Apr 11, 2016 | Random Thoughts
Didn’t see this coming, but B&H contacted me last week and wanted to make available to Moose Readers special deals on “Moose Kits” I created. The four you find here are real savings YOU get by just following the links. Besides all the cool free add ons B&H is including, there are real savings when you buy the kit compared to buying the pieces separately. I was told this is not a time limited deal and might be expanded with time. Now the D500 isn’t shipping at this moment but if you place the order, the savings are applied. Hope this helps you get into the gear your want, for less!
Apr 9, 2016 | Random Thoughts
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Here’s the things with clouds, when you see the perfect one, you gotta stop then and there to take them. The perfect ones just don’t stick around! The winds that in large part give rise to thier perfection also quickly change them to nothing. So when you see that perfection, you gotta take a moment to stop.
Along Hwy 96 in Nebraska, there aren’t a whole lot of pullouts so stopping was a challenge. We were fortunate there was a dirt road we could drive into within a short distance of where we saw this scene. Looking the scene over, there were to many perfect clouds to take in one click. I should explain that. The amount of sky to ground ratio is what for me made me think I couldn’t capture them in one click. I needed a sliver of ground and in doing that, cropped into the clouds more than I liked. So it was pano time which is real simple anymore. Shooting the D5 / 24-70VR, simply shot three frame left to right. Then simple assembly in ACR and B&W conversion in Photoshop. When you have an opportunity to take a moment, the photography should not get in the way of enjoying cause we all need a moment to stop.
Mar 28, 2016 | Random Thoughts
Linn Area Photo Club is hosting an all day event April 23 and we’re talking photography!
Event Topics:
Session 1: 50 in 60 – Tools, Techniques and Tricks You Must Have as a Photographer
Session 2: Click to Click – From Camera to Digital Darkroom
Session 3: The Light Tells the Story
Session 4: Tell the Critters’ Tales
This is not a lecture but an open forum where I’m going to present ideas and you’re going to have to apply those that work for your photography and forget the rest. And there is a ton of time inserted into the day to answer your questions. Be it about light, subject or gear (like the D5), I’ll be there to help the best I can. Look forward to sharing what I’ve learned so far in my travels in photography with you!
Mar 9, 2016 | Random Thoughts
Hey folks … I’ll be on The Grid today with my good friend Scott Kelby. We have a pretty cool topic that I know will have answers that might just make you scratch your head, check your camera bag and look at your photographs just a little bit differently. Be sure to check us out!
Yesterday as I understand it, registration for Photoshop World opened up which includes my PreCon. I’m doing something totally new this year for Precon. We are going for a SUNRISE shoot and then back to the classroom to finish those images we shot together. We’re going to catch the gorgeous desert light in the cool of the day and then finish up during the heat of the day INSIDE learning to finish our passion. Sure hope you come to join us, I’m told that already the Precon is nearly full. Cya at Photoshop World at the very least!
Feb 29, 2016 | Random Thoughts
So CAN’T wait until this weekend and being in OKC at Bedford Camera’s PhotoCon! I’ll be talking my favorite topic, wildlife photography, photography and of course a little bit about gear. We’re doing a Zoo Photowalk, a little formal presentation (ok, 2hrs of my yacking like about my cousins, Ghost Faced Bear and much more) and just celebrating how fortunate we are to be photographers. Love to cya … come on down and join in on fun!
Jan 25, 2016 | Random Thoughts
The Sierras have received a healthy dose of snow so far this winter with much more predicted to fall. That along with other factors lead me to believe we’ll have a gorgeous fall in the Sierras. So we’ve been granted a permit to have a photographic workshop at South Tufa, Mono Lake this October and we’re very excited! The Forest Service is only permitting two groups at a time at South Tufa this year which means to us, we basically have the place to ourselves!
Starting the evening of the Sept 30th, we’ll gather and talk about photography and get ready for the next day. Sunrise on 01 Oct, we’ll be on the shores of Mono Lake enjoying its beauty and celebrating it with our images. Then after breakfast, we’ll go through ALL the photos from the morning to learn from our efforts then head back out to explore the High Sierra. Then we’ll venture back to South Tufa for a gorgeous sunset shoot. And if that wasn’t enough, after dinner we’ll gather in the digital darkroom to learn how to finish and share our images.
The morning of the 2nd, we’ll start shooting heavenly bodies at South Tufa and then enjoy and shoot sunrise. We’ll join for breakfast and a crit of images and then disperse to head home. All this shooting and instruction, a written packet of all my favorite shooting locals are included in your registration (food, lodging & transportation not included). This is for a small group of shooters and the price is $595!
We’ll be based out of Mammoth Lakes, CA for this weekend celebration of Mono Lake and landscape photography (30 Sept – 02 Oct.). If you’re interested, give Sharon a call quick, 661.204.1506 to reserve your spot (only 2 left!).
