June 21, 2008 Tanzania Photo Safari Announced

My summer 2008 plans are coming together, and I am announcing my June 21 - July 3, 2008 Tanzania Photo Safari. This safari will take place in northern Tanzania, and we will visit three very different and distinct national parks: Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park.

June 21 - July 3, 2008 Tanzania Photo Safari

High ISO article on dpreview

Dpreview.com has just posted a nice high iso article that is a good read for those who are interested in low light photography. As dpreview writes:

"It's rare these days for a compact camera to be launched without a high sensitivity mode / high ISO capabilities, but the truth behind the marketing hype is often disappointing to say the least. We believe consumers are often being misled by the manufacturers when it comes to the actual performance of most cameras at higher ISO settings and in low light. So we decided to put together a short article for the uninitiated on the truth behind those headline high ISO modes. If you're new to digital cameras or are in the market for a new one this is well worth checking out."

 

Compact Camera High ISO modes:
Separating the facts from the hype

Photo of the Day

We were lucky enough to witness a short-eared owl while on the island of Genovesa, Galapagos islands, and had an opportunity to be within short range of this amazing creature. This was the only image I was able to capture before flying away, but take notice of the storm petrel in his grasp. The storm petrel is the most common food source for the short-eared owl in the Galapagos.

Short-eared owl, Genovesa island, Galapagos, May 2007
Canon 1DsMkII, 100-400mm, 1/500sec @ f/7.1, ISO 320

Gadgets and situational problem solving

I love gadgets. I admit it. I love it when I find a gadget that solves a valid problem in my daily life or in my photography career. Solving issues out in the field is something a field photographer has to deal with, using any and all tools available. Sometimes tools and gadgets aren't available, and that is when you need to have your McGyver hat on.

I came across a very funny page on Wikipedia, and thought it should have a place on my blog. MacGyver lives on.

List of problems solved by McGyver

Feature in Colorvision May 2007 Newsletter

I just noticed that I have been featured in the Colorvision (Datacolor) May 2007 newsletter. Since the information on the link points back to my own web site, you can click back and forth between the newsletter and my site all day long. Kind of like Clark Griswold from European Vacation: "Hey kids, look! Parliament. Big Bend." Say 500 times. Repeat. Wash hands. Repeat.

Thanks Colorvision!

Colorvision May 2007 Newsletter

Back from the Galapagos islands

I had a wonderful time on board the M/Y Letty in the Galapagos islands, along with 17 other people in my group. I cannot tell you how amazing Galapagos is, with so many different unique species to witness and photograph, as well as the casual setting aboard our private motor yacht. We had absolutely fantastic weather, as well as two of the best naturalists in the business. I will be sifting through my 40GB of images over the next few days, picking out my favorites to share. I have processed a few images on my Macbook, but I need to reprocess them on my Mac Pro desktop to be compliant with my Lightroom workflow that I have adopted.

For those that joined me on this trip, thank you so very much for making my belly ache from so much laughter.

 

Photographing frigate birds from the top deck

Nazca booby on Genovesa island

Harry on top of lava rocks, Isabella island

Nazca booby, Espaniola island

Wave at the camera, somewhere in the middle of the ocean

M/Y Letty and two pangas, Santiago island