https://blog.irablock.com/2015/01/02/ten-tips-for-taking-better-pictures-in-2015/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/140911_tra_0118.jpgShadows of camels in the sand dunes in the Erg Chebbi in southeastern Morocco.2015-01-02T20:11:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2014/10/18/traveling-light-to-the-himalayas/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141015_per_0001.jpg141015_PER_0001https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/141015_per_0002.jpg141015_PER_0002The small metal clip doubles as a bottle opener.2015-08-11T18:10:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2014/09/26/photo-workshop-in-cambodia-laos-february/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/120312_tra_1051.jpg120312_TRA_105https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/120312_tra_1011.jpgFood market in Siem Reap, Cambodia.2014-09-26T17:12:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2014/03/27/photo-workshop-in-morocco/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/110120_tra_0014-1.jpgCamel handler leading camels at Empty Quarter desert in Abu Dhabi.https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/110120_tra_0009-1.jpgLandscape of Empty Quarter desert at sunset.2015-01-03T17:31:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2014/01/31/its-your-image-make-it-the-best/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/131106_tra_0721.jpgSüleymaniye Mosque at sunset in Istanbul.https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/131105_tra_0621.jpgSultan Ahmed Mosque or the Blue Mosque at sunset in Istanbul.https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/131105_tra_0601.jpgThe New Mosque in the front and traffic on the Galata Bridge in Istanbul.https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/131104_tra_0531.jpgHagia Sophia with night illumination in Istanbul.https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/131104_tra_0501.jpgSultan Ahmed Mosque or the Blue Mosque at sunset in Istanbul.https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/131101_tra_0331.jpgSüleymaniye Mosque with night illumination in Istanbul.https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/131031_tra_0241.jpg131031_TRA_0242014-02-01T06:27:15+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2013/09/17/mongolia/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/130807_tra_183.jpg130807_TRA_183Two of my students at the Framing Cliffs with their Tenba packs. https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/130805_tra_160.jpgThe Milky Way rises over a Mongolian Ger in South Gobi Desert, Mongolia.2013-09-17T18:20:17+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2013/08/20/photo-workshop-in-bangkok/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/091120_cul_062.jpgTibetan buddhist monks near the Wat Benjamaborpit in Bangkok, Thailand.2013-08-20T21:16:15+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2013/05/10/photo-workshop-in-istanbul/2013-07-11T19:52:19+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2013/05/16/guerrilla-lighting-in-cuba/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/130407_tra_115_original.jpgTourists riding antique cars through Havana, Cuba.https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/130404_tra_070_original.jpg130404_TRA_070_originalhttps://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/130404_tra_0662.jpgPortrait of a man on the street in Trinidad, Cuba.https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/1030258.jpg_10302582013-05-18T02:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2013/04/16/photo-workshop-at-national-camera-exchange-in-minneapolis/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/130216_tra_004.jpgTuk Tuk, an auto rickshaw a Bangkok, Thailand street at night.2013-04-16T21:10:26+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2013/03/13/national-geographic-photography-expedition-in-new-york-city/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1111_iblock_036.jpgStatue of Liberty on a Misty Day2013-03-13T15:51:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2013/03/13/national-geographic-photography-expedition-in-cuba/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/1998_02_reme27.jpgRemember the Maine2013-03-13T15:36:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2013/02/05/panasonic-presents-ira-block-and-the-lumix-g-series-at-bh/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/120809_tra_066-edit.jpgNight view of a stone arch at Devils Garden in Arches National Park, Utah.2013-02-05T22:16:27+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2012/03/23/finally-a-replacement-for-5d-mark-ii/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/g9c0463_2.jpg_G9C0463_216-35mm Lens at 16mm, ISO3200, f5.6, 1/125sechttps://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/g9c0463_1.jpg_G9C0463_1Times Square, NY.https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/g9c0514_2.jpg_G9C0514_2100mm Lens, ISO3200, f2.0, 1/750sechttps://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/g9c0514_1.jpg_G9C0514_1Mime at Times Square.https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/g9c0072_2.jpg_G9C0072_235mm Lens, ISO3200, f2.5, 1/30sechttps://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/g9c0072_1.jpg_G9C0072_1High contrast backlit bar scene with Danielle Meaux.https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/g9c0014_2.jpg_G9C0014_235mm Lens, ISO 3200, f3.5, 1/30sec, https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/g9c0014_1.jpg_G9C0014_1Fred Blake, right and Matt Karas at Fotocare gallery opening.2013-01-26T18:15:03+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2013/01/16/samys-camera-edu-panasonic-gh3-workshop-in-los-angeles/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/1000289.jpg_10002892013-01-16T21:33:49+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2012/11/08/working-with-the-new-panasonic-gh3/2013-03-20T13:41:51+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2012/09/27/national-geographic-photography-expedition-in-bhutan-2/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/120305_tra_049.jpg120305_TRA_049https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/120304_tra_a_402.jpg120304_TRA_A_4022012-09-27T15:55:31+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2012/09/17/putting-the-new-lumix-gh3-to-the-test/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1020928.jpg_102092835-100mm at 41mm, f2.8, 1/1000sec, ISO640 https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1020865.jpg_10208657-14mm at 10mm, f4, 1/1600sec, ISO400 https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1020446-edit.jpg_1020446-Edit12-35mm at 12mm, f2.8, 30sec, ISO2500 https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1020150.jpg_10201507-14mm at 8mm, f11, 1/5sec, ISO200 https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1010795.jpg_101079512-35mm at 26mm, f8, 1/25sec, ISO200 https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1000962.jpg35-10035-100mm at 100mm, f8, 1/200sec, ISO160 https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1000809.jpg_100080912-35mm at 35mm, f5, 1/2000sec, ISO250 https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1000744.jpg_100074445mm macro, f4.5, 1/160sec, ISO320 https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1000200.jpg_10002007-14mm at 7mm, f5, 1/500sec, ISO200 2012-09-25T23:09:29+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2012/09/13/2012-singapore-digital-photography-workshop/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2011_10_hhe_176.jpgMM76062012-09-13T15:52:36+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2012/07/11/upcoming-london-workshop/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1111_iblock_957.jpg1111_iblock_9572012-07-11T15:16:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2012/05/23/the-national-september-11-memorial-and-museum-acquires-faces-of-hope-prints/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/110226_wtc_034.jpgMM7957https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/111025_wtc_045.jpgMM7957https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/110407_wtc_069.jpgMM7957https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/110303_wtc_061.jpgMM7957https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/110226_wtc_044.jpgMM7957https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/110226_wtc_036.jpgMM7957https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2002_09_trib911_38.jpgTwin Towers of Light2012-05-24T04:27:54+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2012/04/29/missed-flights-are-nothing-compared-to-what-else-can-happen-at-the-airport/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/120130_per_019.jpg120130_PER_019https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/120130_tra_022.jpgCheck in counter of Buddha Air at Bhairahawa Airport, Lumbini, Nepal.2012-09-19T23:15:50+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2012/04/17/canon-the-national-geographic-channel-photography-seminar-malaysia-and-singapore/2012-04-18T15:16:35+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2012/01/26/india-does-close-count/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/120125_block_india.jpg120125_Block_IndiaBorder Police, Ira Block and Neil Gelinas. Photo by Suraj Shakya2012-01-26T19:23:29+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/07/11/maine-photographic-workshop-2011/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/060502_seamonsters_0864.jpg060502_SeaMonsters_08642012-05-28T17:09:44+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/07/11/national-geographic-weekend-photography-workshop-new-york-city/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/0609_nyc_011.jpg0609_NYC_0112011-12-12T15:57:39+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/12/07/national-geographic-photography-expedition-in-bhutan/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/nationalgeographicphotographyworkshopinbhutan2.jpgNationalGeographicPhotographyWorkshopinBhutan2011-12-12T15:57:25+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/11/28/focusing-on-vision/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dsc_3700-small.jpgDSC_3700 smallTeaching a NY Workshop on the Highline -- Photo by Louise Pedeaulthttps://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/89_iblock11.jpgAustralia2011-12-01T22:17:34+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/10/18/an-exhibition/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/7-mm7957_110302_7065.jpg7-MM7957_110302_7065Frances Alexander and her daughter Earlyne both worked in Tower 1 on different floors. It wasn't until that evening that they found each other.2011-11-05T23:49:43+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/09/10/ten-years-later/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/2002_09_trib911_38_small.jpgTwin Towers of Light2011-09-11T01:22:40+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/08/20/white-on-white/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1030471_small.jpg_1030471_smallhttps://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1030439_small.jpg_1030439_smallhttps://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/1030419_small.jpg_1030419_small2012-02-10T12:56:41+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/about/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/bio_portrait_small.jpgbio_portrait_small2013-08-20T14:55:44+00:00weekly0.6https://blog.irablock.com/2011/07/05/fourth-of-july-in-new-york/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/110704_nyc_004.jpg110704_NYC_004Fireworks in NYC. Panasonic GH2, 14-140mm lens at 17mm. ISO 160 f/13 at 45 seconds.2011-07-05T16:08:11+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/07/01/photographing-fireworks/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/0501_cul_18.jpgFireworksA fireworks exhibition in Las Vegas2012-01-12T23:33:28+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/06/21/working-at-night/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/110603_wtc.jpg110603_WTCPanasonic GH2 7-14mm lens at 9mm. ISO 160, 6 seconds f/10https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1020979.jpg_1020979The "Hole"https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/110603_wtc_0029.jpg110603_WTC_0029Panasonic GH2, 7-14mm lens at 9mm. ISO 160 f/10 6 secondshttps://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/110603_wtc_0029_small.jpg110603_WTC_0029_smallPanasonic GH2 7-14mm lens at 9mm ISO 160 f/10 at 6 seconds2011-06-22T19:59:29+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/06/07/alaska-through-the-lens-of-panasonics-compact-system-cameras/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1020638.jpg_1020638https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1020537.jpg_1020537https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1020429.jpg_1020429https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1020213.jpg_1020213https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1010558.jpg_1010558https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1010535.jpg_1010535https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1010514.jpg_1010514https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1010496.jpg_1010496https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1010189.jpg_1010189https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/1010117.jpg_10101172011-07-05T14:51:04+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/05/18/panasonics-gf-2-small-camera-big-benefits/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1000628-2.jpg_1000628-2Crop of face. Some noise reduction added in Lightroom https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1000628.jpg_100062820mm lens at f/2 ISO 1000 mixed lighthttps://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1000159.jpg_1000159Beach Florida Keys 14mm lens ISO 200https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/1000337.jpg_1000337Tulip shoot with the 14mm Pancake lens ISO 1002012-04-07T14:14:47+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/04/17/cooler-full-of-strobes/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/iii2320.jpg_III2320Keeping warm in the snowhttps://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/mg_6187.jpg_MG_6187Pack and spare battery in the hotel2012-02-20T18:24:22+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/03/25/the-new-dslr-video-killer/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/markforman5-e1300938808774.jpgmarkforman5Sony NEX-FS100U on Mark Forman's car mounthttps://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/markforman3.jpegmarkforman3Sony NEX FS100U in New York2012-02-10T12:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/02/22/workshops-in-abu-dhabi/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/110121_irablock-15.jpg110121_IraBlock-152011-09-15T07:38:44+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/02/17/preparation-is-the-key-to-a-successful-shoot/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/mg_5808.jpg_MG_5808What to take and how to pack it2011-10-06T05:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/02/06/from-here-to-there-how-to-travel-safely-and-efficiently-with-your-equipment/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/rollinbag_800.jpgrollinbag_800Tenba Roadie II Univeral filled with my equipment2012-02-20T18:22:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/01/01/abu-dhabi-desert-workshop/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/89_iblock11.jpg89_iblock112012-01-25T11:53:09+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/01/19/mirrorlessdslr/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/image_gf2k_slant.jpgImage_GF2k_slanthttps://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/9nex-5_slvsel16f28_front_1200_lg.jpg9NEX-5_Slv+SEL16F28_Front_1200_lg2013-05-06T11:17:19+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/01/08/backupyourcamera/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/110103_icefield.jpg110103_Icefield2011-10-06T04:59:33+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2011/01/02/take-off-that-polarizer/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/humpback1jan_1.jpgHumpback1Jan_1High shutter speed, and not a polarizer captured this Humpback Whale's tail2011-01-06T22:00:19+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2010/12/24/10-basic-tips-for-successful-travel-photos/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mg_5046.jpg_MG_5046Adelie Penguins Take a Plunge2010-12-25T05:11:30+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2010/12/18/a-remote-for-all-budgets/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/inspire_comp_722.jpginspire_comp_72(2)2012-02-20T18:18:55+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2010/12/12/lifes-little-surprises/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/101210_per_1.jpg101210_PER_1Ira Block and Wiliam Christenberry 2010https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/78_iblock41.jpg78_IBLOCK41Trooper John Christenberry in 19782011-07-09T04:05:14+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2010/12/08/looking-for-a-point-and-shoot-for-the-holidays/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/flash620lg.jpgflash620lgEarly Point and Shoot2010-12-09T18:13:00+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2010/12/03/willilam-albert-allard-five-decades/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/20101202-img_0647.jpg20101202-IMG_0647Bill Allard at the Kasher Gallery2010-12-03T12:09:16+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2010/11/27/tis-the-season-to-shoot-in-cold-weather/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/1111_iblock_10411.jpgNaomi UemuraIra Block and Naomi Uemura at the North Pole2014-03-21T14:12:15+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.com/2010/11/20/new-schneider-lenses-for-digital-slr-cameras/https://blog.irablock.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/pc_ts_90_makro_symmar-001.jpgPC-TS 90 Makro Symmar2012-09-02T16:57:20+00:00monthlyhttps://blog.irablock.comdaily1.02015-08-11T18:10:26+00:00