Category Archives: Photography

I finally got around to getting a flatbed scanner this afternoon. The Epson 4490 had been calling to me, but I wound up bringing a Canonscan 8600f home because it seemed to be a better deal. What I learned is … Continue reading →

I’ve always been drawn to black and white images like this with some sort of machine falling apart. This shot is from the same trip as these two photos of a snake and of flowers.

These are from a few months ago when I went down to the Houston Police Officers’ Memorial because I had heard there was a good angle on the Houston skyline. Turns out the memorial itself was much more interesting, both … Continue reading →

For the past couple of months I’ve been funneling saving money to pick up a couple more Canon Speedlites to get myself 4 lights so that I can start trying out wireless E-TTL setups. Last week UPS delivered my 4th … Continue reading →

I’ve been looking at the Sigma 12-24 lens for my set of Canon 10d’s for a while now and have read mostly favorable reviews. The few negative reviews have been on softness and distortion problems that will affect any lens … Continue reading →

Last week I ordered a refurb Canon 10d from B&H Photo along with a Sigma 24-70 EX Macro lens. I wanted to see how this lens did at f/2.8 so I took it to Austin and shot around with it. … Continue reading →

Ok, so it wasn’t poisonous. At least, not according to the little girl that pointed it out to us. If I could go back I would have shot this at more than f/2.8, but I was experimenting with a new … Continue reading →