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on Feb 20, 2020 in Field Reports

Z Animal Eye Detection for Critters

Nikon just dropped a firmware update bringing animal eye detection to the Z7 / Z6. Does it work with critters? I wanted to know so I gave it a heck of a field test yesterday to get some answers for myself. Now the final goal is to capture sharp images. My question is whether I can credit just the new Animal Eye Detection or just the Z AF system in general, I can’t honestly tell you. The AF locked on and I got sharp images of busy, darting birds so I was happy. When it comes to the animal eye detection, this is what I found. When you’re in Auto Area AF with the Z with eye detection turned on, when it is working, a yellow box attaches to the eye. The photo of the Barred Owl above, I quickly saw the yellow box appear and the focus snap into place. When I had it on the Boreal Chickadee, in this photo, the yellow box appeared but that was...

on Jan 2, 2020 in Field Reports

MB-N10 … Nice Balance

I was truly intrigued when the box arrived from Bedfords containing the couple of MB-N10s. I wanted them for two specifics reasons, the extra battery (for remote video and time-lapse) and larger handgrip (check, accomplished!). It’s really simple for me, I had these two needs I wanted solved and the MB-N10 takes care of them very nicely. Yeah, I’ve heard the negatives many feel they need to illustrate and yeah, a vertical firing button does seem logical. But I don’t shoot vertical videos so it’s OK with me. The better fit in my hand is nice. While weighing only 10oz, I was really quite surprised though when I mounted the Z7 / MB-N10 onto the 180-400VR, it made a big difference to the rigs balance! Over the years, I’ve come to learn to stay positive and that with all I shoot with there is always a side benefit to a tool I didn’t see coming. In this case, a major improvement of shooting the Z on the 180-400VR. The...

on Dec 11, 2019 in Field Reports

The Plotaverse

https://www.moosepeterson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/export.mp4 You’ve probably seen posts especially on Instagram that have some cool special effects bringing motion to a still image. This is created by this really very creative app called Plotaverse. It’s been around for a while and when I was at Brent’s over Thanksgiving, I asked him to give me a lesson. Kuna posted a great KelbyOne class on it but Brent, well he knows dad’s learning shortcomings and quickly had me up to speed on it, but I’m still really new to it all. What you see here is my first attempt. I did it on the iPad which for me was much easier cause of the Apple Pen. But you can do it on your phone as well. And it’s not really meant to be a blog post kinda image because it doesn’t loop as it does on IG. I just wanted to pass it along to you because I’ve seen some incredibly creative things done with Plotaverse, it’s just another way to tell your story...

on Dec 2, 2019 in Field Reports

Yellowstone Wolves 2020 Adventure

Yellowstone Wolf & Big Game Photographic Workshop 09-14 Nov, 2020 Our Yellowstone Wolves was an amazing trip this fall, so I’m going to offer the same adventure fall of 2020. The critters know that and come out to play, the wolf especially. While there are zero guarantees you’ll photograph them, exploring the vast Lamar Valley and more is our best bet to getting glass on this amazing creature. Wolves, grizzlies, bighorn sheep, pronghorn, coyote, badger and just a few of the targeted critters during our week! Oh yeah, a landscape or two :-) If you’d like to get an idea of the photos our wildlife photography workshop produces, check out my critters. I work very hard to not only share and inspire you with my decades of biological knowledge but use it to get you the photograph. Come join me and six other shooters for a great week in the beauty of Yellowstone! We’ll be based out of Livingston, MT (flying into Bozeman, MT) and for $1900, you’ll be...

on Nov 1, 2019 in Field Reports

A Moose Adventure Awaits You!

Moose loves taking photographers to the next level in their visual storytelling in his workshops! From big, grand adventures to birds, big game or the smallest rock. Our goal is pretty simple, help you make the most of YOUR photography. You can see the photographs waiting for you on our workshops on our galleries pages. To learn about all the workshops we offer, here’s a quick description but call Sharon (760.924.8632 M-F, 9-5PST) for the whole enchilada! 13-18 Jan, 2020 OR – WA Coast Winter Storms FULL 17-21 Feb, 2020 Sax-Zim Bog MN FULL 15-20 Mar, 2020 The Palouse Winter 1 opening 13-17 April, 2020 Chickens & Grouse 1 opening 30 March – 04 April 2020 Bryce Nat’l Park 1 opening 01-06 May, 2020 Texas Birds 1 opening 02-07 June, 2020 Alaskan Sea Otters 1 opening 06-13 Sept, 2020 Australian Bird Adventure 1 opening 05-09 Oct, 2020 New England Lighthouses & Fall Color FULL We are very excited to be ablt to offer All our Workshop / Adventure participants...

on Oct 10, 2019 in Field Reports

Osmo Pocket – Pro Fun

https://www.moosepeterson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/OsmoPocket.mp4 We have fallen in love with Osmo Pocket / Controller Wheel for its fun and quality. As you can see above, it’s really, really tiny which is great but its quality is huge! Because it has 4k quality and can literally fit in your pocket, you can shoot in tight places you might have not attempted before. Brent is up in a Cessna 140 shooting the sample video below. Ever been in a 140, tight quarters! When didn’t have the filter set when we shot this, but do now and that takes care of the prop slop. It’s so much fun, it’s a great tool to add to your...

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