Using the PC-E Lens

I’m really hoping this video helps all those still lost in using the PC-E lens. It really is darn simple, just put the film plane parallel with the subject. Enjoy!

A Glimpse into Pylon Photography

Pylon shooting is what you do at PRS (Pylon Race Seminar). It’s a long, 8+ hour day in the sage desert north of Reno. It is a photographic experience like none other I’ve had the privilege to participate in.

Here again is that same F4U Corsair that I so love photographing while it was running the course during the Unlimited Class run. Well to bring to you a little of the pylon experience, I strapped the Moose Cam on, but not in it’s normal position. Shooting with a 170 degree fisheye, it takes in everything. So here’s a little taste of Reno and don’t worry, it’s not 8hrs of video.

Up in the Air – The Movie

Adjust your volume, have settled stomachs, you’re heading Up in the Air with the Moose Cam!

PSW Orlando ’10

Photoshop World was just fantastic! The creative folks at NAPP have posted their recap video which you should watch. What you have here are just a bunch of clicks I made with the D3s, 24f1.4 or 50f1.4AFS. It was a great Photoshop World, one helluva a good time!

SB-900 Moose Primer

Flash is an incredibly important tool for photographers. There is tons of great info on the web already on the SB-900 which includes our Fl Bird video at Kelby Training. This video is just a simple, get you up and running video. This video expresses all my current settings. So if you see an older video or text, anything posted prior to this date, then those setting are not my current settings. Hope this helps!

The Teleconverters

OK, I broke down and made a video on Teleconverters. One thing I hope it helps with is understanding the DOF loss when using a teleconverter. Enjoy!

Nikon 70-200VR2

The 70-200VR2 really is a gorgeous lens. But, is it the right tool for you? I’ve written what seems like a bunch on it, but here’s a couple of thoughts for you.

Peak of Action

A sharp subject, the #1 ingredient in a successful photograph. There are a whole lot of techniques that when used in concert can help you achieve this goal. Peak of Action is just one of them. It was THE technique back in the day of manual focus but with AF, many don’t know about this simple tool in capturing a sharp image.

The stills in this video weren’t taken during the video filming, the D3s just can’t do that. You can stop video capture for still capture and that works great but the video won’t start again until the buffer is done emptying all the stills. But I think you’ll get the idea better this way then by just a verbal description.



Photo captured by D3s, 600VR w/TC-17e on Lexar UDMA digital film

Wildlife Photography – Your Cup of Tea?

I hope you had a great weekend, I sure did. I’m down in FL putting the finishing touches to the book layout. Of course I brought the camera and with my good friend RC now feeling like a wildlife photographer, we had to head out and shoot. Gathering up a couple of friends, Mike, Jim & Tony, the five of us headed out to a Bald Eagle nest Mike had found. While we started nice and early, the storms hadn’t completely blown out leaving behind their dark gray skies so like any good band of wildlife photographers under such conditions, we got breakfast.

The 1st rule of bird photography is to not photograph flying birds against gray skies. Why? Well just look at this photo, kind of a exposure mud. You might also look at the photo itself. The female coming in is a bit small in the frame and the nest support tree, a bit massive and overpowering. Those things not withstanding, we persevered on.

Now I really love this shot but the small size on the blog just doesn’t work. But that itty, piddy head sticking up is one of the two chicks in the nest. Looks a little bewildered if you ask me.

Then it got real exciting, just for a heartbeat.

It was hard to concentrate on the incoming male with RC and all his excitement over the opportunity, that and laughing as he made fun of himself and his skill set. Hell, it was his second time behind a 500mm shooting wildlife, Bald Eagle in flight no less, so I thought he was doing great but still funnier then hell. And then after all this excitement, back to gray skies and this.

That’s how wildlife photography often goes, a day of “boredom” for a heartbeat of panic. The total time spent at the nest, about four hours. Number of frames taken during that time? Me personally, 121. It was totally worth every minute. If you’re wondering if you can do it, here’s a little test. I put together a little video. The sound has been removed, all the perches and nest are swaying in the wind which might make you sea sick and if you can watch the video in its entirety, you might have what it makes to be a wildlife photographer.

Now I had a GREAT morning with the guys and the nest and wouldn’t have even passed it up. I hope you not only could as well, but have a similar opportunity in the near future!

Photos captured by D3s, 600VR w/TC-17e on Lexar UDMA digital film

The Nikon 50f1.4 AFS

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Those sparkling eyes, they get me every time! The lens to capture that sparkle, the 50f1.4AFS…check out why and how.

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