Photography – BANNED The adventures of one guy with a camera in Arizona – and elsewherephotog@photographybanned.com
Our New Neighbors
Until very recently, I had no idea that there were feral peach-faced lovebirds living in the Phoenix area. There’s even a website created just to track them. They’ve been somewhat cooperative in having their pictures taken, but a bit skittish – being able to remotely adjust flash power via Nikon’s CLS/AWL has been invaluable, since [...]
Ladybugs
A few months ago we released ladybugs into our landscaping so as to lower the aphid population. It worked. But while the ladybugs were munching away, I took the opportunity to do some outdoor macro photography using a Tamron 90mm f/2.8 and an SB-800 off-camera in a mini-softbox. Loads of fun, works flawlessly. The rest [...]
Daylight Lightning Photography
Daylight lightning photography with an Arduino controller used as an infrared-detecting trigger.
The Bees Are Back
The Bees Are Back I had some minor eye surgery last week, and I haven’t been shooting much during recovery. But I knew I was going to have to reset the diopter on my D80′s viewfinder for my new vision, so I took a few minutes to go out in the back yard and see [...]
