Celebrating my 40th Birthday: Zoo Adventures and Surprise Parties

Today was interesting. It started out reasonably boring with the standard wake-up and breakfast, but it quickly turned into a good day for me. But don't let me jump to far ahead, there's more to this story than just what happened today... The wife and I have annual membership with ZooSA, enabling us to visit... Continue Reading →

January 25, 2009

Almost Xmas 2008

This started as a comment to Shai Coggin's Decoration Weekend (where her small family enjoyed two days of covering the interior of their home with coloured reflective paper products) that grew into something worth publishing here. The wife and I have collected enough decorations over the last few years to wrap the earth twice, and... Continue Reading →

November 24, 2008

Amazing Canon Accessories

Quite by accident I went hunting on Amazon for Canon parts. Here's what I found that I really really really really really want!! Understanding the Canon Speedlite 580EX / 430EX As an owner of the 580EXii, I am often amazed by the features that are so difficult to draw out of it. It allows the... Continue Reading →

October 12, 2008

Finally Able To Build A Lens Hood

Need a Lens Hood, but cannot afford or don't want to spend much money? Then make your own. That's right, print out the Lens Hood PDF's at this site onto paper (or black plastic), and sticky tape together. With a bit of trickery, you could keep them flat and roll them up only when you... Continue Reading →

November 12, 2007

Lighting and Strobing Sites

It's amazing how many sites talk about lighting for photography! I was introduced to the strobist a few months ago, but not for the amazing lighting series he does, but for the information regarding how to promote yourself through photo forums. But today I went around in a wide arc from the Strobist through a... Continue Reading →

November 7, 2007

Stability in a Lens

A few days ago I said I was going to get the Canon 3-pack of extension tubes. Yesterday I rang TED's, PW's, Camera.House and Diamonds to get prices. To make it more fun, I also asked for the price of a Canon EF 1.4x II Extender. Diamonds were the only one to tell me they... Continue Reading →

November 3, 2007

Nikon’s Biggest and Longest Lens

The Biggest Zoom Lens You'll Ever See! "The Beast" — a 1200–1700mm f/5.6 IF-ED Nikon zoom, custom-converted to Canon — was a true Goliath of its time. The tripod alone was a gigantic Manfrotto with a video head built to handle the monstrous weight. Mal Langsdon, Reuters' Head of Pictures Operations for France, BENELUX, Italy,... Continue Reading →

July 29, 2007

Shooting with a Canon IXUS-2

Earlier this afternoon I decided to test out the finer-attributes of my little camera, a compact Canon Digital IXUS v.2 . Each photo makes me smile with amazement. Whilst taking the photographs I did not expect them to turn out so well. But it was not till I was uploading them that I realised how... Continue Reading →

January 13, 2007