I like to walk, mostly for exercise but also to explore. And often my early morning walks take me to back alleys around town. I like to carry a small camera and take pictures. As I wandered and took pictures, I started noticing the back doors of businesses. Some were drab, some utilitarian, some colorful, […]
Shooting my Nikon Z6 in black and white mode
For the past year, I have been shooting quite a bit of black and white film and have really enjoyed the experience. I wanted to carry that over into my digital photography, so I set up my Nikon Z6 to shoot and display images in black and white mode. I have done this before with […]
Shooting a Mamiya 645 at the US Cavalry competition
I once again attended the US Cavalry Competition in old Fort Reno, just west of the Oklahoma town of El Reno. This time I took my grandsons Charlie and Jamison Pratt and let them shoot the event with my Nikon Z digital cameras. I have photographed the event several times and have plenty of great […]
Pentax 67 at the baseball game
Last week I took my recently repaired Pentax 67 to my grandson Charlie Pratt’s little league baseball game. I had purchased a Pentax 300mm F4 lens for my 67 right before I broke the meter chain, so I had not had a chance to use it for almost a year. I was eager to see […]
The perfect 3-light portable flash kid? – Flashpoint Xplor 300 and Xplor 100
I have been thinking about upgrading my small portable lighting kit from two Nikon SB-800 speedlights to something a bit more capable. I have used Speedlights for years and even developed my own modifiers for them. Back before speedlight modifiers were readily available, I would create snoots out of paper towel rolls, soft boxes out […]