So this thing started happening late summer and early fall: auroras started appearing across the U.S. in places that rarely see them. I'm not a great planner and missed most of them, but happened to catch one in our neighborhood in early October. Since I'm late with everything, now seems like the right time to …
A Day at the Zoo
I enjoy photographing animals and I've invested quite a bit into equipment, but I find myself frequently challenged to actually do it. I don't set aside time to go out, I'm not great at tracking animals (or blending in to hide from them), and I don't have the patience to sit outside and wait. What …
How I Came to Buy a Backpack from 2005
I bought a Nikon 180 - 600mm Z lens to replace my Sigma 150 - 600 for wildlife and sports photos recently. It’s an awesome lens, but one difference from the Sigma is that it does not extend to zoom, which makes it physically longer than the Sigma and harder to fit in a camera …
Adventures in Auto Capture
Auto Capture is a feature for the Nikon Z9 and Z8 that allows the camera to automatically capture photos based on a criteria. You can setup your camera on a tripod and configure it to take a series of photos that are triggered when movement is detected in certain areas of the frame, certain types …
The AI I Predicted is Coming
The camera AI, that is. Last year I published an article reflecting on photography predictions I made in 2011 after I bought my Canon 7D. At the end of the article, I made new predictions about what would happen in the next decade. It’s been a little over a year and many of those things …
Goose Season
We’ve had geese at our Portsmouth office since I started working at Liberty 16 years ago. They swim in our ponds, eat our grass, and poop on our walkways. They are a fixture of our campus and the local area. While they’re generally pretty mean, there’s a special time each year when they lay eggs …
Farewell to my Nikon Z 24 – 70mm f/2.8 S
If there’s a record for the lens I’ve owned for the shortest time, it’s the Nikon Z 24-70 f/2.8 S, clocking in at just over two weeks. This is one lens I never thought I’d even buy in the first place because it’s Nikon’s high-end, expensive zoom, retailing for $2,400. I only bought it because …
Eclipse
Today was a total eclipse, if you hadn't heard. It was a huge deal because it was visible across a huge portion of the country, which is pretty rare. Turns out that New Hampshire was one of the best places to see it, with the northern part of the state being in the path of …
It’s Photo Season Again!
Spring has arrived, the weather is starting to get warmer (or at least it’s trying), and it’s time for photography again! I’m usually on a photo break during the winter, but spring always brings me back! I usually start taking random shots in the yard as soon as it gets warm and often photograph tulips …
Tropical Birds
I went on a cruise at the end of February and one of our stops was Costa Maya in Mexico. What was supposed to be a day of snorkeling and lounging on a beach turned into a lame “Tequila and Chocolate tour” followed by a walk through a tropical bird aviary. While I think my …
Relatively Ambitious 