This striking image, taken by José Luis Rodriguez, won the 2009 Veolia Environnement Wildlife photographer of the year competition. The subject is an Iberian Wolf (Canis lupus signatus), leaping over a farm gate somewhere in the Spanish countryside. At the time that the prize was announced in October 2009, Rodriguez has this to say about […]
Category: Photography
Experience “Manhattanhenge” in Toronto
Toronto photographers, mark this date & time: October 25th, 2009 @ 4:18pm. 6:18 pm This is the date and time, according to a piece of software called The Photographer’s Ephemeris, that the sun will be setting down the majority of East-West streets here in Toronto. Here is a screencap of the sunset along Bloor: This […]
My Tamron 90mm macro lens is b0rked
More correctly, I should say that the autofocus on the lens doesn’t seem to be working. I’ve been using manual focus and that, combined with the lens’ razor thin DOF when it’s at 1:1, makes the photo on the left something of an accomplishment. The plan is to drive to Amplis Foto in Markham with […]
Flickr Statistics
I loves me some Flickr. I loves me some statistics. Well, perhaps love is too strong a word…needless to say I’m a fan of looking behind the curtain (()). So, for your viewing pleasure tonight, the top search terms from Yahoo Image Search that made their way to my photos: Long story short? If I […]
Q: Where is the serial number on a Nikon D80?
photo credit: RCB Fotos or, Where on the D80 camera body is serial number? A: The series of numbers (7 on mine) can be found on the bottom of the camera, on the Nikon Digital Camera Plate, beside the “Made in Thailand” sticker.
Searching for Nikon Manuals
I’m picking up a second-hand SB-600 Speedlight from Jack this afternoon that’s missing the original manual. Nikon doesn’t make it that easy to get the manual and searching google for SB 600 Manual leads to a whole bunch of dead links. Here’s how I separated the wheat from the chaff: On the Google homepage, select […]