I’m often asked what the “best” camera is for “X” type of photography, which is like answering, “what’s the best place to eat for lunch?”. Depends. But I have actually come to rely on what I think is the “best” camera for macro photography. And not just the camera, but…
Watch Into the Forest on Amazon Prime Follow: Into the Forest is my latest nature documentary about the animals that inhabit a forest of southwest Germany. It documents the forest creatures as they emerge from Winter and flourish into summer. Animals filmed range from tiny plankton, to the amphibians, and…
News: Check out “Into the Forest”, new nature documentary about the reptiles and amphibians of central Europe. If it weren’t for the Cold War I’d never get to go herping in the rolling hills of southwestern Germany. My dad was a US Army officer stationed in Germany where he met…
News: Check out “Into the Forest”, new nature documentary about the reptiles and amphibians of central Europe. There tend to be few situations in modern life anymore where one might consider buying a suit of armor, and befriending a powerful wizard for protection. Being asked to go on a quest…
While hiking in Phoenix’ South Mountain Park, I heard a terrified scream come from two jogger girls on the trail ahead. Normally girls scream at things that I love to photograph, so I ran up ahead, thinking perhaps it was a rattlesnake. I couldn’t help but laugh when I saw…
During 9 days in the Sonora Desert with over 1000 miles driven, many miles hiked, and countless hours of searching, I found only a handful of herp species. It was a grueling amount of work for a species count that I could have found in a few hours in other…
READ THE UPDATED VERSION OF THIS POST HERE Field Insect Super Macro Photography Methods There are many ways to achieve super macro magnification for insect field work, but many have prohibitive disadvantages. Some are costly such as Canon’s remarkable MP-E 65mm lens. Others require highly specialized gear like enlarger lenses….
