I’ve been doing a fair amount of landscape stuff lately, which means I spend a fair amount of time out in the sun. After my last outing with Tiho and our hike to the Staunton River Bridge I resolved to find a good hat.
I believe I have found it. It’s made by Tula [...]
I’m still planning another post on the Softlighter, but I’ve got to find one more cable before I can get back to that. My intent when I got that modifier was to use my Vivitar 285HV’s in tandem. The only problem is, my triggers use 2.5mm plugs instead of the more normal 3.5mm [...]
Today’s all day outing… 360 West to Hailfax County near Staunton River Battlefield State Park.
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I’m bushed.
I took a ride this morning to Hanover to get a hair cut, and did some exploring while I was there. Tiho and I drove around in that area few weeks ago.
It seemed every turn I took put me back on 360. At one point I got so turned around I convinced myself [...]
I spent a bit of time this morning looking for softboxes for speedlights and I’m flat out amazed at how much people are willing to spend on these things. There’s really not much at all to a softbox… a lightweight shell with a reflective surface and a diffuser of some sort to soften [...]
Geez, why did I wait so friggin’ long to pick up a circular polarizer? Coupled with a graduated ND filter, scenic shots with skies included are infinitely easier to expose correctly (or more correctly at least).
I met up with Dave Parrish from the RPMG this morning for a walk around Pump House Park. [...]
I’ve been experimenting with soft focus recently, and this evening I started browsing around for a soft focus filter to add to my kit. Actually, I’m probably going to make my own to fit my Cokin filter holder, but browsing the web is usually a first step for most of my DIY projects.
During my [...]
I mentioned I’ve been reading and looking at the old masters quite a bit lately. My most recent obsession is with Arnold Newman. Thanks to Joerg Colberg’s post about Five Decades I picked up a used copy on Amazon and I’ve been taking it in by degrees.
Newman’s photograph of Alfried Krupp is the [...]
I make all this noise about shuttering BHP and moving that content here so I can consolidate and begin to post more often, and what do I do…? Nothing.
Nothing obvious would be more accurate.
I’ve been doing a lot lately. Lots of shoots, lots of outings, lots of time away from home. The [...]
For quite some time I’ve been wanting a mechanism to support a laptop in my truck. I’ve had a few different concepts in mind, from a wedge of foam to fill the passenger seat to various other not-so-great ideas. A week or two ago I saw a setup that intrigued me so I [...]