Great Egret from the boat at Lake Martin
I previously wrote about Lake Martin's current situation. Many changes have occurred at the lake over the past few years. Firstly, the boat launch and several surrounding areas were inaccessible for over a year due to a property dispute. Although much of the dispute has been resolved, some places we could photograph are still restricted. Fortunately, the peninsula next to the launch we used to photograph sunsets, is now open again.
Read MoreI spend most of my time indoors working on my computer during June, July, and August. Besides editing and printing images, I have also been revamping my website. I have designed a new logo, changed my About page, improved the captions on my portfolio page, and revised the content on my tours and workshop pages. I plan to work on the rest of the pages on my site. Please take a moment to visit my website and share your feedback. Your comments are valuable to me.
Read MoreI had my usual friendly group of photographers for my May Photo Tour. Except for the onshore trip at Lake Martin, where we found little to photograph and a less-than-stellar sunset, we had some excellent photo opportunities.
Read MoreSpring comes early in Louisiana, and the trees are beginning to have leaves. Great Egrets have arrived at Cazan Lake, and the photo season has started. I've timed my tours to coincide with the peak of the nesting season and before the weather is too hot and humid.
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Backlit Cypress in the Mist–Lake Dauterive
The 2022 Fall tours provided great opportunities for everyone attending. We had good backlit situations for both photo tours, and I've included some examples of images I was able to create. Also, the second tour included an evening boat tour of Lake Martin. We had excellent light and got some nice shots of alligators and birds.
Read MoreHere are a few images from this morning on our photo tour, enjoy.
Lake Martin Panoramic
Space remains in my photo tour on November 28th . I have 3 participants currently andtwo spots are remaining. I limit my tours to no more than 5 participants allowing lots of hands-on assistance if required. Fall comes late in Louisiana, with the Cypress colorful during the last two weeks of November into early December. The tours include destinations accessed by power boats or on land, featuring large old-growth cypress trees growing in the water. A variety of weather conditions provide excellent photo opportunities. Frequently on cold, still mornings, the mist is over the water, and by positioning the boat or yourself, the mist takes on a yellow cast. Other mornings bring heavy fog obscuring the background and allowing stunning high-key black and white and color images. Finally, you can make more traditional fall images on clear sunning days. I hope you will join us on one of these tours.
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Early Morning Mist at Lake Dauterive.
My fall tours start on November 15th as a guide for Chuch Heney's photo tour https://www.chuckhaney.com/louisiana-cypress-photography-workshop-tour/, followed by my photo tour on November 28th https://charlesbushphoto.com/events/2020/11/30/november-30-dec3-2020-louisiana-nature-photo-tour-c3dfk30-lbx9x.
Fall comes late in Louisiana, with the Cypress colorful during the last two weeks of November into early December. The tours include destinations that are either accessed by power boats or on land, featuring large old-growth cypress trees growing in the water.
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Early Morning at Lake Dauterieve
A newsletter highlighting current photo tour opportunities from Charles Bush Photography
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Great Egret Display Cazan Lake March 2022
Blog Post on a Scouting Trip–March of 2022
Read MoreMarch 2022 Newsletter with information about the 2022 Photo Tours
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There is still space in the Fall Tours. Sign up here if you want to attend. The fall tours are always great, with unique opportunities to photograph ancient cypress trees at their fall best. The Spring tours are also listed. You can get details and sign up here.
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Lake Dauterieve Sunrise Panoramic
The Fall tours are far West of Hurricane Ida's path and unaffected by the storm, so the photo tours are going forward as planned. I checked on room availability, and there are rooms available for both photo tours.
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Misty Cypress–Lake Dauterieve
I serious hurricane struct Houma, Louisiana where I live, and we have evacuated out of state. Fortunately, the house appears undamaged. The locations where we will be photographing were east of the storm's path and should be unaffected, and I will be conducting the tours as planned.
I intended to post a longer newsletter, but not having access to my desktop machine is limiting what I post.
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St Eloi Church Theriot, Louisiana
Part III of a series on making and processing a black and white image.
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St Eloi Church Theriot, Louisiana
Part II of a series on making and processing a black and white image.
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St Eloi Church Theriot, Louisiana
First in a series covering the making and processing of a black and white image.
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August 2021 Workstation
I recently switched from my 2015 iMac to a new MacBook Air with the M1 Chip. This article describes the reasoning and the process involved.
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Lake Dauterive Cypress Backlit Mist
I've been photographing the swamps here in Louisiana since I moved back in December 2001. I've focused on photographing birds and cypress scenes in color. For several years I've been drawn to rendering swamp scenes in black and white rather than in color.
Read MoreJuly 2021 Newsletter, highlighting photo activities and 2021 / 2022 photo tours.
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