I have never been much of a gearhead and am even less so now. After owning two dslr cameras over the past 15 years, I have become disenchanted with their weight while out walking as well as the high cost to both purchase them and repair them. This disenchantment has led me to be quite happy with my recently purchased iPhone 15 pro max. In raw mode, I get a more than good enough shots to work on in Photoshop. I’m quite tired of some of the phrases I see over and over again on photography sites. Particularly annoying is the phrase “tack sharp”, as if this is the ultimate goal for a photograph, when actually in Photoshop, and the Topaz Labs software I use, I frequently end up reducing the sharpness of photos to get the look of the photo that I like. Another phrase that annoys me is “shadow detail”. Why is that so desireable? I haven’t been able to figure that out. Any good photograph editing tool can create all the “shadow detail” I need or want.

At this point in the history of photography, with smart phones that can capture a good to great image and also make it possible to carry around a few hundred pictures to show friends and relatives, it is a dicey thing to attempt to sell a photo print. Professional photographers are either journalists or provide a service such as wedding photography, portrait photography, or commercial photography. A few big name photographers, such as Harold Davis, John Paul Caponigro, William Neill, Josh Miller, and many similar others appear to get high prices for their landscape prints but I suspect they are the exception, rather than the rule.

What I will be doing here is displaying some photos my wife and I have taken over the years that we like, and also showing some of the edits I have done. Some photos will be showing up here soon. I will also be providing links to photographers that I particularly enjoy. You can see a display of our photos at Meppelink Photography. We are officially retired, so any sales now are the sales of hobbyists.