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The White Creek Gallery (Calgary, Alberta / Canada) is about
the enjoyment of photography, sharing some images and discussing the
exercise of craft in picture taking.
Whether your photographic interest is the travelogue, vacation
scrap-book or salon, your creative potential will be best realized if
you understand and learn to control the many technical factors influencing the
appearance of a photograph.
Photographs at this site range from snapshots to commemorate the season or an event to
images offering something I hope will prove special in more lasting
ways. Text sections explore various subjects in photography, based on
personal experience and findings along with supplementary web references.
Digital imaging is the dominant photo context here but you will also find
reference to film and to scanned film in particular. Digital photography
has come of age, displacing small format film almost entirely while
recently encroaching even on the high resolution terrain of medium
format.
This being an amateur site, the emphasis is on
photography for its own sake. You will find tips on photo business practice
elsewhere on the Web. The hope is that you will come across something here that makes
photography more enjoyable and that the technical information and links will
help save you time and money.
If there is a theme here at all (apart
from photography in general), it is this: anyone can find great subject material in the
National Parks but the real fun often lies in looking for something interesting,
surprising and compelling in what's around us every day.
There are two menu sections usually displayed. The one along the top
is used to select from major site sections. Clicking one of those
elements opens a more detailed section menu on the left which is then used to
display specific topics, sets of images, etc.
A minor purpose of this site is to support experimentation with
various presentation styles and software technologies. Accordingly, you
will find some inconsistencies in appearance and behavior throughout
(along with a few peculiarities) although these are generally minor.
Once clear preferences are identified, style will gradually become more
uniform.
Light text on a dark background has been chosen on the advice of
experts who point out this reduces flare within the eye, thereby
minimizing visual fatigue. Photographers, at least, ought to appreciate
the merit in that argument. The traditional black on white originated with the
ancient Egyptians who had only papyrus and
cuttlefish ink to work with. In the 21st century we have other options.
Many of the subjects in the "Articles" section have been extensively
covered at other sites. My intention in exploring these subjects from
the standpoint of personal experience and understanding is that a fresh
perspective can often lead to helpful insights otherwise eluding the
reader.
My photographic experience includes fifty years use of Nikon, Arca-Swiss (medium format), Sony, Panasonic and Mamiya
(medium format) cameras.
My formal educational background (including graduate work) comprises
physics, engineering, computer science and English literature.
For the most part I use Nikon digital equipment (DSLR) which is why
this site will usually reference those products when discussion of hardware is
warranted. This is not meant as a disparagement of other brands. Canon,
Olympus and others also make superb products any serious amateur or
professional can be happy with. You will obtain best results with a camera that
satisfies your personal expectations regarding features, feel and approach to
imaging. No one brand could possibly please everyone. For the most part,
performance
differences between well-known brands offered at similar price levels, targeting
similar customers are minor or the perceptions resulting from over-active imaginations and
product loyalty. Insofar as possible, opinions and observations
here are based on
direct experience which means reference to what is actually being used.
This site has no commercial connection with
Nikon or any other photographic product or software manufacturer
named.
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