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- Jun 10, 2019
I Thought I Was Going To Die . . .
This is the story of two photo shoots — one that had to be canceled, and another that may well be one of, if not the, most important shoots of my life. It is also the story behind the reason I haven’t posted anything here in quite a while. Two of my favorite events were happening on the same weekend, May 31 thru June 2: the annual OKC Pro-Am bicycle races and the not-quite-semi-annual air show at Tinker AFB. I had planned on shooting the bicycle races on Friday evening and S
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- Apr 5, 2019
The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR Lens -- The Sad Part
UPDATE: After returning the foot to Really Right Stuff, they have refunded the purchase price. Back when the 500 PF very first came out, Steve Perry did a review. Steve does great videos, and especially when it comes to Nikon cameras and lenses, really knows his stuff. He shoots some pretty amazing photos, too. But it was his review of the 500 PF that convinced me to buy this lens. You can watch the video by following this link. It's an excellent review, and Steve does a
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- Mar 23, 2019
Improving Already Great Cameras -- Menus
I saw an article the other day that asked what Nikon should put in the as-yet-unannounced D5 replacement (the D6?). Most of the comments were for things that I don’t need, so were I to "upgrade" to a higher end body, a D5 or D850 would be fine.
But what would *I* want to see changed, not only in the D5, but in any prosumer or higher level camera? What would it take to get me to upgrade?
I’d like to see some changes in the menu system. First, we need to be able to “lo
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- Feb 26, 2019
Sometimes, It IS The Gear . . .
Very often, someone just starting in photography has questions about what camera or lens (or both) they should buy. If they ask a salesperson in a photo store, they may get great advice or they may get advice that serves only to help the store's bottom line. If they ask an established photographer, they may get advice centered around whatever brand of camera that photographer shoots with.
But in almost every case, that newbie photographer will hear something like this --
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- Sep 8, 2018
Have you ever felt like a total idiot?
A couple of years ago, I was fortunate enough to have an opportunity to take a class from one of the best known photographers and photography teachers in the world. He was, as always, a wonderful teacher and very personable.
But at the very start of the class, there was a "problem."
The camera he was using -- a Nikon D5 -- was tethered to his laptop, which in turn, was connected to a projector. Of course, this means that anything he shoots with that camera shows up
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- Jul 1, 2018
BOOM, BOOM, BOOM!!!
Every year about this time, photographers across the country start thinking about their yearly foray into shooting fireworks, and one of the things many of them ask themselves is, "How can I make my fireworks images stand out from everyone else's?
Some photographers look for interesting angles. Some look for intriguing foreground elements, or background elements. Some seek different vantage points. Some have had great success using drones (although I'd be afraid of havi
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- Feb 19, 2018
You Can't Give Up
What a difference a day makes. Our trip had been a year in the planning: Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Monument Valley. Unfortunately, there ended up being very few days where the skies were not completely, totally overcast. Oh, we got some good skies at times, for sure, but not like we'd hoped. Still we worked with it, and got quite a few good shots. But by our last day before returning home, we'd hit so much overcast that we had decided that for that la
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- Jan 29, 2018
Clones, anyone?
I had an experience recently where I was able to get a little more creative than usual with some of my paid photos. I shoot for a local magazine, and was asked to create a portrait of a local home stager. Stagers are people who are experts at decorating new or otherwise empty homes that are for sale, so prospective buyers can get an idea of what the home would look like furnished. I called Glenn to arrange for a time and place, and he said he'd really like to shoot the port
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- Dec 30, 2017
Changes In The Blog
I'm making a change in my blog for 2018 -- instead of having the blog itself hosted on Google's Blogger, where it's been ever since I started, it's now going to be hosted on Wix, where my website itself is hosted.
The reason is simple -- I want everything integrated. Having to work within Blogger was never convenient. Having to upload photos twice -- once to the website and then again to Blogger -- was a real pain, and frankly I don't have time for it. I also think the
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