Moon shot with Nikon Z7 and AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF
Just a quick post showing the great performance of the Nikon Z7 combined with the AF-S Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF lens. Significant crop from the full…
Lightroom Classic Panorama Merge : Boundary Warp vs Fill Edges vs Auto Crop
Today, Adobe released a new version of Lightroom Classic (v9) that has an addition to the panorama merge function: fill pixels (using content aware…
British RAF Red Arrows North American Tour
I was sad to miss this year's Abbotsford Air Show, but did manage to see the enhanced fly over by the British RAF Red Arrows team. They have been on…
Birds, Bunnies, and Bugs with Nikon Z7 and Nikkor 500mm f/5.6 PF
Not my usual post as I just want to share the images and not write too much about an otherwise uneventful day. These images were shot at Jericho…
Hiking Brunswick Mountain
You can download my GPX or KML files for use in your own GPS trackers or mapping tools. Brunswick Mountain is the tallest peak in the North Shore…
Focus Shift Shooting with the Nikon Z7 and 105mm f/2.8 VR Micro-Nikkor
None of my previous cameras had the focus shift feature so I decided to give it a try today. We had great light and my wife's flowers are in full…
Hiking the Hope Lookout Trail
I hiked this with my six year old twins on July 6, 2019 but just posting a few pics now. The trail head starts in Hope, BC and is a short but…
Vancouver Aquarium Macro
I have been to the Vancouver Aquarium many times before and always enjoy the visit. Today I took my six year old twins once again, and brought along…
Hiking Cheam Peak in Chilliwack
On Sunday of the August long weekend my brother and I scaled Cheam Peak located just outside Chilliwack, BC. A truly breathtaking hike through…
A Visit to Pacific Northwest Raptors
Last weekend, my wife and I visited The Raptors for an all-day raptor experience. Located a short drive from Duncan on Vancouver Island and…
Nikon Z7 : High ISO, IBIS, Focus Peaking
I took a walk around my neighborhood with my kids to look for fall mushrooms and flowers. I wanted to test a few aspects of the Nikon Z7 including…
Nikon Z7 Setup and Configuration
As I did for the Nikon D800 and D810 DSLR cameras, I'm posting the settings I'm using for the Nikon Z7 along with a file you can download to…
Nikon Z7 First Shots
One of my favorite places to visit is the Vancouver Aquarium, and that is exactly where I went to test out the new Nikon Z7. I only had a short…
Visit to Toronto
I had very little time to take photos in Toronto, just one night after work. Ventured to the islands off of downtown and managed to get a few nice…
Nikon Z7 Banding Test
Update: ISO 3200 test follows below. I just picked up a new Nikon Z7 and there have been multiple reports of banding in recovered shadow areas. I…
Vancouver Aquarium with the iPhone X
Some photos from this weekend using the iPhone X. Captured in RAW (dng) using Adobe Lightroom Mobile (a free app) and edited with Lightroom on the…
Abbotsford Air Show 2017
I had a post about the Abbotsford Air Show, but my blog decided to act up. There were a bunch of other photos and a description of each but I had to…
Squamish Bald Eagles (Again)
This was my third time in Squamish to shoot Bald Eagles, and it will likely become an annual excursion. Not only do I love Squamish and Brackendale,…
Hike to Saint Marks Summit
I haven't been hiking much this year, such is the life with young twins. I look forward to the day they can join me, but for now the tougher hikes…
Harvest Moon 2016
On September 16, we had a full moon which was also our harvest moon. The harvest moon is the full moon closest to the fall equinox (Sept. 22nd).…