Milky Way Magic

A few years ago. I made my first attempt at photographing the Milky Way. Like many first efforts, it yielded a fairly unremarkable picture.

Mark's work, InspirationMark OslerOctober 7, 2019Night, Milky Way, Landscape

Dumb Luck - There Is No Substitute

When I teach photography, I talk about the process every photographer goes thru in creating any photograph. Part of that process is recognizing and adapting to the limitations of your scene and scenario.

Inspiration, Mark's work, Photography, TravelMark OslerOctober 5, 2018Rocky Mountain National Parkelk, rmnp, nature, processComment

Sports Photography Workout

Sports action largely is a great workout for my photo reflexes and an opportunity I get all too infrequently.

Journalism, Photography, Sports, Mark's workMark OslerSeptember 18, 2018Folsom Field, University of ColoradoCU, Football, UNH, Boulder

Speaking of Barriers

It’s often said that photographs are as much about the photographer as they are about the content of the photograph.

Inspiration, Mark's work, Random thoughtsMark OslerFebruary 11, 2017DIA, Happy

What I've Been Missing

In all the years I’ve lived in Denver, and known about the rock climbing people do in Eldorado Canyon (south of Boulder), I’d never made the time to go up there. This last week, I finally made the trip.

Mark's work, Landscape, TravelMark OslerSeptember 21, 2016Rock Climbing, mountaineering, boulder, colorado, river

That's What Praying Is For

Towards the end of a workshop about composition I was teaching last weekend, we got to talking about storytelling photography.

Children, Personal, Mark's workMark OslerSeptember 20, 2016Union StationUnion Station, Summer, Water, Playing

What Else?

One of the things I teach in my photography workshops is to make the obvious pictures, but then ask yourself, “what else can I do with this?”

Inspiration, Mark's work, Photography, InstructionMark OslerAugust 30, 2016

Motion + White Balance = Cool!

General, Mark's work, Photo TechniqueMarkMarch 27, 2015bird, City Park, Colorado, Denver, motion, panning, wildlife

Don't Take It Easy

It was a beautiful snowy day in the Garden of the Gods, but wasn’t sure I wanted to go thru the hassle of getting my camera weather-ready … and that’s exactly why I did.

Abstract, Inspiration, Landscape, Mark's work, Pets & Animals, Random thoughts, TravelMarkJanuary 22, 2015

For what ails ya...

The morning didn’t start out well, but it’s amazing how a good photograph can make things all better.

Abstract, General, Landscape, Mark's work, PersonalMarkJanuary 12, 2015

Merry Christmas...To All

Let’s remember how fortunate we are … and how absent good fortune can be for others.

Mark's workMarkDecember 25, 2014Christmas, homelessness

Let It Snow, Let it ... ok ... Enough!

Each Saturday has been a transportation challenge. For the past four Saturdays, it's been the amount of traffic. Today, it was the amount of snow.

Mark's workMarkFebruary 8, 2014blizzard

Ummmm......Just Because

I like to be able to explain why I like a photograph - the light, the moment, the composition, etc. But, occasionally, that reason isn’t particularly “deep.”

Mark's workMarkJanuary 18, 2014