Using Light in Time-lapse Photography. For most photographers, Yosemite National Park will be forever associated with the great Ansel Adams.
His iconic images have become a benchmark for landscape photographers worldwide. Technology and techniques have marched on since Adam’s day and one of the most dynamic and visually arresting trends in modern, digital photography is that of the time-lapse sequence. In this fantastic video, visual artist Shawn Reeder demonstrates his not inconsiderable talents in the field with his incredible sequences of Yosemite: The film shows not only Shawn’s great eye for composition but also his understanding of light and indeed shade. This project took nearly two years to shoot and is set to a haunting yet perfectly suited soundtrack.
“I hope this inspires everyone to get outside and explore the beautiful outdoors, especially magical places like Yosemite National Park and the High Sierra. His Gear: For Further Training on Time-lapse Photography: FocusMaker brings follow focus to any DSLR lens. If you've ever tried changing focus between subjects while shooting a video with your DSLR, you'll know that auto-focus will often leave you with a stuttering and noisy clip, while using your hand on the lens in manual focus can be tricky.
Follow focus systems try to make this easier and better by adding a handle to change focus smoothly, and marker points to move between. The newly-launched FocusMaker is the latest example, which promises the fastest and most accurate focusing of any affordable rack focus system. View all. Transcend Wi-Fi SD cards give cameras a wireless boost. The Wi-Fi SD Memory Cards from Transcend feature a SDHC Class 10 speed rating and are available in 16GB or 32GB Image Gallery (4 images) While many cameras now pack Wi-Fi connectivity for the wireless sharing and transferring of captured images, those owning cameras without such capabilities need not necessarily have to shell out cash for an entirely new camera to get wireless connectivity.
Transcend has announced a new range of Wi-Fi SD memory cards that add wireless capabilities to SDHC-compatible digital cameras, along with a companion app for iOS and Android devices that allows users to browse the contents of the card, instantly view images on their mobile device as they are taken, and share content online. Lens/Focus Shifter for any DSLR camera lens. The Lens/Focus Shifter is a lens mounted follow focus which claims to offer thrifty film-makers and photographers more precise control over focusing Image Gallery (9 images) Modern DSLRs can shoot some pretty impressive video footage, but unfortunately their small and often fiddly focus rings aren't quite cut out for creating cinematic masterpieces which require smooth and accurate focus.
DSLR Shoulder Rig. After surfing the World Wide Web and coming up empty handed I figured I'd design one myself.
"Design what? " you are probably asking yourself and the answer to that question is a DSLR Shoulder Rig. ES-1 Slide Copying Adapter for 52mm Thread from Nikon. Facebook. Opteka HD² Slide Copier for Nikon D5000, D3100, D3000, D700, D300, D200, D100, D90, D80, D70, D60, D50, D40, D40x, D2HS, D2XS, D3 Digital SLR Cameras: Camera & Photo. Facebook. Ladybird. The Photo Argus - A Photography Resource Blog. Gadget Freak - Gadget Freak Case #211: High-Speed Photography Circuit. April 2012 Enewsletter, Photo Division, Tamron USA. When I went to the devil’s golf course, the conditions were not ideal for standard landscape photography.
This is a strange place filled with mounds of salt and mud, and the salt crystals are very sharp (kneepads or something to kneel on are a necessity). When I got the camera down low and shot with the crystals up close and the landscape behind, I found a very interesting miniature landscape. I used a small aperture of f/16 for depth of field with some images, then went for a more surreal look using f/2.8 and no depth of field. The salt formations in the foreground are very small. These compositions show the salt formations in the foreground and a view of the devil’s golf course behind, as well as more of Death Valley in the distance. Photos of the World. Magnifi case connects iPhone to binoculars, microscopes and telescopes. The list of add-ons that let you to tinker with the photo taking capabilities of your iPhone is about to get even bigger with the launch of Magnifi.
Rather than tacking a zoom or fish-eye lens onto the smartphone, Magnifi integrates an adapter into the case so that your phone can be hooked-up to most optical instruments with an eye-piece such as binoculars, microscopes or telescopes. View all Using a similar approach to iPhone adapters for digital SLRs, Magnifi aligns the camera on your iPhone 4 / 4S to the eyepiece - something that's virtually impossible to do by hand. The device comes in two parts - the case itself and a detachable bayonet mount designed to precisely align the iPhone’s camera with the optical axis of the eyepiece by means of a latch that locks it in place.
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