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Astar Over My Head
These shots are from a few years ago. I had the privilege to spend a day with the late Alan Purwin during the filming for one of the Transformers movies in Chicago. I got to fly with them on some … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, Chicago, civil, photo
Tagged Airbus helicopters, aircraft, alan purwin, astar, camera, Chicago, civil, eurocopter, filming, helicopter, Illinois, movie, photo, squirrel, Transformers
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Going Mirrorless
Being late to the party is something that I make a habit of. You could also be more optimistic and say that I am not an early adopter. A number of friends and colleagues have added a mirrorless body to … Continue reading
Making Use of the Camera’s Features
One of the things that I was glad to get when I last changed camera bodies was the ability to have exposure compensation while shooting in manual mode. You might wonder why this is a useful thing to have but … Continue reading
Posted in equipment, technique
Tagged automatic, camera, changing, compensation, conditions, exposure, ISO, light, photo, settings, technique
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It is Dark at Nellis During the Night Launch
On previous trips to Red Flag I have taken pictures of the departing B-1Bs as they fly overhead. The burners are really impressive and definitely worth getting a shot of from below. However, having done this a few times, I … Continue reading
Creating Lens Profiles for Adobe Software
UPDATE: It turns out, the upload process for the profile sends to an address that doesn’t work. While I try to fix this, if you want the profiles to use, you can download them by clicking here. Within Adobe processing … Continue reading
Posted in equipment, photo, technique
Tagged adobe, camera, correction, distortion, lens, photograph, processing, profile, software, target, vignette
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Shooting RAW on the Phone
The update to iOS 10 brought with it the possibility to shoot in RAW on the iPhone. For some reason Apple didn’t bother to incorporate this feature in the base phone app but they did make it available to other … Continue reading
Polarizer Comparison
When I changed bodies, I had to update some of my accessories too. My old filter system was fine on a cropped body but with full frame, the filter holder encroached on the corners for the wide angle lenses. I … Continue reading
Posted in equipment, photo, technique
Tagged camera, equipment, filter, photo, polarizer, rain forest, reflections, technique, washington
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Camera Profiling
For all of my previous cameras I have created profiles. When I got the new cameras I decided not to bother and to go with the profiles that are built in to Camera Raw/Lightroom. This was working okay for a … Continue reading
1DX Mk II First Impressions
After a little bit of time shooting with the 1DX MkII, I have started to build my impressions of how it is working for me. This is definitely only a first impressions review since there will be a lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged 1dx mkii, camera, Canon, capabilities, eos, experience, initial, photo, review, thoughts, video
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Think Tank Shapeshifter Review
Camera bags. Hmm… How many of them are there and how many can I own? Will I ever find the perfect bag? Of course not. However, in recent years I have come a bit closer. I have owned a variety … Continue reading
Posted in equipment, photo, Travel
Tagged bag, camera, photo, review, shapeshifter, think tank
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