• © copyright 2010, Robert D. Barrett
    Photography,  Technology

    Storm Victim…

    Well. Seems like the storm the other night got another victim. It happens more often than you think when you leave your computer on all night without the benefit a UPS (Uninterupted Power Supply). Powerstrips don’t always protect as they should and hard drives can still be damaged by not being shut down properly. Image Copyright © 2009, Barrett Photo Art I tried everything with this one. Once it was determined the system would not boot, I reformatted it and ran some other tools on it. It…

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    Life,  Photography

    Lightning…

    I’m not a big fan of lightning. It’s powerful. It’s fun to watch from the safety of indoors (unless of course it blows up the transformer across the street, then it gets more on the frightening side). I searched the internet to find out how to photograph this wonder and decided to try it. The storm was so bad there was lightning every 10 seconds or so, therefor there was no question as to where to point to the camera. Image Copyright © 2009, Barrett Photo Art…

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    Photography

    Cloud Prism…

    I have never seen anything like this before but I suppose it has something to do with the way Rainbows are made. The cloud layer above these storm clouds started changing colors. Image Copyright © 2009, Barrett Photo Art It was really awe inspiring and kept me standing on the porch for a very long time.  I found one place on the internet that referred to the effect as a “Sun Dog”.   But other than that I have not yet found any other information on the phenomena.…

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    Photography

    Panning Your Subject…

    While panning your ‘fast-moving’ subject it’s sometimes important to pay attention to what’s happening in the background before releasing the shutter for that ‘perfect’ shot. Image Copyright © 2009, Barrett Photo Art I got the shot I wanted later. I guess I’m glad that digital came along because film would get expensive during my ‘trial and error’ learning spree. Image Copyright © 2009, Barrett Photo Art Thank you for visiting here. I appreciate the company. Peace, Love, and Fly-By Shooting,

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    Blog,  Photography

    Mail Delivery…

    I rather miss the old Jeeps that the post office uses. I believe they still use them in the rural areas but not so much in the cities anymore.  Image Copyright © 2009, Barrett Photo Art The Jeep is so distinctive and not only does it remind me of the post office but my Army days as well. They’re tough little vehicles. Image Copyright © 2009, Barrett Photo Art The jeep is one tough little vehicle.  Maybe I’ll restore one some day. So much I want  to…

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    Children,  Family,  Life,  Photography

    Peer Pressure…

    I remember when I was young and how sometimes my mouth would override my abilities. I was taken down memory lane here recently when I watched as my grandson told a lovely little girl how he could make it across the monkey bars. He had not taken in to account his physical limitations as he had already traversed the bars several times before. But THIS time would be the one to impress the ladies. The trip that counted. The one that mattered as it would win hearts.…

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    Life,  Photography

    Central Texas Rain…

    I’m so glad it rained. There is so much to see and do after a heavy downpour (other than dry off). I noticed my grandson’s bicycle had fallen over in the storm. Image Copyright © 2009, Barrett Photo Art Now you may be thinking that’s a shadow under the bicycle but it looks like God decided to draw on my porch. Image Copyright © 2009, Barrett Photo Art There on the pavement was the perfect outline of the bicycle like Peter Pan’s lost shadow. Well, after being…

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    Photography

    Moon Tips…

    I don’t get asked alot of questions but I found the answer to a common question by Googling it. The question was “How do you photograph the moon?”. Image © Copyright 2009, Barrett Photo Art The thing to remember is that the moon is reflecting the sun’s light and is bright. Most cameras on auto have a habit of exposing just for the light (over exposing) giving you a white, featureless, disk. Image © Copyright 2009, Barrett Photo Art The secret to exposing for the moon is…

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    Life,  Photography

    Old Buildings…

    I love old buildings and small towns. It makes me wonder what it must have been like way back in the day when the town was growing up. Downtown Lockhart, Texas is a good example. There are alot of wonderful places to explore in that town. I think a great thing to do is to stop in a small town and go exploring. You never know what you will find around the corner. The alley ways are interesting. Faded signs and relics of a day gone by. …

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    Photography

    Photo -a- Day…

    You know sometimes it’s hard to do a photo a day come to think of it. But I will get better as time goes along. I almost always have my camera with me but I’ve found that when I “TRY” to take a good photograph that it sometimes just doesn’t happen. Image Copyright © 2009  Barrett Photo Art I did notice this little chapel while picking up my daughter and slowed enough to take a couple of photographs. At first I thought it was an ‘old’ chapel…