Blue Pixel

When you’re lucky, everything goes right during a shoot. Subject, location, exposure and equipment all work together for you. But without good light, none of the rest matters.
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All of us live with things we'd rather not think about. Whether earthquakes, hurricanes, floods or snowstorms, it's easier to just hope they don't happen. Where I live it's tornadoes, and we saw this past week we really do have to think about them.
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I led two big photo trips in March and April, to Botswana and Ecuador. Both times I took the same main kit of photo gear. Which means I think I've found the perfect travel combination of cameras, lenses and accessories. A big part of that success is because the lenses behave differently on the different cameras.
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I've just returned from another trip to the Galapagos Islands of Ecuador, and thanks to a new camera housing from Fantasea, brought home some nice shots from underwater as well as above.
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One of the first things I look to when picking up a new camera is the menus. Body styles and button placements don't change all that much, so there are few "WOW" moments on the outside of new models. Inside though, in the settings and menus, is where the manufacturers can really do some exciting things.
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If you live in a place where the seasons change, then odds are the trees are giving you a colorful show right now. If that's the case, be sure and take your polarizer when you head out to shoot pictures.
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Over the course of the last few weeks I've taught a couple of workshops, and found myself reminding my students of the limitations of photography. And the bottom line is that one thing we have to learn as photographers is how to live with failure :)
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Back in 2001 I had my first opportunity to teach a workshop with Dave Black, and watched him give a light painting demonstration. Since then I've had the pleasure of watching him grow the size, complexity and beauty of his light painting. Last week we both were in the Tetons teaching a Mentor Series workshop (http://www.mentorseries.com), and this time I had the chance to not only watch him work, but also do a little of my own large-scale light painting. What a blast!
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This past week I had the opportunity to climb Africa’s Mt. Kilimanjaro with an amazing group of people. Three disabled U.S. Army veterans who’ve lost legs in combat. It was an experience I’ll never forget.
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I've seen two things recently from Lexar I'd like to share. One has to do with testing their cards, the other is about a new contest.
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