Why I Switched to HDR Pro for Natural Exposure Blending
HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is a very polarizing photography topic…with good reason. When abused, HDR produces cartoonish images that are, frankly, appalling to photography purists. But a lot of the top landscape photographers have embraced the concept of exposure…
Working With the Best – B&H Photo
At the beginning of this year I had the great blessing to begin a relationship with B&H Photo out of New York City as an Affiliate Partner. This relationship has already been very productive, and I know that the best…
Tamron 16-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC PZD Lens Review
The travel lens/superzoom category is a fairly hotly contested category in the crop sensor market. This stands to reason; a person can enter the DSLR crop sensor market at a fairly reasonable price. Even an entry level full frame camera,…
Quebec City and the Tamron 28-300 VC
I recently reviewed the new Tamron 28-300mm f Di VC PZD Lens, an all-in-one or “superzoom” lens for full frame sensors. I noted that this lens would be a great travel option, and intimated that I trusted it enough that…
Tamron 28-300mm VC Lens Gallery
Tamron 28-300mm f Di VC PZD Lens Gallery This first gallery contains a few favorites taken with the lens that I’ve processed and shared. You can find the written review of the lens here: This second gallery contains…
Tamron 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD Review
Full frame camera users rejoice! You finally have an affordable (and viable) option in the all-in-one category. There have been a few budget options in the past (including one with an identical focal length from Tamron), but they offered what…
Samyang 14mm f/2.8 Filter System Review
I love using my Rokinon 14mm f Aspherical lens, but the single biggest shortcoming has been the inability to use filters with it. Samyang released a new filter system for the lens this year, although distribution in North America has…
Zeiss APO Sonnar T 2/135mm ZE Review
This review is unlike any that I have done previously. It is my first Zeiss review, and other than the new $4000+ Zeiss 55mm f Otus Distagon, this is probably the best Zeiss lens currently available. Those of you are…
Mirrorless or Not?
Alien Skin Software recently asked the question: Been thinking about switching to mirrorless? Why or why not? We asked a bunch of industry leaders to share what they thought about making a change to a mirrorless system. Head over to…
Zeiss APO Sonnar T 2/135mm ZE Lens Gallery
I have just reviewed this very, very special lens here: For those of you who just want to see the pretty pictures (or the visual evidence of what this thing can do), take a look at the two galleries presented…
How (and Why) I Took the Shot #3: Inferno
I think you will probably agree that the “why” of this particular shot is pretty self-explanatory. Being able to capture moments like these is pretty much what keeps a landscape photographer going. I arose early on Good Friday morning, took…
Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM Image Gallery
Here is a gallery of images taken with the Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM lens that I just reviewed. You can read the review here if you haven’t already. Some of these images are straight out of camera, others…