It's been almost three years since we've had a dog and at least seven since we've had an active one. After Holly passed away in 2018 we decided we would wait a "long time" before getting another dog. Her last two years were incredibly taxing and we wanted a break as the boys started to …
Improving My Bird Photos
I bought a Sigma 150-600mm super zoom four years ago so that I could take photos of the deer and birds in my back yard. It's definitely served its purpose and allowed me to capture the animals that we are fortunate to have, but the results have been of a far lower quality than I …
Nikon Battery Grips are SO EXPENSIVE
One of the major differences I noted when moving from Canon to Nikon in 2016 was that everything was just a liiiiitle bit more expensive. Unless you need a battery grip. Then it was waaaaay more expensive. I ran into this last year when I bought a battery grip for my D750 and I'm running …
My New Photo Closet
Last year, one of my pandemic hobbies was buying old Nikon digital SLRs. I bought several models from the turn of the millennium and ended up with a bit of a problem: I had nowhere to put them. I already had my Pentax film and digital SLRs to store, in addition to my 16 lenses, …
Autofocus Issues?
I added a Nikon D500 to my collection recently and initially I was very happy with it, but as I started reviewing images I became concerned. Many of the images, while focused, did not seem very sharp. They lacked the detail I was used to seeing on my D750 with the same lenses. I initially …
Nikon 28-300mm VR Lens Review
Ken Rockwell is a well-known photographer who's been reviewing Nikon equipment since the era of film. He's a bit... opinionated but provides a wealth of information on his site and believes that the photographer, not the equipment, makes the image. His reviews were part of the reason that I switched to Nikon and purchased my …
Nikon D500 First Impressions
I've had my D500 for a couple weeks and I've been putting it through its paces. My criteria has been two-fold: first, as a used item to make sure all of its functions work as expected, and second, as a new camera with unique features compared to my D750. These are my first impressions. It instantly …
An Additional Camera
I bought my Nikon D750 almost five years ago and switched from Canon to enter the full-frame photography world. Over that time I've been very satisfied with the camera and have amassed quite a collection of lenses for it. Outside of swapping some slightly better quality (and significantly more expensive) lenses into my lineup, I've …
MacBook Air Update
I've had my M1 MacBook Air for over four months now and so far my experience has been pretty good. I spend a good deal of my time surfing the web and the Air is perfectly awesome in that regard. When I'm not surfing the web I'm using Lightroom Classic to process and edit my …
My Covid Vaccine
New Hampshire opened Covid vaccinations to people over 30 on Wednesday March 31st. Sally and I stayed up until midnight to make sure we got an appointment as early as we could. Vaccines had opened to people 40+ two days earlier and slots were filling quickly. We successfully booked appointments at our local C&J bus …
Relatively Ambitious 