Daintree Reclamation
General — August 26, 2010 at 6:39 am
This project for me evolved out of my recent Australian rainforest visit. This was my first rainforest and I was shocked at learning the vital secrets it holds for humankind. Rainforest Rescue is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote and protect the world’s rain forests. The Daintree rain forest is the oldest on the planet. One of Rainforest Resue’s projects is buying back land from private...
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The Cheap Series: Lightbox
Well-light shot of small items has always intrigued me. Since I’m so cheap, and like to tinker and make stuff, I decided...
Jan 23, 2010 11:48
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Daintree Reclamation
This project for me evolved out of my recent Australian rainforest visit. This was my first rainforest and I was shocked...
Aug 26, 2010 6:39
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Daintree Reclamation
This project for me evolved out of my recent Australian rainforest visit. This was my first rainforest and I was shocked at learning the vital secrets it holds for humankind. Rainforest Rescue is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote and protect the world’s rain forests. The Daintree...
August 26th, 2010 | General | Read More
Buyer Beware… In the market for a new camera? Please read!
Introduction
All to often consumers are very mislead and often taken advantage of. In this article I will try to educate those who are in the market for a new camera.
Given the rough economic times, many consumers are out to find the best possible deal they can. With that said, there are many companies...
June 25th, 2010 | Equipment, Featured, General | Read More
Three ETTL Hot Shoe Flashes Compared
Canon 580EX II, Metz mecablitz 58 AF-1
and Sigma EF-530 DG Super
and a quick overview of hot shoe flash photography
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Note: I’ve watched Joe McNally work with his Nikon SB900 flashes, and they are ahead of Canon’s ETTL flash system (Nikon calls it iTTL). The SB900 isn’t compatible...
May 15th, 2010 | Equipment, Featured, Lighting, Reviews | Read More
Very, VERY wide lenses for your DSLR
Testing the Sigma 12-24mm f/ 4.5-5.6
against other super-wide lenses
Note: Nikon has similar lenses to the Canon lenses mentioned in this comparison, such as the Nikon AF-S Zoom Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8. The third-party lenses mentioned are available in mounts for many brands of cameras.
Wide angle composition
I...
April 16th, 2010 | Equipment, Featured, Reviews | Read More
Three Compact Cameras – Beyond Point & Shoot
By Bruce Philpott
Three of the latest compact cameras reviewed and compared:
• Canon PowerShot G11
• Leica D-LUX 4
• Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX3
I love my professional camera gear and wouldn’t expect a compact camera to perform like a digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera, but there are many...
April 8th, 2010 | Featured, General, Reviews | Read More
The Daintree
I now have a better understanding and appreciation of the value that rainforests bring to humanity. During a recent trip to Australia, my wife, Jayne, and I experienced the privilege of touring Daintree National Park, north of Port Douglas, in the North Queensland World Heritage wet tropics. “The Daintree...
March 13th, 2010 | General | Read More
Reflections of the Hart
My very first complete body of work back in 2006 was called “Reflections of the Hart.” But the pictures which inspired this series date back to November, 2004 when I discovered the beauty of the building reflections in the city where I have spent more than twenty years of my working career. ...
March 10th, 2010 | Featured, General | Read More
The Cheap Series: Lightbox
Well-light shot of small items has always intrigued me. Since I’m so cheap, and like to tinker and make stuff, I decided one day to set out and make a light box to do just that. I made one, and it was ok. I took that and learned from it to build what I have now.
Materials required:
One sturdy...
January 23rd, 2010 | Equipment, Featured, Lighting, Tutorial | Read More
The Cheap Series: Lights
I needed light. I needed decent white light. I needed to not spend much money. I had stuff lying around that just may work.
So, I set off one day to make some lights I could use for various things around the house – namely in the basement where I could try stuff. My materials on hand were decent,...
January 23rd, 2010 | Equipment, Featured, Lighting, Tutorial | Read More
The Impossible Dream? Getting a Pocket Wizard MiniTT1 to work with a Ray Flash ring light
It’s not possible to insert the MiniTT1 transmitter under the flash and still use the Ray Flash.
The Ray Flash
The Ray Flash is a wonderful product which takes the light from my hot shoe-mounted flash and spreads it in a circle around my lens and pours it out at my subject with hardly any shadows....
December 31st, 2009 | Featured, General | Read More
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Daintree Reclamation
August 26, 2010 06:08
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Buyer Beware… In the market for a new camera? Please read!
June 25, 2010 07:06
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Three ETTL Hot Shoe Flashes Compared
May 15, 2010 12:05
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Very, VERY wide lenses for your DSLR
April 16, 2010 19:04
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Three Compact Cameras – Beyond Point & Shoot
April 8, 2010 22:04
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Bruce Philpott: Not to put too fine a point on it, but I'm refering to the Inverse Square Law which states that light diminishes in prop...
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Richard Crowe: This article states... “Put another way, a flash with a GN of 110 will light a subject who is twice as far away as ...
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Bruce Philpott: Beautiful photos, Sean! I love those twilight shots. Thanks for the well phrased narrative, too, though I doubt I'll eve...
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Jan: Hi Gerry, I linked to here via photozo. I have been a member there for about 5 years but don't go so often now. I am...
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Eric: For you ultrawide junkies that shoot crop cameras, Sigma has a new 8-16mm lens that will duplicate the FOV of the 12-24 ...
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