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(though I'm taking a break from blogging for a while)
Archive for the 'Camera Stuff' CategoryAbout cameras, equipment, and postprocessing techniques Last November, I posted about the then-new 70-200 zoom I'd just received, and about how it had focus problems. I actually got two lenses that day; here are some test shots I took with my at-the-time new Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8, after having headed back to the playground with Anthony. This lens, officially the 17-55mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor, has by far become my most-used day-to-day lens, while my 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 collects dust. When helping Anthony get dressed in the mornings, I mention to him when I notice that the shirt he just put on is inside out. Invariably, he [...] 
View full post » Note: some of the features discussed on this page are more-easily handled via my Metadata-Viewer Preset Builder plugin. PrefaceAs I discussed in a previous post, Adobe's new photo-workflow application, Lightroom, has the sometimes-unpolished feature set one might expect in a "1.0" product. The main core functionality is great, more than I think one could expect from a "1.0" product, but it lacks a lot of user-customization abilities that you know will be added eventually, once the "to do" list of must-have features gets down to terrestrial levels. (Note: the technique discussed on this page does not work with [...] 
View full post » Both Fumie and Anthony have been down with the flu lately, so not much posting on my part, but seeing today the announcement of Sigma's 200-500mm F2.8 zoom, I had to at least mention it so that everyone would know to add it to your "things to buy for Jeffrey someday" list. 🙂 Too bad it doesn't have Optical Image Stabilization. Not having it reduces the lens' appeal for handheld use. (That's a joke -- the lens will likely weigh 20 pounds.) The press release doesn't mention a price. My guess is $6,000. UPDATE: six nine months later, the lens [...] 
View full post » In my previous post, Volleyball Is a Difficult Sport to Photograph, I briefly mentioned a few of the troubles I encountered in trying to photograph a volleyball tournament the other day. I'll expand on that a bit in this post. Here are a few of the considerations that the photographer must balance.... Stand close or far? When standing courtside, the action moves very dynamically, swinging from the far left to the far right, from very close to very far, making it difficult to follow and focus. Standing far away and using a big zoom makes it much simpler [...] 
View full post » The preschools in this part of Kyoto had a Momma Volleyball tournament yesterday, and I went along to try my hand at some sports photography. It's really really difficult to photograph volleyball well. I knew it would be difficult, but it turned out to be difficult on so many more levels than I had imagined, and I came away with 6 gigabytes of mostly throwaways. I hope to write about it more in the future, but until I find the time, just a few shots that came out okay. I really love the pose of the spiker in the [...] 
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