Category Archives: lenses

White Pocket: Day three of the adventure

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Ah, so now we’ve come to it.  White Pocket.  The driving force behind this recent trip.
After first seeing images of White Pocket I knew I had to go there.  The “brain rocks,” the strange banding, the completely surreal landscape.  How could anyone who has seen images of White Pocket possibly not want to go there?  [...]

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The Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L lens – How’s it working?

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Disclaimer:  This post is a review of my personal experience with the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 lens.  It is not a reproduction of technical specs or super in depth review.  You can find tons of those types of reviews all around the web via a simple Google Search.  Seriously, I don’t think you want me replicating [...]

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Let’s start talking Canon: My review of the 17-40mm L Series lens

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Tonight I decided to crack open my Pelican case and fish a lens out.  It’s about time I started filling you in on my gear with some greater detail.  With some good experience under my belt given the equipment upgrades I’ve done recently I figured it’s time to share what I’ve learned.
The 5D has forced [...]

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Shooting with the 5D Mark II in Zion National Park

Friday, June 5, 2009

Bet you’re saying, “Didn’t he wrap up the Zion trip information yesterday?  What gives?”
I did wrap up my whole account of the Zion trip.  That’s true.  But today I wanted to talk about shooting in the park with my newest camera, the 5D Mark II.  Since the oil on the sensor incident I’m finally getting [...]

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A new permanent page on the site: My full photo gear list

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Finally, a nearly complete list has been compiled of what I use.  Instead of making it a post I decided to make it a permanent page that you can get to by clicking here!
The gear list will also be available on the “Pages” section located in the right column on the main page of this [...]

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Image Stabilization: Will it make me thinner, taller, and more popular?

Friday, April 17, 2009

I can’t count the number of times people have asked me about image stabilization on cameras and lenses.  That and higher ISO’s.  The end all be all “fix your photos no matter what” features.  If you read the basic marketing out there you might think stabilized lenses and cameras will fix all, cook your dinner [...]

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A Canon Guy I will be…..

Thursday, February 26, 2009

My first Digital SLR (DSLR) was the Canon 10D.  I bought it in order to get better moose and loon photos.  The selection process was pretty darned easy.  See, on the Appalachian Trail hike I brought along one of the first Canon Digital Elph cameras.  Small, light, fit right into the top of the pack, [...]

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30 Days in the Dells – #6

Saturday, September 6, 2008

The Granite Dells are beautiful morning and evening.  It’s with the early and late light that the place seems to add a lot of mystery, and the views are even more awe inspiring.
That’s not to say in high daylight the place is less amazing.  It’s cool all the time, and throughout the seasons.  But morning [...]

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30 Days in the Dells – #4

Thursday, September 4, 2008

This morning I woke up with a trip in mind.  Days off seem to be hard to come by, and I find I want to do the most I can with them.
Early on though I decided to keep it close to home.  It doesn’t always have to be go, go, go.  Well, I don’t think [...]

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