by Jim McGee
Once you've mastered the basics of photography there is a tendency to take on pet projects. They start innocently enough. One day you realize you've accumulated a lot of images of a certain subject. That piques your interest further and you start looking for that subject when you're ...
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by Jim McGee
Once you've mastered the basics of photography there is a tendency to take on pet projects. They start innocently enough. One day you realize you've accumulated a lot of images of a certain subject. That piques your interest further and you start looking for that subject when you're ...
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by Dr. Leonard Lee Rue III
CHUK, CHUK, CHUK, CHUK.
It's a quiet sound that, at first, might not register on your mind.
CHUK, CHUK, CHUK, CHUK.
It is a very persistent sound, an insistent sound, that is finally driven into your consciousness.
CHUK, CHUK, CHUK, CHUK.
The call is a small one-note sound like the ...
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by Gary W. Stanley
Perhaps one of the most interesting aspects of our photography is that, rarely, do we really know what to expect from it. You happen to be in the right place at the right time, then a friend half-jokingly pipes up and says: "Wow, lucky shot." Of course, ...
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by Moose Peterson
I started out in wildlife photography being told I'd never make it, seriously! That was over 20 years ago and while I don't think I've "made it," I'm still out there making images. Have you been told the odds are against you? Have you heard that very ...
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by Jim McGee
For a wildlife photo to be valid or serious you have to hike into a secluded wild location. Backpacks and hiking boots should be involved and liberal amounts of insect repellant must be worn. Bonus points are awarded for leech removal.
This seems to be the prevailing attitude among ...
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Originally Published August 2001
by Moose Peterson
While sitting around a huge table having dinner with a gang from a camera club, I pass around a couple of 8x10 prints for folks to check out. One is a photograph of a Snowy Egret I had taken in Florida. I was only ...
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by Dr. Leonard Lee Rue III
It's really hard to describe it to someone who didn't see it for themselves. At the height of the gypsy moth infestation of the late 1960s and 1970s, the caterpillars, at times and in some places, were so thick they were several layers deep and ...
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by Vivid Light Staff
At a Glance
Filter Size: 82mm
Lens Hood: Sigma 'Perfect Hood' incl.
Weight: 14.1oz
Dimensions: 3.5"x3.3"
Front Rotate w/Focus: No
Groups/Elements: 14/15
Close Focus: 19.7"
Macro: No
Available HSM Mounts:
Canon, Sigma SA
Available AF Mounts:
Minolta, Nikon(D), Pentax
Street Price: $440-$525
In Short: This lens is a great buy when you look at the focal range it covers. But nothing ...
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by Mitch Moraski
I don't fish or whitewater kayak and I'm petrified to swim in the ocean, yet I'm still amazed how fascinated I have become with the sound of a stream, the crashing of waves against the shoreline, or the peacefulness of a small pool or pond. It must be ...
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by Jim McGee
Before going to a new location you should find out as much as you can about it. If possible take some time and look at what other photographers have done with that location. What do you like about what they've done and how you might compose the scenes ...
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