Whether you think you can or think you cannot you are correct.Henry Ford Crescent Moon over Monument Valley 1 – Introduction: about New Year resolutions We all make resolutions at the start of the year. However for many these resolutions disappear into the ether around the end of January. By October (now) they have been forgotten. This is because thirty … [Read more...]
The Present State of Mirrorless Part III: Where to go if you’re looking to switch systems or add mirrorless for the first time.
All the options may leave some of us thinking the picture is a bit hazy? Mirrorless options have proliferated in the past year, and trends have become clearer. Canon and Nikon have shown their initial hands and Leica’s L mount has moved off the fringes as Sigma and Panasonic join in. Fujifilm has made it very clear that their answer to high pixel-count full frame … [Read more...]
Jeremiah Barber follow-up: Stormchaser
https://luminous-landscape.wistia.com/projects/c9gaqv4e6w In this follow-up to our video piece with Southern Utah photographer Jeremiah Barber, we explore his lightning photography, as well as the incredible waterfalls that spring up - and then just as quickly disappear - after desert monsoons. Nick Taylor October 2019 … [Read more...]
Portraits of Trees and Plants By Roberto Vámos
A one-eyed alien caught by surprise by my camera In 1971, Dr. Seuss created the Lorax, an absolutely fascinating character who speaks one line that has stuck with me, and which I repeat to myself on an almost daily basis as a mantra: “I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. I speak for the trees for the trees have no tongues.” I have always had a very intimate connection … [Read more...]
The Present State of Mirrorless Part II: Manufacturer/mount summaries
Sony: A Sony E-mount lens family portrait Beyond question, the mirrorless market leader as of July, 2019, Sony also manufactures image sensors for most of their competitors. Sony has been in the mirrorless camera business since 2010, and their unofficial motto has always been “how much sensor can we stuff in there”. The early Sony mirrorless cameras were APS-C, and the … [Read more...]
