A Close Look At 6 Moab Papers Publishers Note: Mark has done an extensive review of selected Moab and Red River papers. This review will deal with Moab papers and the next review following this one will be focused on Red River papers. Introduction A casual perusal of the offerings from Canon, Epson, Canson, Legion/Moab, Red River, Ilford, Hahnemuehle, Innova and … [Read more...]
The Art of Polar Bear Photography
There are few animals on the planet that inspire and evoke emotion like Usrsus maritimus - the Polar Bear. The worlds largest land predator, the Polar Bear is actually a marine mammal that spends the majority of its life on the frozen sea ice. Living in some of the world’s most remote and inhospitable regions the Polar bear can weigh up to seven hundred kilograms and during … [Read more...]
The SONY A9 A Camera For All Seasons
Most people who have seen my photography for the first time inevitably ask, “What camera do you use?” My almost automatic response is that I use different cameras for different purposes. For landscapes, I have been using slower handling high-resolution cameras like the Pentax 645Z and the Sony A7r 2 models, and most recently, the Sigma SD-H camera. These cameras rank high in … [Read more...]
Triptychs Part 3 of 3: Black and White Examples
A good artist lets his intuition lead him wherever it wants. Tao Te Ching 1 – Introduction This is the third and final part of this three-parts series on triptychs. After looking at the fundamental aspects of triptychs in part one and at color triptych examples in part two we are now going to look at black and white triptych examples. This essay consists of six series of … [Read more...]
Fujifilm and High Speed Sync
In the fall of last year, when Fujifilm announced their GFX 50S medium format camera, it created quite a frenzy on the internet. The main concern expressed by many people at that time was the fact that no flash systems were ready to provide high-speed solutions, and that with its own native sync speed at 1/125, the GFX might be limiting for studio use. Less than a year later, … [Read more...]
