Getting new gear is always like Christmas and the Nikon D6 is no different. What I am really enjoying about the D6 is the enhancements is the Auto-Focusing. The D6 locks on fast and it does it no matter which focusing mode I am using. I have been really hammering this body in my backyard studio, getting to know all …
Quiet is good
As someone who loves photographing wildlife, any advantage that I can gain while respectfully getting within distance of my subject without compromising the subject or the photographer is a good thing. Shooting with the Nikon D6, one feature that I have come to like is the quiet shutter release mode. According to Nikon you can take pictures more quietly than …
Current state of photography
Over the past month or so, I have been reading a great many blogs and articles on how the current state of the things are changing our views and vernacular. I normally refrain from posting anything that could be considered controversial as this is not the platform for that. In reading these op-eds and articles it has given me cause …
Ahh … Sunshine
Everyone enjoys the sunshine. Birds and critters are no different. Lately I have noticed that the birds in our backyard studio are generally more active when the suns out. Fluttering in and out of the feeders that we have set up. This is good news for me while trying to photograph as the perches are busy. This particular sparrow normally …
Nikon D6 -Initial Impression
Having waited for this camera since it was announced in 2019 and then having my pre-order put on hold for five month secondary to COVID-19, unboxing this and getting hands on was a relief. I owned the Nikon D5 prior and have shot Nikon camera my entire career. Many are probably wondering what this camera does differently compared to its …
The Nikon D6
Finally after a long wait, my camera is on its way here. The good folks at Bedford Camera were able to get it to me in record time once they received it. I am excited to get the camera set up with my settings, which are posted on my gear page. Here is a promotional video from Nikon that gives …
Fun with composites
One of the things that I like to do with all the aviation pictures that I shoot is to turn them into composites. Like most I’m sure, my mind wanders to the story that each plane has. What theater did is serve in? What must the airfield have looked like? These are the things going through my mind when taking …
Essential Tools for Photographers
In this day and age, people get far more information digitally than in the past. Mobile phones are quickly becoming as powerful as laptops and in order for potential clients to find you, there are tools that you require to help them in their discovery. Aside from the camera gear which is a given, first and foremost for a photographer …
Brand Name Tools or not?
I have always been big on making sure that the accessories I use are the same make of my main camera body. This makes sense as the same make of speed light should have minimal if any compatibility issues. However, I have kind of eased off that a bit over the years. I now look at things more from a …
You can always do better
Birding is one of those things that once you get the bug, you are always looking to get different species to the feeders. As a wildlife photographer, being able to get glass on these species is an ongoing quest. Here in the Midwest, I have two species, the Rose Breasted Grosbeak and the Baltimore Oriole that I have seen in …