During a rather brisk walk this afternoon my brain was rattling around in my skull and it occurred to me that I’ve overspent on camera gear a few times in my life. I figured it was logical for me to assume that other folks likely have as well. I began to muse about the reasons we overspend on camera gear which led to this article. Continue reading Reasons we overspend on camera gear
Experimenting with light painting
Since we’ve been having an unusually warm start to our winter in Southern Ontario I was able to spend a number of hours in Niagara Falls experimenting with light painting yesterday evening. Continue reading Experimenting with light painting
Before and after images with perspective control software
I thought some readers make like to see a few before and after images that were adjusted with perspective control software. Continue reading Before and after images with perspective control software
Images of shipping container home with 1 Nikon 6.7-13mm
My wife noticed that an Open House was being held today at a ‘proof of concept’ home in St. Catharines Ontario. We decided to take the drive out to have a look. Continue reading Images of shipping container home with 1 Nikon 6.7-13mm
Working with festive light images in post
Everyone has their own approach when they work with various software programs to do post processing of their RAW files. I don’t think there is a ‘right way’ or a ‘wrong way’ to process files. The process is one of individual choice based on the vision of the photographer.
Working with festive light images in post can sometimes be a fun exercise! This article shares some of the things that I did with some images featured in a recent article. Continue reading Working with festive light images in post
Birds-of-prey visiting my backyard
Sometimes if we are really lucky we don’t have to go very far to spot birds-of-prey. This short article features some images of birds-of-prey that were recently visiting my backyard in Grimsby, Ontario. Continue reading Birds-of-prey visiting my backyard
Photographing pets using 15fps in Continuous Auto-Focus
As part of my recent field testing of the 1 Nikon 10-100 mm f/4-5.6 lens I had the opportunity to try photographing pets using 15 fps in continuous auto-focus with my Nikon 1 V2. Continue reading Photographing pets using 15fps in Continuous Auto-Focus
Festive Lights at Dufferin Islands
I had the opportunity last evening to try some sample images of the festive lights at Dufferin Islands in Niagara Falls Canada. Continue reading Festive Lights at Dufferin Islands
Photographing Historic Sites with Nikon 1
Depending on our individual interests many of us visit historic sites, especially when on holidays. Photographing these sites can be challenging given the crowds that visit during the height of the tourist season. Planning a trip mid-week, or in the off season, can help reduce the number of people in our images so we can focus on the attributes of the historic site. Continue reading Photographing Historic Sites with Nikon 1
1 Nikon 10-100mm f/4-5.6 Hands-on Review
To prepare for my hands-on review of the 1 Nikon 10-100 mm f/4-5.6 zoom lens I’ve spent the past couple of weeks shooting a few thousand images with it. Continue reading 1 Nikon 10-100mm f/4-5.6 Hands-on Review