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![Loyalty](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa86c3_815bfbe9eb894bbabff1cede34234588~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fa86c3_815bfbe9eb894bbabff1cede34234588~mv2.webp)
Jul 7, 2019
Loyalty
I’ve been shooting with Nikon cameras and lenses exclusively since 1979. And have no intention of switching.
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![The Fourth of July -- FIREWORKS!!! -- Photos With A Twist.](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa86c3_6e9fc7bb7224423e93400237a18d77bd~mv2_d_1359_2048_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fa86c3_6e9fc7bb7224423e93400237a18d77bd~mv2_d_1359_2048_s_2.webp)
Jul 1, 2019
The Fourth of July -- FIREWORKS!!! -- Photos With A Twist.
Every Fourth of July, people across the country get out their cameras, and shoot photos of fireworks. And that includes me. Â
Thing is, 99
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![I Thought I Was Going To Die . . .](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa86c3_a51c1f338cde44e2b357f654badfb968~mv2_d_2048_1367_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fa86c3_a51c1f338cde44e2b357f654badfb968~mv2_d_2048_1367_s_2.webp)
Jun 9, 2019
I Thought I Was Going To Die . . .
This is the story of two photo shoots — one that had to be canceled, and another that may well be one of, if not the, most important...
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![Even More on the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR Lens -- adding a 1.4x TC](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa86c3_3eae8f5820a4423cb2e968dda2ba9578~mv2_d_2048_1367_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fa86c3_3eae8f5820a4423cb2e968dda2ba9578~mv2_d_2048_1367_s_2.webp)
Apr 27, 2019
Even More on the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR Lens -- adding a 1.4x TC
When I bought the 500PF, I was fortunate enough to be able to pick up a Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-14E III as well.  I had heard they pair
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![More on the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR Lens -- the Good Stuff and the Great Stuff](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa86c3_6954ab4deaae47b78e4fef7166ef6d2a~mv2_d_2048_1367_s_2.jpg/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/fa86c3_6954ab4deaae47b78e4fef7166ef6d2a~mv2_d_2048_1367_s_2.webp)
Apr 12, 2019
More on the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR Lens -- the Good Stuff and the Great Stuff
Since everyone has been gracious enough to listen to my whining about the foot coming off the 500PF, I thought I’d share some of the things
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Mar 31, 2019
More from the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR Lens
Even though it's so small and light, and can be hand held, it's tough to do so (at least for me) simply because of the focal length.
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Mar 28, 2019
The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR Lens . . .
The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR Lens -- First Look
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Mar 23, 2019
Improving Already Great Cameras -- Menus
I saw an article the other day that asked what Nikon should put in the as-yet-unannounced D5 replacement (the D6?). Most of the comments...
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![Sometimes, It IS The Gear . . .](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/fa86c3_fdbd181606a84f3888e82444719a9db0~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_514,h_386,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/fa86c3_fdbd181606a84f3888e82444719a9db0~mv2.webp)
Feb 26, 2019
Sometimes, It IS The Gear . . .
Very often, someone just starting in photography has questions about what camera or lens (or both) they should buy. If they ask a...
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Mar 3, 2018
World Wildlife Day
I've been thinking about #worldwildlifeday and wondering -- considering the rate at which poachers are murdering these magnificent...
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Feb 19, 2018
You Can't Give Up
What a difference a day makes. Our trip had been a year in the planning: Zion National Park, Bryce Canyon National Park, Monument...
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Jan 29, 2018
Clones, anyone?
I had an experience recently where I was able to get a little more creative than usual with some of my paid photos. I shoot for a local...
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Jan 9, 2018
A Trip To Rocky Mountain National Park
It’s 6:30 in the morning, it's still dark, and there’s a pretty serious chill in the autumn air. As we wait for the first bits of sunlig
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Jan 2, 2018
Making It Happen, No Matter What
Things don't always go as planned on shoots. We don't like when it happens, but it happens. Sometimes it's equipment, sometimes
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Dec 30, 2017
Changes In The Blog
I'm making a change in my blog for 2018 -- instead of having the blog itself hosted on Google's Blogger, where it's been ever since I...
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