Wintertime sunset from Walton Heights in Little Rock overlooking Pinnacle Valley There are times that the best view of a particular subject is from the air. With the use of a drone, I was able to capture this sunset in several separate images, … [Read more]
01/22/24 Looking through the Keyhole on Roark Bluff–Autumn
Posted on January 23, 2024 //
One of my favorite locations in Arkansas is the Buffalo River which runs across the northern part of the state. It runs eastward eventually emptying into the White River, making it the largest tributary of the White. I love to work the river, … [Read more]
01/14/24 Sunset from Pinnacle Mountain Little Rock, AR
Posted on January 12, 2024 //
Snowy Sunset from Pinnacle Mountain This is what might be available the hardy photographers on next Monday or Tuesday as we are going to get another snowy period of 2 days. My days of hiking up Pinnacle on a snowy evening are over however. I … [Read more]
01/14/24 Winter View of Pinnacle Valley
Posted on January 12, 2024 //
Clearing Winter Ice Storm over Pinnacle Mountain Hopefully this is what the valley will look like in about 3 or 4 days as we have a lot of snow and ice scheduled to hit. This image was taken in 2023 after the only real winter weather we had in … [Read more]
01/12/24 Fall Scene, Pinnacle Mountain
Posted on January 11, 2024 //
Sun and Storm Clouds over Pinnacle Mountain My Favorite view of Pinnacle, this time early fall. The trees in the valley have just started to turn to their fall colors. On this day, the sun was at my back and was illuminating the valley as a … [Read more]
01/11/24 Hasselblad XCD Camera lenses, all out of stock?
Posted on January 11, 2024 //
Most interesting in that today I noticed that you can easily purchase the Hasselblad XCD2 100MP camera pretty much anywhere in the United States, but try to find any of the following lenses, the 38mm, 55mm or 90mm. All of them are out of stock until … [Read more]
04/28/20 DJI Announces Mavic Air 2, Considerations for Still Photographers
Posted on April 28, 2020 //
As most folks know, DJI announced the follow on to the Mavic Air, the Mavic Air 2, which looks just like the Mavic Pro 2, only smaller. There are a ton of specs for the new drone, and many people are waiting in line to pre-order the new Mavic. It … [Read more]
03/20/19 Auto Rotate for image playback on Phase One IQ4 still problematic
Posted on March 20, 2019 //
Yesterday 03/19/2019, Phase One released a new firmware for the IQ4, their top end Digital back. This is the 2nd official firmware on the back and the first firmware to offer something new (and it brought back a few older IQ3 features see this … [Read more]
03/14/19 Official Buffalo River Brochure now features my photography
Posted on March 14, 2019 //
If you travel to any United States National Park, you are familiar with the official brochures that you can pick up when you enter the Park. This is copy of the most recent one for the Buffalo National River, in Arkansas. Last year I was … [Read more]
03/12/19 New firmware for Phase One IQ4–bringing back a few older features and adding some new ones
Posted on March 13, 2019 //
Here is a quick video, from Capture Integration, my Phase One dealer based in Atlanta GA. This shows the new zoom to 400% feature for Live View. https://youtu.be/XEd3SZOT9kU With this firmware Phase One will be adding 4 new features … [Read more]
A Tale of two creeks Richland and Falling Water–02_21_19 Featured Arkansas Photography
Posted on February 22, 2019 //
A tale of two Creeks, Falling Water and Richland Creeks, Newton County Arkansas taken November 2018. Taken with a Nikon D850 and 24-70 lens. Image capture in 3 horizontal images @ 24mm. I used both a CL-PL and ND filter to slow the exposure for … [Read more]
Dawn Light and Full Moon from Summit of Flatside Pinnacle–11/29/18 Featured Arkansas Photography
Posted on November 28, 2018 //
Nikon D850 & 24-70 Lens, ISO 800 and bracketing 3 stops, 2 frames 6 exposures total Arkansas abounds with scenic wonder and one of the best spots to catch a fall dawn is from the wind swept summit of Flatside Pinnacle. The hike is a short .2 … [Read more]
09/08/18 Issues with Federal Express Delivery Manager–assisting in bank card fraud
Posted on September 9, 2018 //
I have used Federal express for over years, probably close to 20. They have pretty much always gotten it right. Always able to deliver on time and in the right location. Packages have always been handled with good care and arrived in good … [Read more]
08/29/18–Epson 9000 feedback after 1 month of ownership
Posted on August 28, 2018 //
After the installation, I dropped right back into a large job that I had been working on, involving both canvas and paper prints. The 9000 installation went flawless, no issues. I did find a few things different: The … [Read more]
Epson P9000 feedback 2 weeks after initial install–written 08/09/18
Posted on August 10, 2018 //
Sadly about 3 weeks ago, my 6 year old Epson 9900 finally developed a non-clearable clog in the magenta. I tried out all the tricks I knew of, CL-1 through CL4, SSCL, and Super strong cleaning cycle, none of them would clear this clog. So, the next … [Read more]
DJI Store still sales tax free–No longer an option for internet sales in US–Written 06/21/18
Posted on June 23, 2018 //
With the Supreme court's 5 to 4 (along party lines) to disallow the non collection of sales tax for internet orders, you now have a much bigger reason to purchase from the DJI store since the store is still controlled in China, outside the U.S. … [Read more]
No Drones allowed in Arkansas State Parks, without a permit–Written 06/14/18
Posted on June 16, 2018 //
If you are planning to fly a drone in an Arkansas State Park, you will need to contact the office of the Director of Arkansas State Parks, in Little Rock. As the the beginning of 2018, it is now necessary to have a permit to fly in any of … [Read more]
05/18/16 Upgrade to Phantom 4 Vr 2.0–Not everything went smoothly
Posted on May 18, 2018 //
After this purchase on 05/09/18 of a new Phantom 4 Pro Vr 2.0 I will never again use the DJI Store. What a joke when it comes to customer satisfaction. It's clear to me that DJI is the 800lb gorrilla and they a lot to learn about customer care and … [Read more]
12/04/17 GFX 100MP news, looks like another good year for Phase One!!
Posted on December 4, 2017 //
I follow the Fujirumors site, and noticed the other day that it seems that the latest GFX 100s date is now 2019! That totally surprised me as I had assumed up till now that the GFX 100s would easily make it out to users in 2018; at least … [Read more]
10/16/17 Nikon still has a long way to go with the D850–B&H still has not fulfilled all the orders placed 1 hour after open order window.
Posted on October 16, 2017 //
My high hopes for a 2017 arrival of the D850 were dashed today after my call with B&H. My first day order was placed at 7:00 am on 08/24/17. B&H opened the window at 3:00am. I had tried at 1:00am, but the window was not open. … [Read more]
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