Paul W. Moreland's Photos

Extension Tube Macro Photography

Recently I posted a quick note about using a reverse mounting ring to mount a lens on backwards to allow it to

This year I’ve been working at learning to use my DSLR cameras “off auto”, to one extent or another. Learning to calculate

A few months ago I saw the above mentioned lens on fleabay, listed as “non-functioning autofocus” but claiming good optics and worked

A friend of mine let me have a new in the box Telesar Auto 135mm 1:2.8 OM mount lens he’d had sitting

This year I asked around for old lenses among friends and family. A good friend said, “I have this new in the

I’m still experimenting with options on this photoblog. This morning I grabbed the Canon Rebel T3 and the Konica AR mount Vivitar

One of the more interesting (to ME) aspects of DSLR photography is the ability to use “vintage lenses” on them. These are

Recently I got to thinking about old pics taken in years back. Below is one I took in the fall of 2006.

Living in an urban jungle means there’s a LOT of the night sky that one can not observe. That makes the opportunity

The images below are from the park across the street from our home and from the tiny “front garden” with which we