Have you ever been so excited about photographing wildlife you just can’t stop hitting the shutter button? Every time I step off the plane in Africa I am the worst offender…one distant zebra requires at least 200 images until I can settle down. And then I start to really look hard at the scene, and Read More
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ThinkTank Airport Security 3.0
We just returned from a big shoot in Alaska, and we needed to bring a lot of gear with us. I normally use the Airport Advantage, my favorite roller for most of my trips. But when I need to take big glass and lots of gear, I turn to the ThinkTank Airport Security 3.0. Everything Read More
Z6/7 playback modes and issues
I just returned from a grueling assignment in Alaska for a tourism bureau, over 10,000 images and a week of shooting…in a state where it never gets dark in the summer! Really, I love this assignment, Alaska still feels like home even though we don’t live there anymore. We had five cameras with us on Read More
Fox versus vole
I just returned from another fantastic trip to Silver Salmon Creek Lodge in Lake Clark National Park. Well known for its grizzly bears, my favorite image wasn’t a bear this year. Instead, it was an image that caught a dramatic moment between a red fox and vole. The fox was hunting the vole, and finally Read More
ThinkTank Hydrophobia Rain Cover
I’m in Alaska right now photographing in Kenai Fjords and Lake Clark National Parks. As with any trip to Alaska, best to plan for some rain while shooting. And that means rain covers for cameras. After having great success using the ThinkTank emergency rain cover, I decided to get their Hydrophobia rain cover for my Read More
Nikon Z7
I will continue with reviews of the Z system, and today I thought I would look at the Z7. In simplest terms, the Z7 is a 45MP Z6. There are other differences for sure, but if you want the short answer, I think the Z7 is a terrific camera, and love having that familiar (D850) Read More
Vello Lens Calibration target
I just spent my morning photographing some nesting burrowing owls that live a few miles from my house. Love watching these owls, and couldn’t stop laughing when an owl landed on top of a prairie dog and ‘pinched’ it as the prairie dog got too close to the owl burrow. Hilarious! As usual for wildlife Read More
Nikon Z6
On our last workshop we had three participants using the Z6. Hmmm, must be something good about that camera. And after using it on four continents in conditions from subzero winter blowing snow to rainforests in Tasmania, I can say there is a lot to like about this camera. I’ll state right up front that Read More
Nikon Z6/Z7
I’ve waited to talk about the Nikon mirrorless cameras because I really wanted to try them out, and wait for firmware updates. We have both the Z6 and Z7, and have used them across the globe over the last four months. We photographed at 10 below zero in winter Alaska and in the giant rainy Read More
Texture Slider
If you just updated your Camera Raw, you noticed a new slider above Clarity…the Texture Slider. If you haven’t updated Camera Raw, you should do it today because this slider is fantastic. The texture slider will sharpen areas in your image that are high frequency, meaning areas with a lot of detail. Trees, rocks and Read More
Should you use your lens hood?
I just had a workshop participant ask about this one, and it comes up a lot. Do you really need that annoying lens hood on your lens? Yes, you do. While many may think the lens hood is about eliminating light flare when you are pointing your camera towards the sun (which it does), I Read More
Nikon Firmware Updates; how to install.
Nikon just announced firmware updates for the D5600, D7500 and D850. On the D850 this includes improving autofocus performance on sensor points on the edge of the viewfinder…now that is something every D850 user will want. Since I send my cameras in once a year for a cleaning at Nikon, the technicians will update any Read More