Sharing photos, reviews and tips for photographers
I picked up an Induro BHL-3 Ballhead this past week for a new tripod. While looking at buying this ballhead, I looked for some reviews…and found very few independent reviews. So…I put a video review together of the BHL3 ballhead. In addition, I compare it to my Really Right Stuff (RRS) BH-55. So far, I highly [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
What can I say about the Canon 500mm lens? I love this lens! I can’t really add much more to the great reviews that already exists on this lens. There are tons of good reviews on the Canon 500mm out there. When you read those reviews, you see words like ‘superb’, ‘super lens’, ‘tack sharp’, [...]
I’ve had the opportunity to get out into the field with my new pair of Freehands Gloves (see my initial review here). Do I like these gloves? Nope. I love them! These gloves have made my life so much nicer when out shooting in the cold. Throw the gloves on, pull the fingers back and [...]
Been looking for a good pair of gloves to use while out in the cold chasing a good photograph? I have….and I think I found them! I’ve been looking for some for a while. I have a good pair of fleece gloves that work OK but I always ended up taking them off one hand [...]
I picked up the Think Tank Airport Acceleration 2.0 recently to act as my main bag while traveling. I’ve been looking for a new backpack for a few months to replace my current backpack, a Tamrac Adventure 9. The Tamrac is a good backpack and is perfect for a quick trip around town without a [...]
I’ve finally had a chance to sit down and write a review of my Canon 7D (Check prices at B&H, Adorama and Amazon). It’s a quick review….I love this camera! My main focus is birds, wildlife and landscapes and this camera is an awesome body for wildlife and birding photography. I’ve got my trusty Canon [...]
My wonderful wife Tracie (a Dallas based photographer) bought me a great tripod for Christmas. I’ve been looking for a good carbon fiber tripod and had been looking at the Gitzo line but a recent review on Luminous Landscape of an Induro 413 gave me another option to look at. What I found was the [...]
I took my new Canon 7D along with me to my parents house in Oklahoma and found a great opportunity to take some photos. I love this camera! The Canon 7D gives users some excellent options with great still photos and excellent video capture. Here’s a few photographs from the weekend bird shoot: Related articles [...]
