Herbert George Ponting – Antarctica 1912 If you were a photographer from 100 years ago and dropped in todays world to discover how you take and publish a photograph you’d be blown away. What is really scary is that photography really hadn’t changed that drastically until 20 years ago when Kodak converted a Nikon F3 to use a 1 megapixel digital sensor and on the consumer side 17 years ago when Apple
Back in 1983/4 my friend showed me his Apple IIe and I was blown away. In 1986 I was super stoked to get a Macintosh Plus. No more hand written reports or worse using a type writer and relying on Wite-out to correct my bad typing. The world thanks to Steve Jobs and Apple is very different now. I have been an Apple fan as long as I’ve used computers and I’m unashamed to admit I’ve purchased a vast ma
I wanted to thank everyone for taking part in the Moonbow Inspired Giveaway. I’m happy to announce that the winner was John Sweeney. Have fun with the ThinkTank Hydrophobia SLR rain/dust cover John. Again thanks to ThinkTank (my affiliate store link) for their great gear and generosity. Also be sure to follow them on Twitter at @thinktankphoto and on Facebook. [tags]photography, Yosemite, Moonbow, Lunar Rainbo
Is the nearly impossible mechanism to obtain permits to hike Half Dome to blame for the death of a hiker this week? I had an interesting conversation with my neighbor regarding the hiker that just recently perished on Half Dome this week as we’re both a 2-3 degrees of separation from her. What was an eye opener in the conversation is that few people hiked Half Dome that day because of questionable weather. Did
Today Adobe has opened a pop-up store called “Photoshop & You” here in San Francisco near Union Square. The store is open from Saturday, July 23 through Saturday, August 6 and is going to be a hub of some amazing events: Photoshop & You Schedule of Activities I was able to check out the “Photoshop & You” store at the VIP opening last night and it’s really cool. See photos bel
One of the great things about blogging and Social Media is that it facilitates connecting people and organizations who share similar interests so easily. A couple months ago I was contacted regarding a photo of mine (Coyote Running) that struck a chord with a non-profit working in the area of wildlife conservation, specifically as it relates to Coyotes. After an email exchange or two I granted use of my image in a ne
Apparently the CEO of GoDaddy, Bob Parsons, thought it was a great idea to post a graphic video of his noble vacation of killing bull elephants in Zimbabwe on GoDaddy.com. The video is briefly graphic. The CEO, too put it lightly, is incredibly misguided opting for the thrill of the hunt versus supporting alternative conservation efforts. The height of stupidity is when villagers are butchering the elephant wearing o
Yet another urban wildlife encounter ends in death. Yesterday, Wednesday March 29, 2011, a mountain lion was spotted in Redwood City and killed versus tranquilized and relocated. This time I was able to be on site with in minutes of the sad conclusion to this urban wildlife encounter to capture a few photographs. The last time I wrote on an urban wildlife killing, Two Coyotes Killed In Golden Gate Park, San Francisco