I’ve started to take Canon’s new RF 100mm Macro lens through its paces, and today share my thoughts on this great new addition to my camera bag.
Canon RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM Lens Review (Podcast 757)
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Like a Fish That Found Water – Tatsusawa Falls 2021 (Podcast 756)
I recently revisited the Tatsusawa Falls, my favorite waterfall in Japan. It was great to be out! My wife said I was like a fish that had found water.
How I Renovated The MBP Website with Elementor (Podcast 755)
In this post, I walk you through some of the plugins behind the MBP website, and how I’ve gradually renovated many areas using the Elementor plugin.
2021 Walk in the Park (Podcast 754)
Join me this week for an overdue morning in our local park, where we encountered a Green Woodpecker, along with some butterflies and a Carpenter Bee.
Trading Plastic for Shells with Shawn Miller (Podcast 753)
This week I share an inspiring conversation with conservation photographer Shawn Miller, about his project to provide homes for hermit crabs.
Color Your Frame, Auto-Text and Presets for FAB Tools (Podcast 752)
Version 1.3 of the MBP Fine Art Border Tools brings the ability to Color Your Frame, as well as Automatic Text from image info and saveable presets!
Impressive Noise Removal with ON1 NoNoise AI 2021 (Podcast 751)
ON1 NoNoise AI 2021 has found its way into my raw workflow, with very impressive denoise processing and the ability to save the output in DNG format.
In Conversation with Award-Winning Microphotographer Håkan Kvarnström (Podcast 750)
I’m honored to be able to bring you a conversation with one of the top microscope photographers in the field, the award-winning Håkan Kvarnström.
Autopilot and Text-Based Watermarks Come to FAB Tools (Podcast 749)
I just added text-based watermarks and an awesome new Autopilot to my Fine Art Border Scripts plugin for Adobe Photoshop and today share the details.
Preparing and Photographing a Housefly with a Microscope (Podcast 748)
Today I walk you through the process of preparing a housefly to be photographed, and some tips on focus-stacking insects using a microscope.
The Moral Dilemma of Killing Insects for Photographs (Podcast 747)
Today we discuss killing insects to photograph them. I recently killed a housefly and photographed it. They usually just go into the trash.
Microscope Calibration, Micrometry and Magnification (Podcast 746)
The curious geek in me just figured out how to calculate the size of my microscopic specimens and magnification of my camera adapter and print sizes.