Micurs Photography Journal

If you think shooting fast moving animals is difficult, try shooting bullets slicing water drops. That’s the kind of mind-boggling photography that Alexander Augusteijn does. There’s no tricks or clever Photoshop manipulations involved… just dedication and a whole lotta patience. Augusteijn tells us, I am a photographer from the Netherlands, specializing ...

Turns out the leaked photos of the Canon 60D we posted a couple weeks ago were of the real thing. Canon just announced this camera this morning, and the rumored specs were spot on as well: an 18-megapixel camera with an articulating LCD screen and heavy emphasis on video recording. An in-camera video editing feature [...]

Self portrait by Chuck Close Now on view at the National Portrait Gallery is an exhibition titled, Americans Now featuring portraits of various mediums and subjects from their permanent collection. On display are portraits of many of America’s famous leaders and professionals, by a diverse roster of artists including works by Dan Winters, whose ...

Along with the Canon 60D, four new L-Series lenses and two new teleconverters have been announced today. Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye USM Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM Canon EF 400mm f/2.8L IS II USM Canon Extender EF 1.4x III Canon Extender EF 2x III Additional details and images for each ...

The Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS USM is a compact L-series telezoom lens featuring optical image stabilisation, two ultra-low dispersion elements and Canon’s Super Spectra coatings.
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Click on the picture to see it bigger, or see it in Flickr Hey everyone, RC here. I was chatting with Scott a couple of days ago about my experiences at the Star Wars Celebration that just happened in Orlando, FL – and he thought it a good idea to share them here on the [...]

Landscapes have a magical impact on people. Dependent on the location, a provided piece of landscapes may instill a feeling of serenity or natural turmoil; it might imply lush development or continuous erosion; green with life or dim, gray, and lifeless; a talented photographer could leverage these features to create pictures that are simultaneously ...

First of all, the obligatory intro… my name is Reinhard Lampano. I currently serve in the United States Air Force. My job is NOT photography related however, since recently rediscovering photography and discovering RF photography for the first time (and not doin’ to shabby at it), I would like to pursue it as a means [Read More...]

Hands-on product shots of the Sony A580 DSLR camera.
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