Balmacarra Neutral Density Filter Test
Today I experienced one of those forehead slapping moments when I finally realized the value of neutral density filters as the images hit my LCD. On some level I’d always understood how they affected the ways certain elements could be photographed in the middle of the day, bud I’d never fully appreciated how dramatic the …
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Gorillapod SLR-Zoom
Several people have asked how the Gorillapod worked out on my recent trip to Chile and Peru, and my answer is that it performed great… in exactly the way I expected it to. I shoot a Nikon D300. The metal chassis on this camera means that it’s a bit on the heavy side. Add to …
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My Pack: South America
One of the biggest things a traveller worries about is their pack. A common question on the travel forums is “Which pack should I buy?” and with good reason. Sometimes it seems that there are so many options to choose from and no easy way to decide what is best for you. It helps to see what others are using, so keep reading to see what I’m currently packing when I hit the road for more than a couple of weeks.
Read More →Stuff I Like: Bullet SPACE® PEN
Once upon a time, there existed a National Aeronautics and Space Administration that desired a pen that could perform in the vacuum of space. More than a billion dollars later, Paul C. Fisher developed the SPACE® PEN. What did the Russians do? They used a pencil.
While certainly worth a chuckle, the preceding anecdote falls a little short of the truth. This does nothing to detract from how great the Fisher Bullet SPACE® PEN is for the modern traveller. With the cap over the tip, this little pen slips easily into a pocket, but when the cap is removed and slid onto the back, it becomes a full sized writing tool. That alone would be enough for me to carry one of these around on a regular basis, but it’s the technology that really sold me on it.
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