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There's a Super Moon in There Somewhere

9/29/2015

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Sometimes mother nature just doesn't quite cooperate. That's when you gotta just do the best you can. If the shot isn't there it's time to play around with different technique and use your imagination. I knew I wasn't going to get a great shot of the full super moon with all the different layers of storm clouds. So I just played around and tried some different things and came up with this photo below. At a 2 minute exposure I'm surprised the clouds aren't more blurry, but I like the smoothness of the ocean and the semi crisp clouds with the super moon rising behind them. 
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Sony a6000 / Sigma 19mm @ f8 / ISO 200 / 2 min exposure / Tripod / JJC Remote Shutter
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Super Blood Moon

9/28/2015

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The super moon rising up in the east through the thick dark clouds. I barely got this shot off and just like that, it was gone. Completely covered by the multiple depths and layers of storm clouds.
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Nikon D700 / 70-200mm / f8 / ISO 800 / 1/2 sec / Tripod
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Sony a6000 for Landscape Photography

9/22/2015

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I've really been pushing this little camera to see how well it stacks up to my Nikon D700. Even though the sensor is APC I am getting terrific results. In some cases I am getting some banding (lines that go across the image) but I think those show up in contrasty or darker images. So far I have to conclude: why will I ever buy a 3k camera body again. My Nikon is a fantastic camera and I will probably still use it as long as it works. My motto has always been this: it doesn't really matter, in most cases, what camera you use, it's how you use it. If you learn the fundamentals of photography you can achieve professional results with just about any camera. (Take a look at my W.I.S.E. page.) Also see my GoPro Pix here
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Sony a6000 / Sigma 19mm @ f8 / 1/125 / WB Cloudy / Tripod
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At the End of the Rainbow - Victory Casino Cruise Pot of GoldĀ 

9/16/2015

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I was down filming and taking photos at the beach with the Sony a6000. There were numerous rainbows out. I saw the Victory Casino Cruise heading out for their nightly voyage going right under a rainbow. Can't get any better than that. Cha-Ching!
Shot with Sony a6000 / Sigma Art Lens 60mm / 50 bit rate / Graded in Adobe Premiere
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Sony a6000 + Pocket Wizards + Nikon Flash's

9/11/2015

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One of the main things I wanted to know about the Sony a6000 was could I use my Nikon SB 900 & Nikon SB 800 Flashes with my Nikon Pocket Wizards. The answer is Yes! I actually think the pocket wizards work better on the Sony than on my Nikon D700. I had zero mis-fires, where as on my D700, I was always fiddling with the pocket wizards to work properly and even trigger. To get the pocket wizards to work on the Sony a6000 I had to go into the software and make them basic triggers, this means you have to work with your flashes manually no TTL. I also chose a channel for all of them (trigger and receiver) to share. So here is a list of the Pocket Wizard transmitters and receivers I got to work on the Sony a6000:

  1. PocketWizard Plus III Transceiver (works great but a little bulky)
  2. MiniTT1-Nikon (AC3 ZoneController DOES NOT WORK)
  3. FlexTT5-Nikon
  4. Works great with my Nikon SB 900 & SB 800 Flashes

The only difference between the Nikon D700 & a6000 is sync speed, I can only get 1/160th max sync on the Sony a6000 with no TTL, but it's not that difficult to work the flashes manually.

Hopefully this will help others with this decision because it concerned me for the longest time and was the only decision not to buy the Sony a6000 because I have so much invested in my Nikon. Side note: the files seem to be way sharper than my D700 I almost don't need to sharpen them in post. The photo below was shot on standard profile

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Sony a6000 / Sigma 60mm @ f5.6 / SB 800 & 900 / Pocket Wizards /
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Apparition of the Virgin Mary

9/9/2015

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We're getting closer to Fall and the sun is changing, hitting the glass on my front door. I looked down to see all these curvy lines of light and snapped a pic of what looks to me like the Virgin Mary. Interesting photos in the most unlikely places.
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