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Sports Photography

Posted by nickdidlick on Jul 18, 2012 in Nick's Photo Blog | 1 comment Suiting Up for Great Sports Photography During my three decades of photography experience, I have covered all sorts of sports assignments in different parts of the world, from Stanley Cups and Super Bowls, to World Championships and numerous Summer and Winter Olympic Games. From world records in track and field, unbelievable golf performances, exciting Formula One Grand Prix and devastating...
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Bear Cameras

Posted by nickdidlick on Oct 14, 2011 in Nick's Photo Blog | 2 comments Update: The trail cameras I use were left on a tributary of the Pitt River for four weeks resulting in some unique footage of Grizzly and Black Bears. This footage over 8 gigabytes in all showed Grizzly Bears and Black Bears hunting for salmon day and night sometimes in close proximity. It also showed that Black Bears are poor hunters of live salmon and the Grizzly Bears of the Pitt River...
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Which Bag?

Posted by nickdidlick 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 to...
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Which Tripod?

Posted by nickdidlick 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 nickdidlick on Apr 2, 2011 in Nick's Photo Blog | 1 comment Vibration Reduction (VR) is one of the standard questions that comes up in seminars I do. 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...
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Photos as Email attachments

Posted by nickdidlick 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 nickdidlick 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 self...
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Testimonials

Nick I want to tell you how much I enjoyed your classes last weekend. I attended both. I was the one who know Ron Edmonds. I should have taken a class when I first started using digital photography. Like I told you, I shot alot in the film era which is why I knew Ron and Andy DeLucia and Gary Fong. I stopped shooting for a long time. Digital is a whole new world. Thanks for a hint of what is available. I know the only way to learn more is to practice.Larry M.

You were witty and very informative. Your presentation drew me and the audience in and held our attention for the two day classes. There was never a dull moment. I will begin to implement all of your suggestions and I am confident I will improve and be a better photographer. Thank you.Marilyn C.

It was really nice meeting. I enjoyed the lecture you gave entitled “Introduction to Digital SLR Photography, Color, Light and Technology” on October 15 & 16, 2010. You were witty and very informative. Your presentation drew me and the audience in and held our attention for the two day classes. There was never a dull moment. I will begin to implement all of your suggestions and I am confident I will improve and be a better photographer. Thank you for your helpful comments and suggestions.Marilyn C.

Just a brief note to say how much the NHS members enjoyed your totally superb presentation! I’ll go out on a limb to state that your presentation was the highlight of the Convention! What a masterful job you did, and I thank you on behalf of the Nikon Historical Society. Totally professional!Mike Symons

Thoroughly enjoyed the Nikon Training program yesterday at Babson College. Presentations were informative and entertaining. It was a great opportunity (as well as a 60th Birthday Gift). I got a tremendous amount of valuable information and had a great time.John L.

You were one of the instructors this past weekend at The Nikon School in Cleveland. This was the fifth Nikon School that I have attended. (two film classes, two digital classes) This was the first time you instructed one of the classes that I attended. I want you to know you are a great instructor! I really enjoyed your style of instruction. I also appreciate how you have follow up info on your web site for Nikon School students. Thanks again for a great class.Eric I.

I have been trying to email you to thank you for your time that you spent in Miami at Nikon school and really appreciate your time, that’s why I said that your short clip brought tears to my eyes because I have three kids of my own and I was a traveling man just like and could identify with it all!Eddie B.

Great class as usual Nick. Thank you. You’re an inspiration to all of us Nikonians… my work has definitely improved because of you. Thank you again.David W.

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Using VR Lenses on a Tripod

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