Posted in Photography on May 10th, 2008
I have changed my opinion about shooting in Raw format. Since I posted on the subject back in September 2007, I have come to what I think will be my final conclusion on the subject. Since my opinion has essentially reversed from my initial position, (articulated back in September of 2006) I thought [...]
Posted in Photography on May 3rd, 2008
I was in Helsinki Finland (on business) recently and ran into John Jordan, a photographer who chronicles extreme sports and the Finnish countryside and culture. John is a great guy and has written a book entitled simply Finland containing some of his work. I encourage you to drop by John’s site. Tell [...]
Posted in Photography on Apr 30th, 2008
After I wrote the first installment of my favorite photography sites, a few others came to mind that need to be mentioned. Here are some other sites I enjoy:
Don Ellis - Don’s site, called Kleptography is a great reminder that it isn’t all about equipment. What Don does with a point-and-shoot is some [...]
Posted in Photography on Apr 29th, 2008
I spent last week in Stockholm Sweden and Helsinki Finland on business, but I was able to squeeze in a little time for shooting. I’ve posted seven shots from the trip in my Gallery. I’ve included my favorite below. I hope you like them.
Posted in Photography on Apr 26th, 2008
I have read a lot of books on various aspects of photography, and I should write a lot more reviews of them, but that task seems daunting to me, so I put it off. Maybe that tells you how strongly I feel about most of the books… Being honest, there is a book [...]
Posted in Photography on Mar 28th, 2008
I uploaded ten new images to the Gallery this afternoon. Please drop by and take a look!
Posted in Photography on Mar 28th, 2008
The most wonderful woman in the world and I went to southern California on vacation last week. One of the places we stopped was Antelope Valley. I really wanted to visit because the hills can be completely covered in blossoms and appear orange, yellow, and purple. We were early, but I got a few decent [...]
Posted in Photography on Jan 16th, 2008
The SIGMA 50-500 is a challenging lens that can be very difficult to use well. The real secret to it, as I’m sure those of you who have shot it successfully have discovered, is that you need a lot of light. If you don’t expect the SIGMA to be something it isn’t you’ll find you [...]
Posted in Photography on Nov 28th, 2007
I have finally decided that I should get better return on my rather substantial investment in the Nikon SB-800 speedlight. The approach I’m taking is twofold.Â
First, I have been reading Light: Science and Magic by Fil Hunter, Steven Biver, and Paul Fuqua. In my opinion, this is the definitive text on using light in photography. [...]
Posted in Photography on Nov 9th, 2007
I’ve uploaded about 15 new images to the Gallery. These include some shots taken in and around Halmstad Sweden and a bit of other work I’ve done since September.
Enjoy!
