A Very Patient Wife

category Photographers • hashtags Canon, B&W • 1 min read

photographer with a very patient wife

Photographer with a Very Patient Wife

What every photographer needs is a very patient wife or partner that:

  1. Puts up with the: ‘Just one more’, ‘Just a second, it’s a great light…’
  2. Understands why her husband needs to spend thousandS of dollars on toys…

Notice how she also looks in the direction of the birds that her husband is trying to make photos off? She’s not looking at …


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Photographer v. Pigeons

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Photographer v. pigeons

Photographer v. pigeons

It’s difficult to take photos while feeding the pigeons.

Many people do not like pigeons, they call them rats with wings.

Scientists are speculating that pigeons were the first bird to ever been domesticated. It has been demonstrated in studies that pigeons understand both length and time, which may explain why pigeon can always find their way home even 2,000 kilometres away. They can be …


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The Photographic Dance

category Photographers • hashtags Canon, 7D, B&W • 1 min read

photographer doing the photographic dance

A photographer on the left doing the ‘photographic dance’

The guy on the left is using a Canon 7D with a Canon 100-400L zoom lens. He’s trying to photograph a heron behind the wooden fence without getting too much of the fence in his photo.

He’s fully zoomed at 400mm but he still couldn’t get the ‘right’ framing. He started to bend his knees and up/down …


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Old English Sheepdog: Delta, BC

category Dogs • hashtags Dog Photography, Canada, BC, Canon, B&W • 1 min read

old english sheepdog waiting patiently

Old English Sheepdog Waiting Patiently

This female photographer (Ursula) is hand holding a Sigma 50-500 at 500mm. It’s very impressive. Yes, there is some kind of stabilization built into the lens, but Sigma has never been known for making outstanding lens stabilization. The other thing is that the Sigma 50-500 is a very economical/budget lens with a 10x magnification. At the time, it was impressive and one of …


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Same Image?

category Photographers • hashtags Canon, 7D, B&W • 1 min read

3 photographers with the same images

Will These 3 Photographers Have The Same Images?

Will these 3 photographers have the same images? Two of these photographers are taking images at 400mm. The Nikon guy uses a 70-200mm and the TC2x. The Canon guy uses a 100-400mm. The only guy that is slightly different is the guy at the back with a 500mm and the Better Beamer on his flash.

They have the same position, the same …


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The photographers’ zoo

category Photographers • hashtags Canon, 7D, B&W • 2 min read

A dozen of photographers trying to take photos of 3 sleepy snowy owls

A dozen of photographers trying to take photos of 3 sleepy Snowy Owls

A dozen people are trying to taking photos of 3 sleepy Snowy Owls. Their cameras range from nothing to $$$.

  • 1 guy calling his wife or girl friend and describes what he sees
  • A kid watching with binoculars
  • A lady using her iPhone
  • A lady using a small Sony point and shoot
  • A guy with a small video …

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What’s The Best Setting For…

category Photographers • hashtags Canon, 7D, Fujifilm, Rants • 2 min read

The other day, somebody asked for my help. She wanted me to tell her what’s the best settings for her Canon for…

I regularly get the same question but in a different form:

  • What’s the best camera…
  • What’s the best lens…
  • What’s the best camera bag…
  • What’s the best way of using the flash remotely…

There’s no best setting for your camera, there’s …


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Questions Not To Ask A Photographer

category Photographers • hashtags Canon, Nikon, Rants • 2 min read

Recently, I was asked by a potential customer one of the “worst” question she could ask:

Which camera are you using?

anonymous (2019)

It’s like asking a mechanism which wrench does he use? Or asking a painter which brush size does he use?

As a photographer that deals with living people and animals, I have to deal with two main things:

  1. Light
  2. Moment

The Light

I can control the …


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