I’ve been casually browsing at the Nikon D90 as a camera upgrade. The D90 came out back in the fall of 2008 as an upgrade to the D80. So, it’s getting towards the end of its cycle. I read that there may be a new replacement coming out soon. Hopefully, that will mean a meaningful [...]
Whether you are curious about your own camera’s shutter actuations, are listing your camera for sale, or in the market for a used one, the number of shutter actuations is a measure similar to miles on a used car. For some brands such as Nikon and Pentax, there is information stored in the EXIF data, [...]
I decided to get out and take some pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge yesterday at sunset. It was a beautiful San Francisco evening and I hopped in the car and headed out to Crissy Field.
As I arrived, there were some evening beer can races in progress which you see in the first picture which [...]
News from the alma mater: MIT Museum has announced that PLR IP Holdings, LLC (PLR), the owner of the Polaroid brand, has donated a collection of classic Polaroid products and prototype designs from its 73-year archive.
From the Polaroid [...]
Aurora taken by Mark Dubovoy
Seeing the Northern Lights is one of those things that is on the list of things to do in this lifetime. Mark Dubovoy provides some great background on what the Aurora Borealis is, best time of year to see, how to get there, and most importantly tips and techniques to [...]
Lionesses by Greg du Troit
Greg du Troit documents in Blood, Sweat, and Photographic Tears just how far he was willing to go documenting…
…my pursuit of that ever illusive frame, which became an obsession that lasted a total of eight months and took me along an eventful journey, during which I contracted [...]
This is one of the books that got me started down the road of photography (or should I say, more than randomly pointing and shooting). Bryan Peterson’s Understanding Exposure covers a lot of ground for the beginner/intermediate photographer, explaining the different combinations that make up the photographic “triangle” – aperture, shutter speed and ISO. While [...]
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