Holy Grail of Lens Design Harvard Invents Flat Elements
Holy Grail of Lens Design Harvard Invents Flat Elements. Harvard’s school of engineering and applied sciences recently made a breakthrough discovery that has allowed them to build lenses that are ultra thin. In an online article titled, Perfect colors, captured with one ultra-thin lens, this Harvard news and events post talks about… Read More »
German GEO Publishes ADP Project on Snowy Owls
German GEO Publishes ADP Project on Snowy Owls. Last summer I joined Denver Holt of the Owl Research Institute in the field to document his project on snowy owls. My photographs of last summer’s shoot were recently published in the March issue of German GEO, a highly respected European magazine. My first essay on snowy’s first… Read More »
Panasonic Updates Their Extensive Lumix Lens Collection
Panasonic updates their extensive Lumix lens collection with a new photo showcasing their board line of optics for their Micro Four Thirds Lumix camera system. I have to say it’s quite impressive and was most likely updated due to the two new lenses recently released. The two new lenses are the 42.5mm F/1.7 which is a… Read More »
Question Regarding Lumix Long Lens Dilemma by NE Explorer Tom Ocasek
Sorry for the delay to this question. I just returned home from being in Yellowstone and now preparing for a handful of personal presentations in Florida and Minnesota. Regarding your questions. I haven’t had a chance to really put the GH4 and 40-150mm to the test with fast subjects coming… Read More »
Textbooks for Education in Kenya
Two years ago on our last trip to Kenya, Tanya and I, along with three other Explorers—Fred Kurtz, Jim Heywood, and Ed Charbonneau—decided to start a textbook fund for Kenya school kids. You can read the original post here. All four of us each kicked in $250 to buy as… Read More »
Outpostz Lap Desks For Kenya School Kids
Outpostz Lap Desks For Kenya School Kids. NE Explorer Margie Carroll recently shared with us her newest idea for helping teachers to educate children around the world. Margie has been taking pictures and inventing unique products for many years and recently she surprised us with her newest invention, the Outpostz Lap Desk.… Read More »
Christine Crosby Finalist in NANPA’s 2014 Showcase
Beloved friend and NE Explorer Christine Crosby entered 18 wonderful photographs into NANPA’s showcase this past year. She did exceptionally well, with 13 of the 18 photos being selected at the semi-finalist level or above, and ten of those at the finalist level and above! Each year, a NANPA jury panel selects the top 250… Read More »
The Lumix Diaries Heads to Patagonia
The Lumix diaries heads to Patagonia. Tanya and I recently left Kenya for the southern hemisphere. Our destination? The region known as Patagonia. All of our Patagonia adventures begin in Buenos Aires where we get everybody on the same page by spending a day in the city photographing the wonderful… Read More »
The Lumix Diaries 1/19/2015 Lions and Hyenas Clash
January 19, 2015 The morning began as it always does from our camp in the Mara. 6:45am rolled around and footsteps were heard on the path to our tent. From out of the cool morning air came a hushed, delicate, voice announcing “good morning, good morning, your coffee is here,… Read More »
The Lumix Diaries: Leaving Kenya
One of the saddest things about leaving Kenya is knowing how it affects our guides and other tourist related workers that depend on visitors. I’ve been coming to this spectacular country for over 20 years and I’ve used the same guides, same camps, same hotels, always because the people are so… Read More »