Daily Photo – Deeper into Clearwater Cave

February 2, 2013
Travel

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In the photo below we'd progressed further into the cave and were about to lose sight of the mighty entrance we'd passed through. You can see a set of wooden stairs to the right of the frame. The movement of the torch held by the man behind the railing hints at the exposure length. Since I didn't have a tripod I must have braced my camera against a rock formation or another railing.

Daily Photo – Morning in Ton Sai Bay 2

September 13, 2012
Travel

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You can typically find several shots from a single location if you take the time to look around. You should also take advantage of zoom lenses which are easier to carry than multiple prime lenses. My current favorite is the Canon 28-300. It's not as inconspicuous as the Nikon equivalent (there's a Tamron for the Canon that's more affordable) but I'm a bit of a Canon snob. Whatever the camera and whatever the lens manufacturer, the 28-300mm range is great for travel photography.

Daily Photo – Loh Dalam Bay

September 4, 2012
Travel

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Loh Dalam Bay is on the north side of the sandy isthmus that connects the two limestone outcrops that form Phi Phi Don. This photo was taken from the lookout on the eastern half of the island. I'm guessing I used my Tamron 500mm mirror lens for this photo as it was the longest lens I owned at the time.

Daily Photo – Bothaville Sunset 3

July 12, 2012
Travel

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As you can see, the ground in the camp was quite waterlogged, though this wasn't the worst camp site flood by quite some measure. See the image at the bottom of the post for the most waterlogged camp site!

Daily Photo – Reivilo Clouds

May 19, 2012
Travel

As my faded memory recalls, pretty much every afternoon at around 3:00 pm, the clouds would build us and a series of thunder storms would roll through. The noise from the rain and thunder rendered our seismic recording an exercise in futility so we'd return to camp, and face the prospect of cooking once again.

On 3rd Generation Digital Cameras

January 7, 2012
Cameras

Apple Quicktake 100

Travel Photographer Richard Davis takes up the recent discussions on the imminent demise of the DLSR and wonders about what changes are also coming in the way we view and interact with images. The 3rd generation digital cameras will not only replace DSLRs, but also allow new ways of consuming photographs.