Sony Ups the Ante with the α7 and α7R
Sony’s new α7 (24MP) and α7R (36MP) 35mm full-frame, mirrorless, interchangeable lens cameras are now available in the US. I just bought the α7R (no anti-aliasing filter) and can barely contain my...
View ArticleInfrared Photography with the Sony α7R
I’ve had a fascination with infrared (IR) photography for several years, but lurked from a safe distance. I finally took the plunge last year and had a Sony α7R camera body converted to IR. Like most...
View ArticlePhotographing Butterflies with the Sony α7R II
During the hot months of July and August, I usually struggle to find subjects in nature to photograph. This summer I turned my attention to something new for me – macro photography. Specifically, I...
View ArticleBird Photography During the Pandemic – Part 4
I have continued, during the seemingly endless COVID-19 pandemic, to photograph birds that frequent our bird feeders. I’m now shooting with a Sony Alpha 1 (a1) mirrorless digital camera. One of the...
View ArticleBird Photography During the Pandemic – Part 5
I have continued to photograph birds that frequent our bird feeders. This will probably be my last post of the season because fewer birds are visiting the feeders as temperatures drop and the sun is...
View ArticleBird Photography with the Sony 70-200mm GM II Lens
I have continued to photograph birds that frequent our bird feeders. Since early 2022, I have used the new Sony FE 70-200mm GM II lens and the Sony FE 2x teleconverter to see how that combo performs....
View ArticleCustom Foam Insert for Sony Alpha Camera Kit
This post describes the design and fabrication of a custom foam insert for a rolling hard case to carry my Sony Alpha camera kit. Since my 2018 blog post describing the design and fabrication of a...
View ArticleThe Badlands – Infrared
I recently returned from a trip to the Badlands of South Dakota where I participated in an infrared photo “safari” led by Jason Odell. We photographed in and around Wall, SD, concentrating mainly on...
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