Tag: ep

  • Antelope Gods (playing in Antelope Canyon)

    Antelope Gods (playing in Antelope Canyon)

    The Native Americans that control Upper and Lower Antelope Canyon are (rightly) very restrictive about what they will and will not allow you to do in their spiritual places. The list of rules for photographers is long but the reality is that the place is run by really nice guys that really love cameras. The…

  • Nikon needs to fire someone

    Nikon needs to fire someone

    I had a dream that my D300 broke. Before I tell you about that, let me tell you what will happen when I break my iPhone. I see it clearly in my mind. I knock my 3Gs off the table, I reach for it, grasping the air. I almost make it but it slips from…

  • Tutorial: I finally ‘get’ flash!

    Tutorial: I finally ‘get’ flash!

    Break out the freakin Champagne!! It’s only taken a year. On Wednesday I attended yet another off camera flash course. Just like all the others the presenter (who did a great job) talked about the inverse square law, about f-stops and just photo stuff. This time he said something that no ones else has ever…

  • Review (Fuji X-Pro1): Our Fuji X-Pro1 weekend in Calistoga

    Review (Fuji X-Pro1): Our Fuji X-Pro1 weekend in Calistoga

    Ah Calistoga, home of the wine country, heart of Napa. Place where I drank beer. Oops. It’s a truly magnificent area. You should visit. We spent the weekend hiking with the new FujiFilm X-Pro1 brick. There I said it, it’s a brick. It’s a fabulous brick. It looks old-skool and it’s solid enough that you…