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2019-01-20 Fujifilm GF 250mm f/4 R LM OIS WR Examples: Eureka Dunes (Fujifilm GFX-50R)

2019-01-17 Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S Examples: Eureka Dunes Climb

2018-12-25 From Snow to Sand

2018-06-15 Death Valley Eureka Dunes in Infrared

2018-05-26 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 23mm: Dead Brush Closeup in Cottonwood Canyon Wash

2018-05-25 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 24mm: Flowering Creosote Bush

2018-05-25 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 19mm: Snake Tracks On Rippled Dunes

2018-05-24 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 17mm: Cracked Mud Patterns in Sand Dunes to Distant Peaks at Sunrise

2018-05-23 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 14mm: Sand Dunes Junction

2018-05-22 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 20mm: Flowering Creosote Bush in Sand Dunes, Figure on Dune

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2018-05-06 Death Valley Road, near Big Pine, CA

Faux HDR and High Dynamic Range

Tips for processing high dynamic range images. (MOVES to Making Sharp Images in June 2019).

1. Faux HDR: Converting High Dynamic Range Images with Adobe Camera Raw (Nikon D810)

Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art

Superwide optimized zoom lens..

1. Aperture Series @ 14mm: Sand Dunes Junction, Mesquite Dunes, Death Valley
2. Aperture Series @ 17mm: Cracked Mud Patterns in Sand Dunes to Distant Peaks at Sunrise, Death Valley
3. Aperture Series @ 19mm: Snake Tracks on Rippled Dunes, Death Valley
4. Aperture Series @ 20mm: Flowering Creosote Bush in Sand Dunes, Figure on Dune, Death Valley
5. Aperture Series @ 23mm: Dead Brush Closeup in Cottonwood Canyon Wash
6. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Flowering Creosote Bush

Faux HDR and High Dynamic Range

Tips for processing high dynamic range images. .

1. Faux HDR: Converting High Dynamic Range Images with Adobe Camera Raw (Nikon D810)

Fujifilm GF 250mm f/4 OIS R WR

Telephoto equivalent to 200mm lens. .

1. Examples: Eastern Sierra, White Mountains (Fujifilm GFX-50R)

Pentax 645 90mm f/2.8 D FA 645 Macro ED AW SR

Medium telephoto macro lens for Pentax 645 digital and film..

1. Aperture Series: Death Valley Alluvial Fan Near Eureka Dunes (645Z)

28mm f/2 Distagon

An artist’s drawing tool..

1. Dusk and Night Shots in Mountains

50mm f/1.4 Planar

Brilliant imaging in a compact package..

1. Examples in White Mountains, Death Valley

50mm f/2 Makro-Planar

Versatility in a “normal” lens and macro too!.

1. 50/2 Examples in White Mountains, Death Valley, Yosemite

Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon

Fast high performance APO wide angle..

1. Examples: Pre-Dawn Dawn in 20 Mule Team Canyon

100mm f/2 Makro-Planar

King of bokeh! Corner-to-corner sharpness, world class..

1. Examples in White Mountains and Death Valley / D3x

Travel and Places

Out of the way places and wonders..

1. Death Valley Snapshots—Canyons and Dunes
2. Death Valley: Eureka Dunes in Infrared
3. Exploring Death Valley—Getting There and Exploring

Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S

Normal lens expressly designed for Nikon Z cameras..

1. Portrait Examples, Eureka Dunes

Olympus M.Zuiko Digital ED 300mm f/4 IS PRO

Super telephoto with superb bokeh and color correction..

1. Examples: Flowers and More in Cottonwood Canyon, Death Valley
2. Aperture Series: Flash-Flood-Shredded Brush on Marble, Death Valley

Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Distagon

Outstanding ultra wide angle performer..

1. Examples: Down Low and Near-Macro (A7R II)

Leica 28mm f/2 Summicron-M ASPH (pre-2016)

Leica’s widest lens utilizing built-in frame lines..

1. Examples: Death Valley (Leica M9)
2. Compared: 28/2 Summicron vs 28/2.8 Elmarit (M9, Death Valley, Leadville)
3. 28/2.8 vs 28/2 Death Valley Water Tank (M9P)

Leica 28mm f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH (pre-2016)

Leica’s smallest and lightest M lens with superlative performance..

1. Examples: Death Valley (M9)
2. 28/2.8 vs 28/2: Death Valley Leadville (M9P)
3. 28/2.8 vs 28/2: Death Valley Water Tank (M9P)

Zeiss ZM 21mm f/4.5 C-Biogon

Zero distortion ultra-wide..

1. Examples: Death Valley Abandoned Mining Site (M9)

Blog posts, reverse chronological

2019

2019-01-20 Fujifilm GF 250mm f/4 R LM OIS WR Examples: Eureka Dunes (Fujifilm GFX-50R)

2019-01-17 Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.8 S Examples: Eureka Dunes Climb

2018

2018-12-25 From Snow to Sand

2018-06-15 Death Valley Eureka Dunes in Infrared

2018-05-26 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 23mm: Dead Brush Closeup in Cottonwood Canyon Wash

2018-05-25 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 24mm: Flowering Creosote Bush

2018-05-25 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 19mm: Snake Tracks On Rippled Dunes

2018-05-24 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 17mm: Cracked Mud Patterns in Sand Dunes to Distant Peaks at Sunrise

2018-05-23 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 14mm: Sand Dunes Junction

2018-05-22 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 20mm: Flowering Creosote Bush in Sand Dunes, Figure on Dune

2018-04-20 Pondering Shooting Infrared Again: Infrared Shoot at Eureka Dunes, Death Valley National Park

2018-03-16 Voigtlander FE Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 Aperture Series: 'Sprinter Van at Sunrise' and 'Sunrise over Panamint Range'

2018-03-15 Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 Aperture Series: Train Boxcar Just After Sunset (Sony A7R III)

2018-03-15 Voigtlander Nokton 40mm f/1.2 Aperture Series: 'Sprinter Van at Sunrise' and 'Sunrise over Panamint Range' and 'Sunset on Oval Erratic'

2018-03-15 Reader Question for Sony A7R III: Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 or Zeiss Milvus 25mm f/1.4 Adapted?

2018-03-14 Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH: Examples in Color and B&W in Trona/Panamint Area

2018-03-13 Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 8-18mm f/2.8-4 ASPH

2016

2016-04-03 Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon: Pre-Dawn to Dawn in 20 Mule Team Canyon, Death Valley

2016-04-03 Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Mining Cabin Interior

2016-04-03 Capturing Context and Subtleties Together

2016-03-14 Olympus 300mm f/4 IS Pro: Examples in Death Valley’s Cottonwood Canyon

2016-03-14 Olympus 300mm f/4 IS Pro Aperture Series: Flash-Flood-Shredded Brush on Marble Canyon Wall, Death Valley

2016-03-13 Back from Trip

2016-03-10 Field Testing the Olympus 300mm f/4

2016-03-09 Death Valley Flower Status

2016-03-06 On the Road, Death Valley Tomorrow

2015

2015-02-25 Death Valley Photo Tour, Early March, or Carrizo Plain in late March

2015-02-23 Sigma DP Merrill are all $200 off

2015-02-22 It’s 2015: Where Does Leica M Stand?

2015-02-20 Death Valley Photo Tour, Early March, or Carrizo Plain in late March

2014

2014-09-07 'The Racetrack' Playa in Death Valley: the Stones Caught Moving!

2014-08-16 Wrapping up Field Shooting

2014-04-19 Diglloyd Photo Tours with Zeiss APO Lenses For Participants

2014-04-03 Diglloyd Photo Tours in June, August, September

2014-03-11 Shootout: Leica 28/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH vs Leica 28/2 Summicron-M ASPH

2014-03-10 Shootout: Leica 28/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH vs Leica 28/2 Summicron-M ASPH

2014-03-08 Leica 28m f/2.8 Elmarit-M ASPH: Death Valley Examples

2014-03-07 Leica 28m f/2 Summicron-M ASPH Aperture Series: Sharpness, examples

2012

2012-03-18 Comparison: Zeiss 100/2 Makro Planar to Leica 100/2.8 APO, Nikon 105/2.8G

2012-03-14 A Few Shots from Death Valley

2012-03-12 Compared: Leica 21/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH vs Leica 21/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH (Ashford Mill Ruins)

2012-03-05 Back From Death Valley

2012-03-02 Death Valley Drought

2012-02-21 Death Valley with Leica and Zeiss

2012-02-13 Death Valley Photo Tour

2011

2011-02-25 Death Valley Survivor

2011-02-19 Away on Death Valley Photo Tour

2011-01-25 Death Valley National Park photo tour late February

2008

2008-03-23 Death Valley characters

2008-03-13 Exploring Death Valley updated

2008-03-12 Exploring Death Valley

2008-03-08 Death Valley

2008-03-07 Back from Death Valley

2008-02-29 Away to Death Valley

2008-02-15 Perfect time of year for Death Valley

2007

2007-02-26 Snapshots on the run

2007-02-25 Back from Death Valley National Park

2007-02-18 Away to Death Valley National Park

2006

2006-02-27 No flowers in Death Valley

2006-02-20 No updates while in Death Valley