Biologist Speaks Out on Recent Polar Bear Surveys in Canada
Ian Stirling and Andy Derocher, two polar bear biologists that have worked closely with Polar Bears International, were recently interviewed by the Canadian newspaper Edmonton Journal. In the article a Nunavut Inuit organization claims to have done studies refuting current polar bear numbers that were compiled by Stirling and Derocher as… Read More »
Nikon’s D800: A Very Short Hands-On Preview
I recently returned home from India, walked down to my local camera shop and found one of Nikon’s D800s sitting on the shelf. It wasn’t there due to lack of interest, rather it had been set aside as a demo. So I asked Jen, “Hey Jen, any chance I could… Read More »
New Natural Exposures Website Coming Soon!
My goodness how time flies. The first Natural Exposures website appeared clear back in 1996. Around 2006 we rebuilt our web presence to what you see today. Now we’re in the process of completely changing it all once again and I thought I would share this process with you. Amazing… Read More »
Jeffrey Conger, Mentor Extraordinaire, Hot Rod Photographer
A good friend of mine, Jeffrey Conger, who is a professor of design and program chair at Montana State University, also has a passion for motor sport photography. This past week he showed a collection of his documentary work in the bygone days of custom hot rod cars. Jeffrey has… Read More »
EARTH: The Operator’s Manual Airing on PBS
I just finished watching a great program this evening on PBS called Earth: The Operator’s Manual. What an eye-opening documentary on how there is still hope for the world to reduce our carbon footprint. We always hear about how China and India are the two world economies we’ll have to… Read More »
Introducing Joseph Linaschke: THE Aperture Expert
Workflow, the process of managing and working with your digital photos, is one of the most daunting, yet important aspects of being a competent photographer in todays digital world. Even if you don’t sell your images, the ability to put a finger on a particular picture, at a moments notice,… Read More »
Canon Announces 4K Ready Video/Still Camera, The EOS 1D-C
Several years ago I wrote a post about new cameras that produce a combination of stills and video. I’ve been predicting for several years how eventualy stills and video will merge. The first camera to really make that a reality was the Red One Video Camera that captured 4K resolution… Read More »
Wall Street Journal: A New Focus for Camera Makers
I opened to the Technology section of the Wall Street Journal this morning to find one of the world’s most respected papers reporting on the subject I’ve been discussing for several years now: A New focus for Camera Makers. It’s a good story on the changing tastes of photographers, especially female photographers.… Read More »
The Yotel in the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
I’ve written before about my favorite airport around the world being the Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. I’m writing this on my way back from India having been shooting there for the past eight weeks. Having a 9 hour layover in Amsterdam inspired my wife to look into a mini-hotel known… Read More »