I had a busy January so my posts have been non-existent this far this year. That’s not to say that I haven’t been busy with photography – I have. Here’s a short post which follows-up my first long time-lapse test
Backyard BirdCam
I’ve created a page dedicated to my (sometimes successful) efforts in using an semi-automated BirdCam. This page will be updated whenever I have new material or methods to share. >> Photos, video and discussion are here.
Nikon news – Merry Swissmas 2015
While Nikon is busy offering clear-the-shelves, end-of-year discounts in the US, we’re seeing a lot less Nikon love in Europe, and especially here in Switzerland. Here we’ve got the cashback that was announced early November – on a whopping 4 camera
Nikon 300mm AF-S E PF VR (Part II – Sample Pics)
This is part II of my post from last week on my first impressions on the new Nikon 300mm AF-S E PF VR. Let me start by saying that the weather here in Switzerland has been fabulous this November. We’ve been treated to
A Few Astro Pics
Last evening was a crystal-clear, windless night so I grabbed a couple of lenses, my D4 and a remote timer and stepped outside to grab a few shots of the night sky from our driveway. I haven’t done much night photography in the
Nikon 300mm AF-S E PF VR
First thoughts – Part I of II ( Update : Part II now available here ) The new Nikon 300 AF-S was finally updated earlier this year to the VR (vibration reduction) version. This update was more or less expected, even though
The Storage and Backup Question
Recently I’ve casually discussed the idea of photo/data backup with friends and colleagues and quite frankly I am astounded at how much faith they place in a single hard drive computer system. Not just for photos, but everything. As in… no backup
Nikon TC-14E II Modification (tab removal)
update: November 2015 – this post was getting quite a bit of traffic on my old site (now closed), so I’ve migrated the page to this new address. Original post [June 13, 2012] : Some pics and a short video
Limefuel EPIC for GoPro
UPDATE: Sept. 3, 2015 – see bottom of this page. If you own a GoPro camera then you probably agree that the internal battery is arguably the weakest link in the camera system. Specifically, your operation time is limited to
Video on DSLR
I’m doing a bit of volunteer video duty this weekend for the 150th anniversary celebrations of the school in our village of Le Pâquier. Committee president (and friend) Frédérique Moratel-Revaz opens the festivities (below photo). I don’t do a lot