Marc Benton

Part of the fun on our 4th of July outting was being able to share some photography fun with a friend’s 6 year old son.  Its always fun to share a hobby like photography with an interested child.  I let him borrow my point and shoot while we walked through the crowds looking for shots.  [...] Related posts:PaW 2009 Week 8 – Deer at Lake Fairfax Camera spPaW 2009 Week 13 – Break Away Camera spFebruary Free Study Camera sp - Marc Benton

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While looking over my bookmarks I noticed one that I haven’t visited in awhile, tiltshiftmaker.com. I don’t believe I’ve been back here since my post about it in January. If you haven’t seen this site you need to go look right now. Instead of spending hundreds of dollars on a tiltshift lens this site [...] Related posts:Tilt Shift Fun Tilt shifPrepping with Flickr to Shoot the Flaunt Runway Event Photo byCanon Picture Styles I’ve - Marc Benton

We learned this weekend that our favorite spot to view and photograph fireworks in front of the Netherlands Carillon is not a very big secret. We counted over 100 tripods with cameras and lenses of various sizes set up to capture the same images as ours. I even had the pleasure of running [...] Related posts:PaW 2009 Week 2 Camera spPaW 2009 Week 7 – Spooky Moon Camera spLate Afternoon Calm over the Potomac My family - Marc Benton

My family spent a couple of relaxing hours at Riverbend Park a few days back. While we usually enjoy the Maryland side of Great Falls, in the late afternoon the light is much better on the Virginia side. The calm water of the Potamac River combined with the setting sunlight made for a [...] Related posts:PaW 2009 – Week 1 Camera spAn Afternoon of Sports on the National Mall What do yoPaW 2009 Week 8 – Deer at Lake Fairfax Camera sp - Marc Benton

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We’re less than two weeks before our big Worldwide Photowalk. Time for me to get busy and give some updates. - First off thank you to everyone that has signed up to attend our event in Alexandria on July 18th as part of the Scott Kelby WorldWide Photowalk. The number of walkers across the globe [...] Related posts:Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk – Old Town Alexandria On July 1Announcing Great Falls Photowalk July 25 Event - PPhotowalk DC 4 – Afternoon at Artomatic As part o - Marc Benton

This Independence Day found Sherri and I again at the Netherlands Carillon with a great view of the fireworks over the National Mall. Here’s a slideshow of my photos from the event from my Flickr set. Related posts:An Afternoon of Sports on the National Mall What do yoCarousel on the Mall A few shotPaW 2009 [...] Related posts:An Afternoon of Sports on the National Mall What do yoCarousel on the Mall A few shotPaW 2009 Week 3 Camera sp - Marc Benton