Polar Bear Cam is Reinstated for the 2011 Season
My friends at Polar Bears International and Frontiers North Adventures just announced the rebirth of the Polar Bear Cam coming from the Tundra Buggy Lodge on the shores of Hudson Bay, Manitoba. You can take a look for yourself to see how the bears are doing. My good friend and… Read More »
Adobe Continues to Raise The Bar With Photoshop Image Deblurring
I just watched an amazing Youtube video that was shot at Adobe’s Max Conference. Seems the day of soft images due to camera movement or possibly even subject movement will be a thing of the past. Over the past few years I’ve quite throwing images out due to lack of… Read More »
Help Us Choose a Logo for the Arctic Documentary Project
We’re in the process of designing a logo for the Arctic Documentary Project that I’m working on with Polar Bears International. We have numerous options that we would love to get your opinion on. Below is a sample of what has been designed so far. Click on the image below… Read More »
A Fond Goodbye to Steve Jobs-Thank You For The Inspiration
As most people already know, Steve Jobs, the amazing creative genius and business man who’s passion has been so inspirational to so many across the planet, including me, has passed from this world to the next. I like so many others will miss his spirit and creative influence. I have… Read More »
Big News From Fuji on a New Mirrorless Camera System in 2012
Wow! Big news on the mirrorless camera front. Today Fuji has announced they are jumping into the mirrorless, interchangeable lens camera game. And from what they announced they are entering the game in a BIG way. Seems Fuji is going to really pull out all the stops with a monstrous… Read More »
Tundra Connections in Full Swing-Polar Bear Season Nearing
It’s nearly time to head to Churchill, Manitoba for my annual pilgrimage to the best place on the planet to get close and document the largest carnivore known to man, the polar bear. I’ve been fortunate to have spent nearly twenty consecutive Novembers in this little town on the edge… Read More »
Adding Motion to a Still Photograph
One dilemma a still photographer continually faces is the difficulty of trying to make a still image come alive. To accomplish this feat there are a couple of different ways to bring life and movement to a still photograph. One of my favorite tricks is to create motion blur by… Read More »
Nikon Joins the Mirrorless Camera Game
About two weeks ago I posted an entry on the Corkboard titled My Predictions of Changes in Camears Coming True. It was a short piece that included a news item from Bloomberg highligihting the Mirrorless revolution taking place with nearly all camera manufacturers except Nikon and Canon. Well, a lot of… Read More »
Historic Sea Ice Losses, Polar Bear Encounters
After spending much of August searching for polar bears on ice near the archipelago of Svalbard, I’m not surprised by the latest headline on Polar Bears International’s most current electronic newsletter. The headline reads Historic Sea Ice Losses, Polar Bear Encounters. During our nearly five week expedition looking for polar… Read More »
My Predictions of Changes in Cameras Coming True
Those of you who have spent time with me on our Invitational Photo Tours know that I’ve been predicting that future cameras will be missing the traditional mirror designs we’ve all been shooting the past 50+ years. I’ve been talking about this for over two years now. The new technology… Read More »