backups, Lightroom, Mac, Mirror drives, Photoraphy, redundancy

2020 – Photographing swallow-tail kites panning practice – maintaining shallow Depth of Focus

Taking sharp photos of moving subjects takes lots of practice. Practice and time getting used to the subjects movement. With…

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800 mm, Action photography, Canon, drinking, swallow-tailed kite

2020 – Cary McDonald Photographing Swallow-tailed kites

Swallow-tailed kite photography can be a great challenge.

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photography, South Carolina, swallow-tailed kite

2019 – Queens Cup water skiing Tournament photos by Cary McDonald

2019 was a year of large personal changes and I have been working to grow from the experience, and not…

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2019 – Malibu Open water skiing photos by Cary McDonald

Malibu Open water skiing photos 2019

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Mystic Waters Farm visit to Abelskischool Lake Lure, NC!

I had a great time at AbelSkiSchool taking photographs of the Austin, Clary, and Len. It was a rainy overcast…

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