This post is from an article I wrote for In Focus the Niagara Falls Camera Club newsletter in September, highlighting some of the many podcasts I subscribe to for inspiration and information. To start, I have been using PCs for years therefore I am a … Continue readingFeeding your Photographic Muse
UPDATE: August 15, 2014; This lens is is doing a great job with the interior images of businesses for my Google Maps Business View clients. When zoomed wide to 12-14mm there maybe slight vignetting, it is easy to crop for content. October 17, 2013. I … Continue readingUsing an EF-S Lens on Full Frame Canon Camera
At the January Competition of the Niagara Falls Camera Club our judge selected my Image ” Deep Brass” as “Judge’s Choice” out of all images presented that evening. The image was captured with my Canon 5D MKIII with the 70-200mm 2.8 IS Ver1 lens. Settings: ISO … Continue readingPost Processing Key for Best Results
I entered the image below into the Niagara Falls Camera Club’s December 2012 competition as a colour print. I had a few comments and questions with regard to how I achieved my final results. This image was captured around Shangri-La in China in late June while … Continue readingAdding Drama with Zoom
6 Weeks of Data and Phone for $50 in China! I have an iPhone 4 with an US AT&T contract and data roaming charges are ridiculous!!! AT&T is not at all like T-Mobile who will happily unlock your device even when under contract, because you … Continue readingKeeping Connected on a Budget
Before departing on my 6 week photographic odyssey in China I was concerned about taking a large majority of my photographic gear half way around the world without adequate insurance. I had several thousand dollars of gear coming with me. What happens if someone walks … Continue readingProtect your investment
In the past my visits to Shanghai have been short and uninspiring. I thought of Shanghai as another BIG city. Now with a population of 14.5 million it is a city full of contradictions. You can look at the river front of the Huangpu River … Continue readingShanghai in a new light!
I left Ningbo on a D Train very much like one of the European Bullet Trains. The waiting area for departure was not as confusing as I remembered from a prior trip. Fast clean and like Germany on time:) We cruised at 143km 35 degrees outside … Continue readingHangzhou Hot and Crowded
In the past I have visited Ningbo many times for business. I stayed at nice business hotels. This time I am staying at a 2 star hotel that is very close to the Moon Lake Scenic District. There are several park areas along a river with lakes … Continue readingCity of Ningbo
UPDATE 6/1/2016 I recently found a card to the the the Zhou’s, the place uis stayed. You can find more information here www.jkwall.com With the aid of Alli my new friend in Lijiang, I made my way to Huairou from Beijing. I took only cameras … Continue readingJiankou and Xizhizi The lesser visited “Great Wall”