Bill Hatcher Photography

Photo of the Week: Little Blue stock Car

Unlike many photographers out there who have given up on stock agencies I still send images into my stock agency at National Geographic Images. Yep my return on investment with stock photography is down from what it was a few years ago, but my photo stock is still making money.

Today I am reviewing the file naming for a batch of photos NG Images has selected. Included are some photos from Iceland I shot a year and a half ago.

I saw this scene while on a hike to photograph volcanic vents near Lake Myvatn in Iceland.  I just love the tiny blue car on a lonely strip of road in this unlikely setting. This is what a family vacation might be if you decided to go to Iceland instead of Paris. 

Photo of the week: Murrumbidgee River

Sea kayaking upstream on the Murrimbigee River past a big red gum tree lining the bank near Gundagai, New South Wales. In places the strong river currents would grab the bow of the boat. Going upstream was a practice of eddy hopping to avoid fighting the strong currents in the main stream. Paddling down stream was much easier, you just needed to watchful and not wrap the boat on submerged logs. Photo was made using my Nikon D-3s with the 24-70 2.8 at 24 mm.

 

 

One Happy Trigger Finger

I've been thinking a few thoughts about the usefulness of a persons right index finger.The main job of my forefinger is to trigger the shutter release on my camera. This is a job it is ideally suited for give the ergonomics of most cameras.  It was the end of this finger that I nearly cut off a few days ago while adjusting the disc brake on a mountain bike.