Bear Cameras

Posted by on Oct 14, 2011 in Nick's Photo Blog | 0 comments I have been receiving a few questions and compliments on the recently televised Grizzly Bear video from the Upper Pitt River (the Global TV report is linked here). The footage captured by a remote game camera became newsworthy as it showed a Grizzly Bear trying to catch salmon in an area just 30 miles from Vancouver, B.C and in an area they are not known to live. I have been using remote cameras...
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Which Bag?

Posted by on Oct 10, 2011 in Nick's Photo Blog | 0 comments Which Bag? Many professional photographers and photo enthusiasts have more camera bags than cameras and I am no exception. As a confessed “bagoholic” I probably have a 4-5 bags for each camera I own! The main problem for me is that the gear I need to carry changes from assignment to assignment. And in 2008 when Nikon brought out the first DSLR that could shoot video, the type of gear I needed...
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Which Tripod?

Posted by on Jun 4, 2011 in Nick's Photo Blog | 0 comments Tripods and Monopods Over 30 odd years of being a photographer I have purchased many tripods amounting to $1000’s of dollars. What I learned is that I should have bought one good tripod and kept it for life. Whats a good tripod you may well ask? And the answer would be it depends! The best tripod is one that you carry with you and use. So that means it should be lightweight (so you will carry...
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Using VR Lenses on a Tripod

Posted by on Apr 2, 2011 in Nick's Photo Blog | 1 comment One of the questions that comes up in seminars is, can I use Nikon’s VR lenses on a Tripod? And the answer is… Maybe! Here is what Nikon says: There are two techniques when using a camera/lens mounted on a tripod; keeping the pan/tilt head loose or fluid (when panning or moving with a subject) and keeping the pan/tilt head locked down and rigid while using a cable release (time...
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Photos as Email attachments

Posted by on Apr 2, 2011 in Nick's Photo Blog | 2 comments A recent seminar attendee asked about the file sizes coming from modern digital cameras and sending them as email attachments to family and friends.   Question: My e-mail internet service provider is Comcast. And Comcast has limitations on the size of an attachment to no more than 10MBs. Do you have a similar issue with your service provider? Comcast is telling me that this is a typical...
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Self Assignment

Posted by on Mar 19, 2011 in Nick's Photo Blog | 0 comments Every once and a while I will post a “Self Assignment” it is something that I do on an infrequent basis just to keep my brain sharp when it comes to photography. It is a just for fun “assignment” not that I need much inspiration to go out and take a picture. It’s good for your brain to get out from behind a computer and go for a walk and look at the life that surrounds us. My...
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