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I’m selling a couple of pieces of Canon camera gear that I no longer need.  I have priced these to move! Canon 5D III  $1,600. I don’t need three cameras, so selling this one that was large...

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  Canon 100-400 IS I’m a bit embarrassed by all the photography gear I have accumulated over the years, and I have decided to purge some of it.  Some was duplicate thanks to my foray in 3D, b...

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Looking for gift ideas for that hard to shop for photographer?  Here are some suggestions that might come in very handy!  Of course the best gift you could give someone would be one of my photo...

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A shop keeper sweeping in front of a store last month in Truckee, California Finding the right gift for the photographer can be tough – we all have a million opinions on what’s good and bad, ...

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Dahlia photo with a Canon Rebel T2i and 100 Macro at f/11, 1/15 second and ISO 100. I have been in the market for another camera body – I have a couple of projects where I need HD video, and I ...

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About a year ago I wrote a post on sensor cleaning for digital cameras.  What I didn’t say at the time – I was really hoping I would be cleaning my sensor for the very last time because I wa...

https://my-photo-blog.com/keeping-your-cameras-digital-sensor-clean

Arches Photography guide application for iPhone and iTouch. Well I must admit I am a reference material junkie!  I have shelves and shelves of books – guide books to National Parks, birds and ...

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A self portrait of me in a slot canyon sporting my Kiboko camera bag by Gura Gear, Anza-Borrego State Park, California. I have been using this new bag since the beginning of this trip.  I wanted...

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A kayaker on Resurrection Bay enjoying a beautiful afternoon this past Sunday, Seward, Alaska. A couple of months ago I wrote about a sensor cleaning liquid and wand product made by Dust-Aid.  ...

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  Pictured is a quick release clamp on the top of a BH-55 Ballhead. Trying to attach your camera onto the threaded post you find on top of many tripods, is a slow, awkward process that will have...

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When you are photographing wildlife, or pursuing fleeting light, it often seems that speed and efficiency are paramount.  For this reason, I prefer to use a ball head for a tripod head. With th...

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  I figure there is no better place to start my nature photography lessons then with what I believe is the single most important piece of equipment; a tripod.  I have written about this before,...

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I stumbled upon this guy on my way to photograph sunset, look at the size of that camera!  It captures a 20 x 24 inch image.  I was in a hurry, and I didn’t want to pester the guy as he set ...

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The average high for today in Reno is 75 degrees.  Today it is snowing!  Well, wet snow mixed with rain.   So why no photo today?  Well in addition to two days of driving, and the bad weathe...

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  I have begun using the Canon tilt / shift lenses increasingly more in the past 6 months; I have the 24mm and 45mm.  There are certain situations where having the ability to tilt or shift is ...

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This is how I saw Pedersen Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska.  But with out a graduated neutral density filter or a similar tool, my camera would have not been able to capture the ph...

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I don’t know who might be reading this or where you may live, but I am still able to predict your future; well, at least a little part of it.  Unfortunately, the future isn’t pretty, I pred...

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Many of the best photo opportunities are nowhere near a road – that is a good thing in my opinion.  Anyone who has done much hiking or backpacking knows first hand the effect weight can have ...

https://my-photo-blog.com/traveling-light-with-a-tripod-gitzo-g1058-and-the-rrs-bh-25