Only a Picture Stops Time

In July of 2014 we took a trip to Odiorne Point State Park in Rye, NH. I took my old Olympus E-PL1 which I had converted to take infrared photos. On every visit to the park, I always make the effort to visit a wonderfully shaped apple tree. I liked the way it came out in infrared and have uploaded this shot to 500px which is a wonderful site for photographs. Click on the link to view in full resolution. I had the camera converted by LifePixel . The process involves replacing the existing filter with one that is equivalent to a Hoya R72 Filter/Kodak Wratten 89b Filter/720nm Filter. The difference is that the image can be viewed on the LCD screen or with a EVF. Exposure times and lens settings are normal. Use of those external filters would require long exposure times and the use of a tripod. This shot was taken at 1/1000 sec at f/4.0 By the sea by John Poltrack on 500px

Gnarled by John Poltrack on 500px What is the optimal file size for a digital photo for uploading to a web page? Most of the time I scale photos to 2048 pixels on the longest side, in that way Google will store them without charge, larger files will affect a storage quota which is a generous 15GB, exceed that and there is a slight fee. I do upload some photos at full resolution to 500px, a site which features excellent photography. They have provided a way for photographers to offer their work for sale. I've tried other venues for display but I think they do the best job of making the photos look great on the screen. This is one of my photos on 500px, a wonderful gnarled tree at Odiorne State Park in Rye, NH. This is an HDR shot of three exposures, 2 stops apart. I've made some changes to this blog and have adopted a new template which I believe does a better job for photos, Hope you like it.