Month: October 2009
The Best Nikon Teleconverter Tip I Know
If you’re using any of Nikon’s current model teleconverters, either the TC-14E II (1.4x),, the TC-17E II (1.7x), or the TC-20E II (2.0x), you may already have run into this problem: the cap that protects the teleconverter’s female connector can get locked in that end such that it’s VERY difficult to remove. By some unfortunate […]
Read MoreSunset at the Sutro Baths
I just got a neutral density filter to play around with and tried it last night out at the Sutro Baths. It’s a B + W #110 ND filter, making a difference of nine stops, so long exposures are possible even in daylight and as the sun drops, you can leave the shutter open for […]
Read MoreLuna
Another composite of two images, the first so we can see the world and the second MUCH darker so we can see the moon.
Read MoreSave The Date!
Photo Tip: Check the date setting on your digital camera! It may not seem important enough to do today, and perhaps a bit of a bother to find the page in the manual that tells you how to do it. But it may pay off in the future such that you’ll be VERY glad you […]
Read MoreA Good Night’s Sleep
On a recent trip to Yosemite, I zoomed up to see what the red spot on the face of El Capitan was. Turned out to be a couple of climbers just waking up for the sunrise. Wikipedia has El Cap at 910 meters tall, and these guys were about two thirds of the way up, […]
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