Category: photography

  • Photo Tips: Back Button Focus

    Photo Tips: Back Button Focus

    If Chapter 1 was about listening to what the histogram was trying to tell me, this one is about listening to my fingers. For a long time I tried to shoot birds the “normal” way: half‑press the front shutter to focus, then press all the way to take the shot. Full story – link in…

  • Emergencies

    Emergencies

    The best possible solution for EVERYONE, but for younger people especially: start saving now, save into something proven and solid that earns at a steady rate. Be smart now, or be forever frugal later.

  • DelValle-Feb 23, 2026

    DelValle-Feb 23, 2026

    There is something that happens the moment you raise a camera toward a bird perched at the edge of a branch, or turn your lens toward a hillside glowing gold in the early morning light. Full story – link in Bio

  • When Common Sense Meets the Constitution: part deux

    When Common Sense Meets the Constitution: part deux

    Howard Lutnick has been one of the most enthusiastic public champions of Donald Trump’s tariff strategy, even as his family’s old firm positioned clients to profit if those tariffs were struck down in court. Full story – link in Bio

  • Photo Tips: Birds in Flight

    Photo Tips: Birds in Flight

    The things I’ve learned about photographing animals, and specifically animals that are moving, like a coyote running, or a bird in flight (BIF), well, I could fill a book. Full story – link in Bio

  • When Common Sense Meets the Constitution:

    When Common Sense Meets the Constitution:

    Tariffs – Underneath the legal jargon, the core reason is surprisingly simple: the Court didn’t say tariffs are bad. It said Congress has to clearly give the president that power, and this particular law didn’t do that.(jw+4)

  • The “Resurgence” of Religion in the U.S.

    The “Resurgence” of Religion in the U.S.

    religion – affiliation, prayer, and attendance have stopped declining, but they haven’t meaningfully risen. That stabilization alone is enough to make the cultural moment feel different. After 30 years of steady secularization, a plateau looks like a comeback.

  • Come fly with me

    Come fly with me

    I’ve been shooting these Red Tails for a while here in Livermore. They’re common. Before I had shaky hands and some muscle mass in my arms, I could grab some great stuff, provided I remembered all the steps setting up for birds in flight.

  • The Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle

    The Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle

    The river still flows—but it no longer remembers. Once a cradle for giants, the Yangtze now echoes with absence. This is not just a turtle. It’s a warning. The Yangtze Giant Softshell Turtle is down to two. And the world barely noticed. 🔗 Full exposé in bio #ExtinctionSeries #YangtzeTurtle #EnvironmentalJustice #WildlifeConservation #MKHurderPhoto

  • It’s still creating

    It’s still creating

    Yesterday I braved the great outdoors. Today I processed the results. Full Story – Link in Bio