Images, thoughts, and crib notes from near and far.
Posted in Gear That Works, Photo Gear and Reviews, Tools and Techniques, Travel on Dec 27th, 2010
For the past several years, I have always carried a GPS logging device with me on all of my safaris. This small device records a track and waypoints for my entire trip. Once home, this becomes a record of the adventure that I can overlay using Google Earth. My choice device is the AMOD AGL3080 [...]
Posted in Tools and Techniques on Jun 29th, 2010
While discussing image storage and management the other day with a past safari client, I mentioned that I am tossing fewer and fewer images into the electronic abyss these days. If fact, I frequently find myself returning to Lightroom (LR) to process some of those shots that dropped out on the first cut. With the [...]
Posted in Gear That Works, Photo Gear and Reviews, Tools and Techniques on Jun 14th, 2010
As noted in my previous posting, I had an opportunity last Friday to participate in a Nik Software webinar previewing their new HDR solution. Nik representatives were also on hand at the Glazers Camera Shore Street Fair (Seattle) this past weekend, so I have plenty of time to pick the brains of the Nik folks. What did [...]
Posted in News, Tools and Techniques on Jun 7th, 2010
As many of you know, I use all of the NIK products (usually) in much of my digital photo development. I also use a number of products in my High Dynamic Range work, so I am always on the lookout for the lastest and greatest developments in these areas. You can imagine my excitment when [...]
Posted in Gear That Works, Photo Gear and Reviews, Photography information, Tools and Techniques, Travel on Apr 19th, 2010
Not very often does one run across an application that makes your life simple when it comes to taking photographs. In this case TPE is free, available for Mac, PC, was well as the the iPhone. While there are many applications for the computer and iPhone which annotate sunrise and sunset for a given location, [...]
Posted in Tools and Techniques on Dec 26th, 2009
In the previous entry about hyperfocal distance, I introduced several mathematical relationships that make all of this work. Simply put, using the hyperfocal distance (HFD) at any given aperture, will produce the greatest depth of field (*). By looking at some examples across different sensors (full frame and 1.5 crop factor) you can get an [...]
Posted in How to, Photography information, Tools and Techniques on Nov 29th, 2009
Hyperfocal distance is a function of focal length, f-number, and the circle of confusion (or most correctly, the circle of least confusion). Simply put, using the hyperfocal distance setting at any given aperture will result in the greatest depth of field (New York Institute of Photography). At the heart of the hyperfocal equation is a [...]
Posted in Gear That Works, Tools and Techniques on Oct 10th, 2009
I am frequently ask, ‘how do you manage your images while on safari’? Although we have power at our camps in the bush, I always make incremental backups of my cards while actually out on the game drives during the day. Unlike most safaris which offer only morning and afternoon game drives, we are out [...]