2010 February | The Digital Photo Experience

Basalt, an affordable alternative to Carbon Fiber for tripods

February 18, 2010

I have been a user of Gitzo tripods for many many years, and have been very fond of their carbon fiber models. Carbon fiber is the preferred material to use for making durable yet lightweight tripods, however, they are typically very expensive. A few years ago Gitzo developed a new material that offers many of [...]

So You Say You Don’t Have Time

By Rick Sammon

February 17, 2010

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Here is a short homily about making the time to do something. Way back in 1979 (before I imagined that HDR wiz Trey Ratcliff would call me one of the godfathers of the photo industry), I was the editor of Studio Photography magazine. Great fun. One day, my boss, Mr. Rudolph Maschke, told me to [...]

Quick Tip on Fill Flash

By Rick Sammon

February 17, 2010

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An accessory flash may not come to mind initially as an important tool for wildlife photography, but I never go out on a shoot without one. I recommend that you pack a flash in your gear bag before you next venture into the field. Outdoors, a flash can be used for what’s called daylight fill-in [...]

Planet 5D adds new review site

By Juan Pons

February 17, 2010

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Friend of DPE, and owner of planet 5D, planetMitch has just launched another great addition to his empire dedicated to be the “best Canon hybrid site on the planet”. If you have any interest whatsoever in shooting movies with the latest Video DSLRs from Canon, you need to be following planet5D. The new planet5D Review [...]

Shoot Outside the Box

By Rob Knight

February 17, 2010

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I recently had the pleasure of assisting Juan Pons at his “Geese, Swans and Bears” photo workshop in North Carolina. Birds are not a frequent subject of mine, but I always jump at the chance to learn something new. As photographers, we tend to concentrate our efforts on learning one particular type of photography. It [...]

The Path to Greatness is Along with Others

By Rick Sammon

February 16, 2010

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The path to greatness is along with others. – Baltasar Gracion I am kinda big on quotes – because they drive home a point quickly. Lately, I have been having fun matching famous quotes with some of my wildlife pictures – as illustrated here by this picture that I took by the Mara River in [...]

2.16.10 Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find: Sean Bagshaw

By Rick Sammon

February 16, 2010

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2.16.10 Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find: Sean Bagshaw

Hey Gang, We have a cool weekly feature here on DPE: Tuesday’s Talented Twitter Find. Each Tuesday I choose a photographer who I find on Twitter who is . . . well, talented! I find ‘em by reading an interesting tweet and then by clicking on their web site. This week’s Talented Twitter Find is: [...]

Essential Camera Support – The L-Plate

By Hal Schmitt

February 16, 2010

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I wanted to take a quick post and describe a piece of camera support gear worth it’s weight in gold but often overlooked by most photographers. Regardless of subject, a stable shooting platform will give you the ultimate in sharpness as well as other tremendous benefits. Most discussions center around the need for a stable [...]

DPE Flicker Pool Favorites for February 15th

By Juan Pons

February 15, 2010

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The 15th of the month is pretty busy around DPE, not only do we release our Podcast but we also announce our favorite images from the DPE Flickr Pool. And this months picks are: Congratulations to mdfann & Darren! If you would like for a chance to be featured next month, simply submit your images [...]

FOTOFusion / DPE Podcast Episode #6 February 15, 2010

By Juan Pons

February 15, 2010

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FOTOFusion – in this episode Rick records interviews while attending the FOTOFusion event in Palm Beach Florida at the end of January. Rick interviews professional photographers Lewis Kemper, Adam Jones, Kevin Ames and FOTOFusion Executive Director Fatima NeJame. After the interviews Rick and Juan answer questions submitted by you! This is Episode number 6 of [...]