I’ve been a big fan of Lee filter products, and they’ve just released a new filter called “The BIG Stopper” that should be a huge success with landscape and architecture photographers, if they find a way to get them to US market quickly. The new filter is called “The Big Stopper”, and promises to reduce [...]
Last Saturday was a beautiful “summer” day here in the Northern California and we headed down to Carmel to the beach. Maks kept asking that we go, and I had a hard time saying no this time, seeing how I just bought a lens I’ve been long dreaming about – the beautiful Nikon 85mm f/1.4. [...]
This photo was taken just 6 minutes after the one I posted earlier. As I had my son with me, I couldn’t walk too far from the parking lot. I just set my tripod in the same spot, and kept turning it back. This kind of light was just about anywhere I looked. This one [...]
In another installment of the interviews with photographers whose work I admire, I’m happy to feature my interview with California-based artist G. Dan Mitchell. I first saw his work on Flickr a couple of years ago, and have since followed his stream, and his blog on a regular basis. Dan and I had a chance to [...]
While the official launch event doesn’t start until 8am PT on Monday, Adobe is starting to release new information about the latest update to their family of product. Monday is going to be a big day for them. Among their Creative Suite products, I use primarily Photoshop, InDesign and Acrobat Professional in connection with my [...]
Last Monday I got off work just in time to catch one of the more memorable sunsets I have seen here in Silicon Valley. I grabbed my son who wanted to catch some fresh air and headed for the county park behind our neighborhood. If you think you’ve seen this oak tree before, you’re right [...]
“Tree of Life” by Frank J. Nackos, sculpture on display on Brigham Young University Campus. I took this photo almost three years ago and it is still one of my favorites. The sculpture should be familiar to any BYU student or alumni. It’s located not far from the Testing Center, and I passed it hundreds [...]
Yesterday I received a new DVD of Lenswork Extended in the mail and it sparked a new idea about how to get more out of my digital SLR and turn it into a large format camera. Issue #87 features portfolio of architecture photography by Scott Hendershot. I have not yet listened to the interview recorded [...]
El Capitan is one of the most recognized Yosemite’s landmarks. Standing at 3,000 feet, the granite monolith is also one of the favorite locations for rock climbers. Below El Capitan lies the Yosemite Valley. The Valley floor was formed by the glacier that was there for millions of years and that was largely gone about [...]
As I got to Yosemite earlier this week, the forecast was calling for rain and snow in the second half of the day, but the sky was clear in the morning. The clouds started rolling in a later afternoon, and by next day, the snow and rain was in full action. Right now we’re experiencing [...]