Gear Talk

It’s that time of the year again!  Ready to hit the ‘buy now’ button?  Cree and I are going to host another online gift guide version as well, contact cree (creetbp@gmail.com) to be added to the list.  We have seen a lot of things in the field this last year, gear that worked and made Read More

Elinchrom has been releasing a number of new lights recently, introducing their line of battery Monolights.  Battery mononlights are self-contained flashes, meaning no cables or separate battery pack, everything is in the head (or attached).  Elinchrom has three versions..the One, Three and Five.  The One has 131Ws power at 3.3 pounds, the Three has 261Ws Read More

Nikon is really doing some amazing things right now.  They have been introducing new lenses left and right; innovative designs, lightweight solutions, and incredible autofocus.  I can’t imagine shooting wildlife now without my 600mm F4 with built in 1.4x.  I flipped that converter on and off so much in Africa my finger got sore, and Read More

Nikon has done an admirable job with updating features in the Z9 through firmware updates.  Not just little tweaks, but completely new shooting modes and much better performance.  Just about a day ago Nikon announced firmware 4.10 with a dedicated bird tracking mode, and after testing it today, I’d say one thing; it works! The Read More

Just a quick note.  Today is the last day of the 20 percent off sale at Singh-Ray filters.  This sale is on all filters, and a great chance to pick up a few filters for your fall photography.  I use polarizers, 10 and 15 stop Mor-Slo filters, and graduated ND filters.  Here is a recent Read More

I just returned from Africa, and head out in a few days to Alaska.  Beautiful locations…and also spots that have lots of pesky insects.  Dealing with bugs is a fact of life on many outdoor photo shoots… Not all mosquitos are equal.  Some are huge, like the Alaskan variety, and others are smaller but carry Read More

I’ve been getting a lot of questions about the new Z8.  Is it the right camera?  How does it compare to the Z9?  Should I buy one? There is a ton of online content out there on the specs of the Z8.  But to sum up, the Z8 is a smaller, lighter version of the Read More

Hope everyone has big shooting plans for the weekend!  Cree and I are in search of migrating spring birds tomorrow. Singh-Ray has a terrific sale going on right now, 20% off your total purchase on their website.  I have used SR filters for years, they allow me to capture images I would not get without Read More

I recently returned from Easter Island.  Cree and I were leading a photo workshop there, and the photography was incredible.  Easter Island is hard to get to, but the experience is magical.  Thankfully the island had not changed much after my first visit more than ten years earlier. We photographed a lot of ocean sunsets Read More