Thats right hold fast. I'm not talking about an old english saying shared on old sailing ships during the 1800. But A great camera strap I recently picked up. This duel camera strap which you can buy many ways is made from the folks at "HoldFast Leather Pro-Goods" The strap I bought is called the Money Maker, its constructed out of Bridle Leather and includes key items like Sliders, safety catches & 2 Camera HoldFasts. Construction is excellent, and is comfortable to wear all day. I've personally carried a Nikon D4 and D3 with 200-500mm Zooms and 70-200mm Zoom attached. If you don't like the leather options they do carry non-leather options as well. Some may consider the price a bit high. Mine was 230.00. But the comfort and security are well worth it.
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In this post I would touch on the various types of lights that are used in photography, and where there best incorporated. So here we go!
Fluorescent Lights: are cool operating and have long lasting blubs. HMI: (Hydrargyrum Medium Areiodide) These lights are soft and require little power Strobe Lights: which flash at set speeds, these are the go too for action photography. Tungsten Lights: offer continuous output and run very hot, buy ones with mesh bulb protectors! Well till next time Happy Clicking Lance Reflectors are a tool a photographer uses often. But due to size, etc, we don't always carry with us. Well there is a reflector that does not take much room, and easy to store! A white shirt is a very simple reflector . I will bounce light on your subjects almost as good as a regular reflector.
To absorb excess light do the opposite and use a black shirt! Till next time Happy Clicking Lance Hi all, had another wonderful year at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh Wisconsin. I have to give a shout out to the folks at EAA who plan and execute this very large venture. As well as the city and surrounding areas around Oshkosh. The setup which is huge with parking and camping areas surrounding still always flows very smoothly. Check in, bag checks if carrying in is all very seamless. Besides the planes of all types from warbirds to home kits which are of course my main focus of the show. You will find great education venues on how -to's and history throughout! If you never been here, or are thinking about it for next year. Be sure to download the EAA app on the iTunes store. It's updated every day and allows you to plan for the day. As it tends to get pretty warm this time of year, drink plenty of water, I also like to throw in a Gatorade during the day as well. Besides the Folks at EAA, I'd like to give a shout out to the Folks that run the Quality Inn and Suites in Kimberly, WI. I've stayed there the last two years, they're clean well-appointed rooms, good parking, and breakfast in the morning that helps set you up for the day. With a pool/whirlpool if you want to relax at the end of the day. Being only about 20 minutes from EAA it works out great. One last thing I'd like to mention is if like me your going there for photography. Plans what you want for ways you want to shoot. From static displays to ground to air shots. Remember your going to be lugging this all day, and there's allot of area's to cover. And not much shade. I learned the last year about this by Watching a presentation from Moose Peterson on the Kelby-One site. Thanks to Moose for the suggestions. I did use a Tour Classic | Hemp with optional staplettes. This like weight outfit could store the lenses I brought for statics which included a Nikon f3.5 AF-S 24-85mm zoom, and Tokina f4 17-35mm for static work. Then I carried my Nikon D4 with a Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6E VR. The bag has enough space for camera cards, blower, side straps for a couple water bottles, small iPhone tripod, and a go-pro camera. Well. I hope that gives some insight if you plan on this fly-in or others around the country. Till next time! Happy Clicking Lance Hi All, couple callouts to share. Let me state I use Lightroom and Photoshop as my primary photo editing tools, that said I use a number of others as plugins that all offer some great options for editing. One of those is Affinity Photo which as the title says you can get 20% off through the App store. One of the nice things if you an Apple user and use photo's, is it will work as an extension right out of Photo's!
Affinity Photo is now 20% off for the next two weeksIf you haven’t yet bought Affinity Photo this is a great time to do it, as it is now available for a limited time at the discounted price of only £29.99 / $39.99 / €39.99. Till next time, Happy Clicking! Lance Hello everyone, I hope like me, your getting some weather to enjoy outdoor activities including one we all enjoy Photography!
This weeks title is geared around when you Maguire a new camera, expectations are of course very high, be it better low light, or faster focus. But remember its going to have its limitations. So its important to get out and try it, test it a different ISO settings to see your results. by doing this ahead of time you'll learn what settings are going to be best for what conditions your working in at the moment. Doing this in advance sets you up for some serious shooting down the line! Till next time Happy Clicking Lance Hi everyone,
Like me, if you print some of your own photo's your thoughts sometimes revolve around what is it costing you to print on a photo quality ink jet printer. A recent post by the good folks at Red River Paper have done lots of testing in regards to that question. So this weeks post is sharing with you what I found a very interesting post. "The True Cost of Inkjet Printing" Till Next Time, Happy Clicking Lance Hi all, this week we're going to talk a little about protecting yourself during work in the field.
When shooting in the outdoors your knees can talk a beating, getting down on hard or rocking ground can cause issues later. But there are a few low cost items to consider to make the process more pleasant. Mats used for gardening or yoga are great low cost options, consider add on too these as well, if the ground is wet carrying a garbage bag to put under the mat is helpful. If you working on very uneven rocky or very hard ground another option would be knee pads such as used by skateboarders. They're very durable but allow a full range of motion. Till next time Happy Clicking Lance Hi all, I decided to share some updated observations around the Nikon 200-500mm VR as much of this month I’ve been using the lens with a Nikon TC14E version 2 Teleconverter. I am very happy to report the combo has performed extremely well. Allowing me to capture what we tend to call the little ones (songbirds) and some father away duck shots. The sharpness is still outstanding, with the teleconverter attacked my starting F-stop is F8. And using handheld is still awesome with its VR rated at 4½ stops improvement. Remember too this lens works great on full frame cameras, but performance is awesome on DX as well. current list of cameras it works with follows: D5,D4, D4s, D3, D3s, D3P, D3x, Df, D810, D800/e, D750, D700, D610, D600, D300, D300s, D7000, D7100, D7200, D5500, D5300, D5200, D5100, D5000, D3300, D3200, D3100 and newer Overall, if your shooting Nikon and looking for a great birding, wildlife shooting option that won’t break the bank! This lens which you can fine for around $1400.00, and a TC14 converter might the perfect combo. Till next time. Happy Clicking Lance Above image taken at 700mm, Nikon D4, Nikon 200-500mm zoom and TC14EVersion 2 To the left same image, blow up 1 to 1, slight retouch in lightroom. Amber sunglasses of the Blue-Blocker kind are magic when it comes to shooting great Black and White images. Wearing them you'll be able to see the scene crisply and in near monochrome, so that the shapes and textures essential to powerful black and white photography just out at you!
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