Kittius Maximus
Though this is a title reserved for our cat Max, I am referring to cats larger than a Smart Car (then again, what NOT larger than a Smart Car?) Last weekend, I went on a safari through the Savanna (ok, not THE Savanna, but 1:1000 scaled version at Disney’s Animal Kingdom) and was fortunate because [...]
View PostFauxto Walk
My wife and I attended the Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk 2011 in MIami Beach, Florida. It was mostly a “peacock display” of camera equipment coupled with coyness, but it was fun nonetheless. I was equipped with a Canon 5D Mk II and the Canon 35mm f/1.4L lens. My wife carried a Canon 7D and the [...]
View PostPeachy Beachy Photos
Taking pictures at the beach can be a little frustrating when trying to make the pictures look “nice”. So, I decided to write this post to help you in your photographic endeavors. Things you would need: camera, lens, film/media card, white poster board, flash unit (either built-in or external), diffuser (not used here, but very [...]
View PostA Lens for all Seasons – part deux
After the last post, my portrait lens got kinda jealous that my zoom could do (almost) the same job that it does, so it decided to join me and Carline on a walk through City Walk and take some “candid” shots of unsuspecting people. First, let me show you what City Walk looked like during [...]
View PostA Lens for All Seasons
As poetic as the title sounds, it really is an exaggeration. There are a multitude of lenses in different focal lengths as well as zoom ranges and specialized ones, so when I read the April 2011 headline in Popular Photography which reads “The Do-it-all lens” and showing a Sigma 85mm f/1.4 lens, I thought to myself [...]
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