The Smartphone and Landscape Photography
By Adrian Klein I remember when I got my first iPhone a couple years back I did not believe I would use it much. Someone told me you will use it more like a computer and a lot less like a phone. Looking back they sure hit the nail on the head. Between texting, apps...The Bang Bang Club (Film review) by David Cobb
“The Bang Bang Club” Film review by David Cobb It’s not often that films are made about photographers, and when they are they’re usually documentaries. There are a few exceptions: In the early 2000s “City of God” dealt with the issue of photography in a peripheral...
Photography and our Environment
By Adrian Klein Each day I think about my impact on this earth. It’s not always a pretty one I must admit. I’d like to say that by adventuring out and capturing pretty pictures I help show why we should conserve this or protect that. I think many of us taking nature...
The View by David Cobb
The View By David Cobb There is a place I go to photograph off a non-descript pullout on Highway 14. It’s found along the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, it’s easy to get to, and I keep returning for the view. Mt Hood stands over the town of Hood River,...
Travel Tripod: The Benro A0580F by Sean Bagshaw
When I travel by plane with my camera gear I usually check a larger bag with my mid-size Gitzo Mountaineer carbon fiber tripod packed inside, and then I bring my camera and lenses on the plane with me. This system has worked well for years. The tripod is...
New Images-Southern Oregon Coast-by Chip Phillips
Technical Specs: Camera: Canon 5D Mark II Lens: Canon 70-200MM F4 L Aperture: F13 Focal Length: 70mm Speed: 112 seconds for the light streaks, and about 3-4 sec. for the sky ISO: 160 Gitzo tripod, Markins ball head cable release B+W circular polarizer This is an image...
Tumalo Mountain – Winter Backpacking Trip
By Adrian Klein Zack did a post on his successful trip in this same area earlier this winter yet I thought I would share mine since it was a little different experience and imagery. I had been a handful of times over the last half dozen years with little success. The...
Photographing the Klamath Basin by David Cobb
Photographing the Klamath Basin By David Cobb One of the West’s great photographic treats is visiting the Klamath Basin on the Oregon and California border during the fall or spring bird migration. I’m not a birder, but the site of so much wildlife surrounded by a...
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