Recent content by TreySpooner

Does anyone have any recommended repair shops? I emailed a shop nearish to me that is an authorized repair center and said they can repair it even though it's Grey Market. Does anyone have any experience or recommendations on a repair shop? The left side of my camera has stopped working, by...

All of these were taken from two recent wild fires near me. Bell 205 US Forest Service Grumman S2-T California Dept. of Forestry "CalFire" Bombardier CL-215 AEROFLITE Bell UH-1H Kern County Fire Dept Douglas DC-7 Erickson Air Tankers BAe-146 Neptune Aviation

These are the photos from the Cedar Fire, a wildland fire burning near me in California. It's currently at 22,000 acres and only 10% contained. Today was the first loss of property when 6 homes were destroyed. No lives lost thankfully. Due to the high number of images, I don't expect specific...

Today the Bakersfield City Fire Department responded to a large fire at a recycling facility. The materials burned were bundled cardboard, paper, and plastics. The fire is being investigated as suspicious. One person was detained by FD arson investigators. 1. Crews protect a heavy equipment...

Took this today at a large fire in the city.

The roughly 1 mile hike up some fairly steep hills was one of the best hikes I have ever done. You gain several hundred feet in elevation to end up at 7000 feet elevation. This puts you in the midst of a beautiful forest, surrounded by huge mountains. The journey was just as amazing as the...

I am looking to buy: - Nikon D750 - Nikon D810 - Tamron 24-70 - Tamron 70-200 If you have any of these for sale, let me know!

I've heard that you can increase FPS to 7 with the Nikon grip, but is that only in DX crop, or Full Frame?

I am getting ready to replace my stolen gear. I had a Tamron 70-200 2.8, but noticed the Nikon f4 is slightly cheaper. Other than the obvious one stop of bokeh and light, does anyone have anything to add to support one or the other? I loved my Tamron. It was abused and never stopped working...

Well, the worst of the worst happened. All of my camera gear was stolen. For those that don't know, I'm a Paramedic and do photography for the fire department in my off time. My truck was broken into at my station and all of my gear was stolen. Looks like insurance isn't going to cover it. My...

As my most common subject is the scene of various emergencies, I encounter many lighting difficulties from low light to no light. Increasingly common are bright LED emergency lights on vehicles replacing the older strobe lights. These often fill the frame with a red ghost layer, or unsightly...

Fort Tejon is a local State Park where the US Army had an outpost in the mid 1800s. The local historical society did a civil war reenactment at the historic park.

It's fire season in California and it's kicked off with a bang. Local fire department resources are stretched thin on deployment to multiple local, regional, and statewide assignments. This fire was started by a tractor plowing fields. Aircraft and hand crews had the fire held at 42.4...

While out on a photoshoot, I made a new friend. What do you guys think?

I recently camped in King's Canyon. These are the photos I took.