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DXO Optics Pro and Lightroom Comparison

Saturday, April 10, 2010

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I’ve been using DxO Optics Pro for about a month now and have fallen in love with it. I’ve been a happy Lightroom (LR) user. My workflow consisted of dropping my CF card into a reader and using LR to convert the Canon RAW CR2 file into a Digital Negative (DNG) file. I was happy [...]

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Three Anatomical Elements required for creating good photographs

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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I’m a fairly frequent visitor to the Canon Photography Forum…I get to see some amazing photographs over there. A few weeks ago, our guest post author, Joe Nordman, posted some photos of an Owl along with a narrative of how he saw the opportunity to move and get a better photograph than was initially presented. [...]

Birding, Birds, Photography

Adorama 4-way Focusing Rails: A Review

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

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I picked up the Adorama’s 4-way Focusing Rails recently to try out with my wife’s Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5X Macro lens. Adorama lists 2 versions of their 4-way Focusing Rails…one for ~$180 and a budget one for ~$80. I’m not sure what the difference is between the two but based on recommendations, I picked [...]

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Canon 50mm f/1.2 L Lens Review

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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I borrowed my wife’s Canon 50mm f/1.2 L lens today….and figured I’d do a review of this stunning lens. This thing is built like a tank but isn’t too heave…and it produces some excellent photographs. Before I continue…I am NOT the target user for a 50mm lens but I thought I’d write this review up [...]

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Canon 400mm 5.6 L Lens Review

Monday, February 15, 2010

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I’ve previously written up a short review of this lens (see my post titled “Canon 400mm 5.6 L USM- Mini review“) but wanted to follow it up with another, more in-depth review. Although I recently fell in love with the Canon 500mm f/4 L IS USM lens after renting it from Borrowlenses.com, the Canon 400mm [...]

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Flycatcher (exact ID needed)

Thu, Jul 29, 2010

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Caught this Flycather in Zion National Park. I’m usually not a fan of a lot of twigs and limbs in photos, but I think this composition works well. Captured with my Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L handheld.

Birding, Birds, Canon 400 5.6, canon 7D, Photography, Zion National Park

Antelope Squirrel Up Close

Tue, Jul 27, 2010

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Here’s another Antelope Squirrel captued on our trip out to Zion National Park in April. Taken in the Valley of Fire with a Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L.

Canon 400 5.6, canon 7D, Photography, Zion National Park

Summer Tanager

Sun, Jul 25, 2010

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I captured this Summer Tanager at Zion National Park earlier this year. Not a great shot but the best one out of the few I got of him. Captured with Canon 7D and Canon 400mm 5.6 L.