Jay Gaulard

Spring Visit To Chester, CT

We made a visit to Chester, CT yesterday. There were a few events going on that we wanted to attend. First, the Maple & Main Gallery was having a clothesline sale. A clothesline sale is when the gallery hangs paintings, without frames, on a clothesline out on the front porch. The paintings are discounted because […]

Lighting Effects For Macro Photography

I’ve recently been having issues regarding light. Light during photography that is. In my recent post entitled “Close-Up Photographs Of a Dragonfly,” I was forced to use a flashlight because my built in flash wasn’t working with my magnifying lens filters correctly. In another post entitled “Macro Photography: Flash Vs. No Flash,” I dabbled with […]

AmazonBasics Backpack for SLR Cameras and Accessories

I had to do it. I didn’t think I would need to so fast, but it just needed to be done. Purchase a new camera bag that is. Back when I originally purchased my Canon T3i, I also picked up the “2400 SLR Gadget Bag for EOS SLR Cameras.” Little did I know that it […]

SMDV Remote Shutter Release Cable

In a previous post, I mentioned that I was going to be buying a remote shutter release for my Canon T3i digital SLR camera. Well, I’ve received the gadget, so I’m going to post a few photos of it. But first, let me tell you about my first impressions. Okay, I haven’t exactly gone out […]

Macro Photography: Flash Vs. No Flash

As you may have noticed, I’ve been experimenting with macro photography a lot lately. Thus far, I’ve been simply attempting to get some nice shots. I’ve staged some things, spritzed water on some things and tried to see how lighting affects my what I’m taking pictures of. What I haven’t done is to experiment with […]

Macro Photography – What Do I Need?

Back when I first began getting interested in photography, I had a few ideas. I knew I was interested in really wide angle photographs, some video and especially up-close macro shots. What I understand they call “Macro Photography.” It all seemed a bit daunting to me – the various technique, the natural talent and all […]

Google Penguin : A Primer

Something happened on the night of April 24 and since that night, I’ve been searching Google about every six hours for the term “Google Penguin.” I use the search tools on the left hand side of the results page. I click “Past 24 Hours” and “Past Hour.” I’ve also done searches for the phrase “Google […]

First Fiction Semi-Short Story

For the past few weeks, I’ve been working on a story that was originally intended to be short. You know, a short story. A story that was short in my mind, but that turned out to be much longer as time wore on. I’m not done with it by any means. I’m probably about half […]

Mother Robin Feeding Her Little Baby Robins

We had a very special treat yesterday. We discovered a nice Robin’s nest right outside the living room window. It’s situated in a Burning Bush and has three little baby Robins sitting in it waiting for their food. I would say my camera equipment came in very handy yesterday. The minute I saw my National […]