It’s National Wildlife Refuge Week!
Happy National Wildlife Refuge Week! You didn’t know we are celebrating the Refuge System this week? There probably aren’t a lot of people who had it marked on their calendars. I’d guess there aren’t a lot of folks who are familiar with the Refuge System at all. The U.S. Fish… Read More »
Tanya’s 2nd Cousin Colorado Avalanche Nathan MacKinnon Hockey Star
Ok, this is a bit off topic for me but in some ways, not really. This hockey video (I do shoot video you know and I did play hockey in Minnesota) is amazing! Here’s the back story. Nathan MacKinnon is my dear wife Tanya’s second cousin. Nate is a hockey… Read More »
Weird Weather Map Cloud = Monarchs
A weird cloud appeared on weather maps earlier this month causing forecasters to scratch their heads. It was a large, slow moving cloud that changed shapes as it drifted south over the U.S. Midwest. A freak storm? Nope. It was millions of monarch butterflies traveling from Canada to Mexico, a… Read More »
A Free U2 Album From Apple
A Free U2 Album From Apple to all registered iTunes users. Photography and music go together like Apple pie (no pun intended) and vanilla ice cream. Yesterday, during Apple’s mega publicity event, where they announced several new products such as the new Apple Watch, two new versions of the iPhone along… Read More »
Hidden Antarctic Ecosystem
Scientists recently gave us our first glimpse of a vast Antarctic ecosystem of microscopic life hidden in under-ice lakes. For those who have visited Antarctica, or seen photos or videos, it appears as a pretty austere place. Vast spans of ice backed by even vaster spans of ice. But just… Read More »
Photographer Joel Sartore on De-Extinction CBS Sunday Morning
Photographer Joel Sartore on De-Extinction CBS Sunday Morning. Joel Sartore is one of my favorite photographers. Most of his work is produced for National Geographic but now and again he shows up on another favorite of mine, CBS Sunday Morning. This past Sunday’s show highlighted the ongoing issue of species… Read More »
Evidence Mounting Apple’s Photos Will be Revolutionary
Evidence Mounting Apple’s Photos Will be Revolutionary. Why? Because of the coming software technology known as Extensions. On July 3rd, I wrote about how I was feeling much more optimistic about Apple’s new program simply called Photos. A week or so earlier I was depressed over the fact Apple had announced… Read More »
Panasonic Releases HC-X1000 4K Video Camera
Panasonic releases HC-X1000 4K Video Camera. The HC-X1000 is a 4K video camera that is built in the more traditional ENG-like design. In other words, it’s not the traditional DSLR-looking camera the GH4 is. What it can do is nothing we’ve seen before in a camera that sells for $3500. This video… Read More »
The Lumix Diaries: Adventures in the Pantanal
August 2, 2014 – Pantanal Brazil The Lumix Diaries Adventures in the Pantanal. It’s our first full day at the lodge in the Pantanal of Brazil. I’m here with a group of enthusiastic photographers who are part of our Brazil Pantanal Jaguar Wildlife Photo Expedition Invitational Photo Tour. Before I left… Read More »
SupplierPay Program Helps Small Business Owners
SupplierPay program helps small business owners. The Obama administration recently developed a new program to encourage large corporations like Apple to agree to start paying their small suppliers on a more timely basis. Hallelujah!!! I’ve been in business since I was 16 years old and I could never understand why a… Read More »