Buddhist Mask, Paro, Bhutan Chris Rainier is a documentary photographer, filmmaker and a National Geographic Society Explorer who is highly respected for his documentation of endangered cultures and traditional languages around the globe. In 2002, he was awarded the Lowell Thomas Award by the Explorers Club for his efforts on cultural preservation, and in 2014 he was … [Read more...]
The Game is Afoot – first of the 2020 crop of sports cameras announced
No matter how much it might look like it, this is not a D5 with a D6 label on it... The prism housing is slightly different. At midnight Eastern Daylight Time, September ¾, 2019, Nikon announced the development of the D6 professional sports/photojournalism DSLR. The timing may be (mildly) newsworthy, but the development announcement of the D6 was approximately as … [Read more...]
Review: Leica Q2
https://luminous-landscape.wistia.com/medias/kfv14oaodo?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=0 For a more in-depth product look, we interviewed Product Specialist for Leica Camera USA - Antonio DeBenedetto. https://luminous-landscape.wistia.com/medias/mhnzj09tyd?embedType=async&videoFoam=true&videoWidth=640 You can … [Read more...]
What’s in the Bag with Dave Gillespie
Dave Gillespie is a well known commercial photographer in Toronto. I know him primarily through the music scene, but I have on occasion seen him stalking the streets and shooting at all hours. He has been a regular user of The Luminous Landscape and a fan of Michael Reichmann since the early century. I ran into Dave at a show of Michael’s at Pikto gallery in … [Read more...]
Seitz Roundshot VR Drive II Review
In this article, I will review the VR Drive II panoramic system using the practical examples and experience I gained from using it in various situations. Due to space considerations, I will not cover the panoramic composition and the panoramic viewpoint, also I won't spend time on the actual stitching methods. If there is an interest in these subjects, I can address them in … [Read more...]
