Nature Photography Blog
Lightweight tripod for tall photographers
Part of my transition to mirrorless involved lightening my load in all ways possible. Now that I don’t have a heavy DSLR to lug around
Fuji Mirrorless system for Landscape Photography
Update: I have a new post Review Fujifilm X-T2 For Landscape Photography, but keep reading to see why I love this system. This summer my
Review of Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD
I have never been terribly interested in wildlife photography, quite frankly the price of the lenses required are out of this world, $10-13k for a
Review of Canon 16-35 f/2.8L II Lens
Ever since I switched to the Canon 6D I’ve been interested in the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II lens, it seemed like the perfect combination of all the factors
Night Photography eBook – Nightscape
I’m very excited to announce my first eBook “Nightscape”. This is not an eBook that only covers a few basics of how to photograph the
The Ultimate Lightweight Camera for Night Photography
A big thank you to BorrowLenses for sending me these camera bodies to test out! Weight, the enemy of every hiker and backpacker. I spend my days
Review of Tiffen Double Fog Filter
Previously I showed how to achieve this effect in Photoshop: Fog Filter Effect for Stars in Photoshop, I finally got around to buying the physical fog
Review of Nikon 14-24 f/2.8 for Night Photography
As if another review of the venerable Nikon 14-24 f/2.8 was really necessary. Everyone knows this is the best wide angle lens ever made. I wanted to
Canon 6D vs. Nikon D600 High ISO Night Photography
For the price the Canon 6D and the Nikon D600 are the best cameras for night photography hands down, you can’t go wrong with either. I felt it was
35mm f/1.4 Lenses Compared for Night Photography
In a previous post The Best Lenses for Night Photography I highly recommended Rokinon lenses due to their lack of coma and low price. With the
Review of MindShift Gear Rotation 180 Pro Backpack
For the past 6 months I have been using the MindShift rotation180° Professional as my main day hiking pack. Prior to this I was using an f-stop Loka. Both of these packs have similar designs of accessing your gear from the back side of the pack. MindShift took this one step further and added a belt pack that you can access your gear from without taking off your pack. MindShift was launched by Think Tank Photo last year.
Complete Guide to Photograph the 2013 Perseids Meteor Shower
The 2013 Perseids meteor shower is approaching fast, I want to share with you my methods to capture an image like this from the 2012 Perseids