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As mentioned in my 365 thread my Father has been dealing with some health issues. This morning his heart gave out on him and he passed quietly from this life. I'm thankful that my brother and I were able to spend time with him this past week and a half, and that he didn't suffer long. I'm...

Bethlehem Musikfest is coming up in just over a week and since I sold my 28-300mm earlier this year I find myself woefully unprepared for it in the lens department. I've been convinced for some time that while the 70-200mm f2.8 is an amazing lens, the weight and cost just don't make sense to me...

I posted one of these on my 365 Thread, but I thought it was worth posting as a set. We had a sextet of Black and Yellow Swallowtail Caterpillars invade our herb garden two weeks back. Five of them disappeared, either entering the food chain or wandering off to pupate somewhere we couldn't...

No, you don't get the full warranty, but you will likely never deal with the oil/dust issue, and if you fork over an extra $10 for the VIP membership you'll get a 15 month warranty on this bad boy. This is one smoking deal!! Refurbished Nikon D600 DSLR Camera Kit with 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED...

Does anyone here us custom camera profiles for their RAW file processing with Lightroom 5 and/or Camera RAW 7.3? My brother profiled my D7000 for IR and sent me the profile. I've added to the camera profile folder as instructed in the Adobe forums but it doesn't seem to be picking it up when I...

These things come up all the time, and get answered repeatedly, so perhaps a sticky with articles relating to how FX and DX are different is warranted, either here or in the Learning Photography forum? This is a well explained synopsis on the differences you can expect between the two types of...

Elsewhere in this forum I posted a review of my MeFOTO RoadTrip tripod (which I love). A couple days later I get a nice email from Marisa Gertz, who writes a blog for their website, thanking me for the review and asking if I'd be willing to be the subject of one of their photographer blogs. I...

It seems that I'm having an occasional issue when I view older threads, even those I've never read. When I click on the thread it opens up to the first post, but 5 seconds later, with the first auto-reload, the first several posts under the thread disappear and I cannot go back to #1. I reload...

Saw this posted on Nikon Rumors this morning. An 18-35mm fixed f1.8 is pretty freaking amazing, particularly when you consider it's under $1000 (B&H has it listed at $799 pre-order). Works with the Sigma's USB Dock, so you can fine tune it to your camera. I've gotten out of the DX game, but...

...for IR Conversion!! I debated long and hard over whether to do this. Having heard some minor horror stories regarding being able to set White Balance with Nikon bodies I've been hesitant. But after reading this article on a D7100 IR conversion I traded emails with both the author and the...

Nice write-up by the folks at PhotographyLife.com. A lot of people ask about which software they should buy and this write-up does a great job pointing at the strengths and uses of each. There's also a comparison of PS and PSE on the site which drills down nicely into whether or not you need...

If you like to learn by looking at what others have done, there's a thing called TEN Collection where 10 artists go through 10 Photoshop artworks in 10 months, and on one day each month (the 10th) you can download the PSD file royalty free. This will allow you to look at exactly what this guy...

I've never been someone who considered Macro photography as something I really wanted to get into - and I probably still don't. That said, this month's flower assignment has me assessing some of the shortcomings of my prime lenses and I'm wondering whether I'd be better off having something in...

I know a lot of folks here like to play with long exposures of varying types. Here's a nice little blog post about them that might help with ideas and lead you down paths you might not have explored. Long Exposure Photography Ideas | Alex Wise Photography

Tim Grey's daily email reminded me that I wanted to take a look at Student/Teacher Pricing for the CS6 line to see if I want to invest in a perpetual license for any current products. Funny thing is, most are no longer available. Adobe took over academic verification from a 3rd party vendor at...

I hadn't noticed any specific dust on the sensor, or even wanted to look given that I'm resigned to just dealing with whatever the D600 feeds me on this 3rd shutter. The camera is too darn good to complain about sensor cleaning. That said, I haven't shot HDR's much in a months, so I took an...

Saw this today. Got confused as to whether or not I was a "perpetual license holder". Thanks Adobe for one more term I didn't really need to think about. Photoshop CS6 (13.0.5/Mac 13.0.1.2/Win) Perpetual License Updates Now Available | PHOTOSHOP.COM BLOG

I normally don't check the blog side of the house more than once a week, if that - not sure why, but I figure I can't be the only one. Anyway, I learned a cool way of adding vignettes to photos that I shared over there, so for people like me who never check I thought I'd add a pointer to it...

In the interest of full disclosure, I learned this method reading an issue of Photoshop User magazine in an article about doing better landscapes. It's extremely simple, and while I am using Photoshop to demonstrate this the technique is applicable to Elements as well, though with some...

For those chomping at the bit, it seems that the D400 might just be something we see this year. Or next... Nikon D400 is Definitely Coming