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2023-11-22 West fork of Lee Vining Creek, view to southern ride of Mt Conness.

2023-11-21 Mt Conness Summit View towards Rainclouds near Mt Dana

2023-11-13 SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GF 55/1.7 vs Fujifilm GF 35-70: Mt Conness SE Ridge (GFX100 II)

2023-11-12 Earth Shadow Rising and Full Moon, White Mountains

2023-11-12 Weathered Boulder at Dusk, White Mountains

2023-11-08 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO: Rare Pond, White Mountains

2023-11-07 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM @ 16mm: End of Road, White Mountains

2023-10-28 White Mountains Notes

2023-09-20 Fujifilm GF 30mm f/5.6 TS: What would Tilt do for this Scene and Others Like It?

2023-09-08 Mountain Wildlife, September 2023 in Eastern Sierra and White Mountains

2023-08-27 Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 Examples: White Mountains

2023-08-25 3-Way SHOOTOUT: Sigma FE 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art vs Sony FE 14/1.8 vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM: Expansive View to White Mountain Peak

2023-08-24 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 Aperture Series @ 50mm: Icebergs in Dana Lake, View to Mt Dana

2023-08-24 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 Aperture Series @ 70mm: Mt Dana Summit from Dana Lakes

2023-08-24 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 Aperture Series @ 70mm: Icebergs in Dana Lake, View to Mt Dana

2023-08-23 Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 Aperture Series @ 21mm: Icebergs in Dana Lake, View to Mt Dana

2023-08-22 Sigma FE 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art Aperture Series: Bristlecone View to White Mountain Peak

2023-08-21 Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 Aperture Series @ 27mm: Icebergs in Dana Lake, View to Mt Dana

2023-08-18 Incredible Snow Level in Eastern Sierra

2023-08-16 Back from Trip to Eastern Sierra, White Mountains

2023-08-06 Dusk at the Big Hump, White Mountains

2023-07-21 Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S Aperture Series @ 70mm: Eastern Sierra Mixed Forest (Z8)

2023-07-20 Nikon NIKKOR Z 26mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Eastern Sierra Mixed Forest (Z8)

2023-07-20 Nikon NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Eastern Sierra Mixed Forest (Z8)

2023-07-01 Eastern Sierra Superbloom —  Everything Growing as if to Make up for Past 3 Years

2023-06-23 Lundy Canyon: Massive Avalanche Damage from Winter of 2022/2023 —  Trees Sheared-Off Like Toothpicks

2023-05-24 New! Leica Q3 with the Same Extreme-Barrel-Distortion Lens

2023-05-21 Voigtlander M 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Alpine Creek, Downstream (Leica M11 Monochrom)

2023-05-10 Voigtlander M 28mm f/2 Ultron Aperture Series: Alpine Creek, Downstream (Leica M11 Monochrom)

2023-05-10 Voigtlander M 21mm f/1.4 Aperture Series: Alpine Creek, Downstream (Leica M11 Monochrom)

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2022-11-15 Apple’s New iPhone SOS Feature: Great for the Real Deal, Ripe for Abuse by Feckless Morons

2020-06-20 Summitting White Mountain Peak on Mountain Bike — Minimal Snow, 20 June 2020

2020-05-18 Back to Form Again, After Loss of Fitness from Probable COVID-19: Ascending Horseshoe Meadows Rd to Cottonwood Pass from Mt Whitney Portal Rd

2020-03-31 SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19: Access to Alabama Hills, Eastern Sierra Status

2018-07-10 Attention Allergy/Asthma Sufferers: Extreme Pollen Levels in Eastern Sierra Nevada / Yosemite at 8500 Ft on up to 10,600' and Higher

2018-07-06 Counting Up My Double Centuries and Double Centuries in 2018

2018-07-02 Attention Allergy/Asthma Sufferers: Horrible Pollen Levels in Eastern Sierra Nevada

2018-06-12 Concussion: Post-Crash Recovery Phase 6, Indeterminate Recovery

2018-06-02 2018 Eastern Sierra Double: a Win

2018-03-12 Counting Up My Double Centuries

2017-08-24 Mercedes Sprinter Upfitting: Before any Upfitting, Maiden Voyage

2017-07-29 My Sprinter Photography Adventure Van Project: Which Mac? Experience Report / Proving it Out? MacBook Pro = Not so good for big jobs

2017-06-03 Completed: 2017 Eastern Sierra Double Century

2016-06-17 Dropping Body Fat After Fall/Winter Gains: Success!

2016-06-17 2016 Eastern Sierra Double Century: a Win in Spite of Extreme Conditions and No Aid at the Worst Section

Examples and How They Were Made

Examples of how images were made...

  1. Making of “View Over Alabama Hills to Wind Driven Snow on Whitney Range” (Sony A7R IV)
  2. Making of “Moon rising over Pine Creek Lake” (Nikon D850 Monochrome)

Panasonic S1R Multi-Shot High-Res Mode

Evaluating Multi-Shot High-Res Mode..

  1. Panasonic S1R: Single-Shot vs Multi-Shot High-Res Mode2 Motion Correction (Alpine Creek)

Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL ASPH

Fast short normal lens for L-Mount cameras..

  1. Aperture Series: Peaks and Valley, Mt Conness Southern Spur
  2. Aperture Series: View North to Mt Conness from Puppy Dome

Leica 24-90mm f/2.8-4 Vario-Elmarit-SL ASPH OIS

All-arounder zoom with dubious optical compromises..

  1. @35mm Shootout vs Zeiss ZM 35/1.4 Distagon: Fresh June Snowfall on White Mountains (Leica SL)

Nikon D850

The best becomes better..

  1. D850 vs D810 Sharpness: Pine Creek Forested Hillside

Nikon D850 Image Quality

Oustanding image quality, but with some limitations..

  1. Noise: 30 Seconds, 3-stop Underexposure (Rock Creek, Late Dusk)
  2. Noise: 15 Seconds, Near-Optimal Exposure (Rock Creek, Late Dusk)

Nikon D810

Improvements on the workhorse D800E..

  1. Nikon D810 + Zeiss Otus 55/1.4 APO vs Pentax 645Z (Pine Creek Sunflowers)

Nikon D850 Monochrome Conversion by MaxMax.com

D850 with the RGB Bayer matrix removed for a true monochrome sensor..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra
  2. Examples: Eastern Sierra Man-Made Structures
  3. Examples: Lundy Canyon
  4. Blending Frames for Low Noise, Dynamic Range (Twenty Lakes Basin View To Mt Conness Eastern Ridge)

Nikon D600

Full-frame 24 megapixel DSLR..

  1. Field Comparison: D600 vs D800 (Pine Creek Tungsten Mine)
  2. Field Comparison: D600 vs D800 (Pine Creek Tungsten Mine, Aerial)

Canon EOS 5D Mark III

22 megapixel successor to the popular 5D Mark II..

  1. Examples — Alpine Creek
  2. Examples — Alpine Creek with 85/1.2L II

Canon EOS 5DS / 5DS R

50 megapixel successor to the 22 megapixel Canon 5D Mark III..

  1. Examples: Color and Monochrome (White Mountains)

Nikon 19mm f/4E ED PC-E

Ultra wide tilt/shift lens.

  1. Shifting for Stitching: Double the Camera Megapixels (Alpine Creek)

Pentax K-1

36-megapixel full-frame DSLR with SuperRes Pixel Shift Mode..

  1. SuperRes Pixel Shift: Two Field Shots at Sunset (White Mountains)

Pentax HD DA 24-70mm f/2.8 SDM ED

Bread and butter zoom lens..

  1. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Sunset over Snowy Landscape, White Mountains View to Sierra Nevada

Pentax HD FA 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW

All-new high performance design..

  1. Examples: White Mountains
  2. Aperture Series: View South Over Fresh Snow on White Mountains to Deep Springs

Canon 24mm f/2.8 IS USM

Canon’s compact high-performance 24mm prime..

  1. Aperture Series: Tioga Lake and Mt Dana
  2. Examples: 5D Mark III (White Mountains, Yosemite)

Canon 85mm f/1.4L IS USM

Canon’s best-ever medium telephoto and with image stabilization..

  1. Aperture Series: Sunrise on Mt Conness
  2. Aperture Series: Mt Dana, Early Morning

Sigma 12-24mm f/4 DG HSM Art

Fast constant-aperture ultrawide zoom..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra (Nikon D810)

Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art

High performance mid-range zoom..

  1. Aperture Series @ 70mm: Alabama Hills View to Snow-Covered White Mountains

Sigma 24-105mm f/4 DG HSM Art

Wide angle to telephoto all purpose zoom..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra (Nikon D810)

Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art

A whopping 4/3 stop faster than other lenses in its range..

  1. Aperture Series + Focus Stack: Boulder View to Sub-Peak of Mt Conness
  2. Examples: Eastern Sierra

Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Sigma’s fast high performance wide angle..

  1. Examples: Mt Conness Watershed (Canon 5DS R)
  2. Aperture Series: Checking for Lens Symmetry, Bristlecone on Bare Hill (Canon 5DS R)

Sigma 28mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Extraordinary optical efforts for outstanding performance..

  1. Aperture Series: View to Mt Whitney Peaks From Alabama Hills, Very Late Dusk

Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Sigma’s fast and affordable moderate excellent wide angle..

  1. Examples (Alpine Creek, Canon 5DM3)

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Sports

Extraordinary optical efforts for outstanding performance..

  1. Examples: Mt Whitney and Alabama Hills, Pre-Dawn to Early Sun

Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Sigma’s best portrait lens..

  1. Shootout: Sigma 85/1.4A vs Zeiss Milvus 85/1.4 vs Nikon 85/1.4G (Snowy Spur of Mt Conness, Nikon D810)
  2. Examples: Eastern Sierra (Nikon D810)
  3. Examples, Focus Stacking: Eastern Sierra (Nikon D850)

Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Extraordinary optical efforts for class-leading performance?.

  1. Aperture Series: Mt Conness Green Meadow, Dusk

Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art

Fastest 135mm lens yet, with ultra high performance..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra (Nikon D850)

Sigma Super Tele Varifocal 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM S

Sigma’s fast an flexible moderate super telephoto..

  1. Aperture Series: White Mountain Peak (Canon 5DM3, 300mm)
  2. Examples (Canon 5DM3, White Mountains)

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 20mm f/1.8G

Nikon’s fast ultra wide angle..

  1. Aperture Series: Mt Conness Glacier Remnants (D810)
  2. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Sun Wedge (D810)

Canon EF 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye Zoom

State of the art design in a never before seen fisheye zoom..

  1. Examples in White Mountains (Mixed Focal Lengths)

Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM

Extreme wide angle zoom..

  1. Examples: Mt Conness Watershed (5DS R)

Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II and 24-70mm f/4L IS

Canon’s premium mid-range zooms..

  1. Bokeh (Outdoors, Alpine Creek)
  2. Aperture Series: Alpine Creek Redwoods (Focus Shift Study @ 45mm)

Nikon AF-S 85mm f/1.4G

State of the art design in a fast 85mm lens..

  1. Examples in Yosemite and White Mountains

Nikon AF-S 105mm f/1.4E ED

Nikon’s best-ever f/1.4 lens?.

  1. Examples: White Mountains and Eastern Sierra

Canon 800mm f/5.6L IS Super Telephoto

A review of Canon’s 800m f/5.6L IS super telephoto, with high performance that demands technical mastery to use well..

  1. Examples: Landscape

Canon 200mm f/1.8L USM

Coveted super speed telephoto..

  1. Aperture Series: Mt Dana, Earth Shadow Rising

Canon-Wide Angle Prime Lenses

Comparing the 16-35mm f/2.8L II to most of Canon’s wide angle prime lenses. Optical performance, ergonomics, focus, build quality..

  1. 20mm Comparison: White Mountains
  2. 28mm Comparison: White Mountains
  3. 35mm Comparison: White Mountains

Nikon AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED

Nikon’s ultra wide angle zoom and the Nikon 14mm f/2.8, critical focus shift behavior..

  1. Compared: Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G vs Nikon 14mm f/2.8: White Mountains Road

Rokinon 24mm f/3.5 Tilt-Shift Lens

Perspective control for architecture or landscape as an alternative to Nikon and Canon brand name offerings..

  1. Examples: Stitched Panoramas (D800E, White Mountains)

How To Get Peak Sharpness With Perfect Focus

Focusing is more complicated than it first appears..

  1. Case Study: Major Sharpness Gains via Ideal Focus with Lenses having Peripheral Forward Field Curvature (Pine Creek High Peaks)

Focus Stacking Overview

Bypass the limits on depth of field and diffraction..

  1. Automated Focus Stepping for Stacking (Nikon D850 in Particular)

Focus Stacking Examples

Examples of Focus Stacking..

  1. Example: Subject Movement (9050 Pine Creek Rd Waterfall)
  2. Example: Dual Not-Quite-Enough Examples (Bristlecones Near to Far)

Medium Format Magazine

Articles written for MediumFormat.com..

  1. Phase One IQ4 Medium Format: the Summit of Image Quality (March 2020)
  2. Fujifilm GF 50mm f/3.5: Awesome First Choice for Fujifilm Medium Format (May 2020)

Phase One XF and XT Full-Frame Medium Format

Phase One XF System, Phase One IQ4, Schneider Kreuznach Lenses.

  1. Phase One IQ4 Medium Format: the Summit of Image Quality (March 2020)

Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5

Wide angle 24mm equivalent for Phase One XF system.

  1. Aperture Series: Alabama Hills Moonset Over Mt Whitney (IQ4 150)
  2. Examples: Eastern Sierra (IQ4 150)
  3. Examples: Alabama Hills and Mt Whitney Area (IQ4 150)

Schneider Kreuznach LS 40-80mm f/4-5.6

Mid range zoom 27-54mm equivalent for Phase One XF system.

  1. Examples: EasternSierra (IQ4 150)

Schneider Kreuznach LS 80mm f/2.8

Compact normal 54mm equivalent for Phase One XF system.

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra (IQ4 150)
  2. Aperture Series: View to White Mountains From Summit of Eureka Dunes (IQ4 150)
  3. Aperture Series: Last Light on Cottonwood Tree, View to Mt Whitney (IQ4 150)

Schneider Kreuznach LS 150mm f/2.8 IF

Medium telephoto 100mm equivalent for Phase One XF system.

  1. Examples: Alabama Hills, Mt Whitney, Silver Canyon (IQ4 150)

Schneider Kreuznach LS 240mm f/4.5 IF

Long telephoto 162mm equivalent for Phase One XF system.

  1. Examples: Alabama Hills and Mt Whitney Area (IQ4 150)

Fujifilm GFX100S/100 Comparisons

Is 100 better than 45/50/60 megapixels?.

  1. SHOOTOUT @ 43mm/35mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V Pixel Shift: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek
  2. SHOOTOUT @ 43mm/35mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V 16-shot Pixel Shift: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek
  3. SHOOTOUT @ 26/21mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V Pixel Shift: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek

Fujifilm GFX100 Focus Stacking and FOCUS BKT

100 megapixels in a portable package!.

  1. Fujifilm GFX100: Focus Stacking for Selfies, or People

Fujifilm GFX 50S Image Quality

Image quality assessments..

  1. Stitched Panorama @ 120mm: View of Mt Whitney Peaks From Alabama Hills

Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 R WR

Compact wide angle.

  1. Examples: Record Snow in August, Dana Canyon (GFX100S)
  2. Examples: White Mountains in August (GFX100S)
  3. Aperture Series @ 25mm: Half-Bare Big Leaf Maple, Alpine Creek
  4. Aperture Series @ 26mm: Huge Laurel at Alpine Creekbend
  5. Aperture Series @ 27mm: Icebergs in Dana Lake, view to Mt Dana
  6. Aperture Series @ 29mm: Half-Bare Big Leaf Maple, Alpine Creek
  7. SHOOTOUT vs Hasselblad XCD 21/4: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek
  8. SHOOTOUT @ 20mm/16mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V Pixel Shift: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek
  9. SHOOTOUT @ 26/21mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V Pixel Shift: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek

Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 R WR

Ultra wide angle equivalent to 19mm f/3.3. .

  1. Examples: Dana Lakes (GFX 50S)
  2. Focus Stacking Examples, Eastern Sierra (GFX100)
  3. Focus Stacking Examples, White Mountains (GFX100)
  4. Examples: White Mountains and Eastern Sierra (GFX100)
  5. Panoramas: White Mountains (GFX100)

Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5 R LM WR

Compact wide angle.

  1. Can the Fujifilm GF 30/3.5 Deliver a Fully Sharp Image with Focus Stacking?
  2. Examples: White Mountains
  3. Aperture Series: White Mountains Terrain Above Treeline
  4. Aperture Series: Creekside Forest, Alpine Creek
  5. Aperture Series: Greenstone Lake with Mt Conness Peaks
  6. Aperture Series: Boulder amid Suncups, view to Mt Conness

Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f/4 R LM WR

Mid-range zoom lens equivalent to 26-53mm f/3.3..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra (GFX 50S)
  2. Examples: Panoramas in the White Mountains and Eastern Sierra (GFX100)
  3. Aperture Series @ 32mm: 9050 Pine Creek Rd (GFX 50S)
  4. Shootout @ 50mm vs GF 35-70, GF 32-64/4: Huge Laurel Along Alpine Creek
  5. Shootout @ 63mm vs GF 35-70, GF 63/2.8: Huge Laurel Along Alpine Creek

Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6

Compact wide angle.

  1. Examples: an August Hike from Saddlebag Lake to Twenty Lakes Basin
  2. Examples: Twenty Lakes Basin and Mt Conness Lakes, Late August
  3. Examples: August Variability, White Mountains
  4. Examples: Pine Creek
  5. Examples: White Mountains Snow
  6. Aperture Series @ 35mm: Huge Laurel Along Alpine Creek
  7. SHOOTOUT @ 43/35mm: Fujifilm GFX100S vs Sony A7R V Pixel Shift: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek
  8. Aperture Series @ 40mm: Flowering Trees along Alpine Creek
  9. Aperture Series @ 70mm: Cluster of Bay Laurel Trees by Alpine Creek
  10. Aperture Series @ 70mm: Icebergs in Dana Lake
  11. Shootout @50mm vs GF 35-70, GF 32-64/4: Huge Laurel Along Alpine Creek
  12. Shootout @ 63mm vs GF 32-64/4, GF 63/2.8: Huge Laurel Along Alpine Creek

Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR

Moderate wide angle equivalent to 37mm f/2.3..

  1. Examples: Panoramas in the Eastern Sierra and White Mountains (GFX100)
  2. Early Winter Examples in Eastern Sierra (GFX 50S)
  3. Examples: Lundy Canyon Just Before the Winter Solstice (GFX 50R)
  4. Aperture Series: Alpine Meadows view towards North Subpeak of Mt Conness (GFX100)

Fujifilm GF 45-100mm f/4 R LM OIS WR

Slightly long zoom lens equivalent to 37-82mm f/3.3..

  1. Examples: Alabama Hills
  2. Aperture Series @ 56mm: Alabama Hills Desert Wash, Sunrise View To Mt Whitney
  3. Aperture Series @ 100mm: Sagebrush Hillside to Wind-Whipped Whitney
  4. Compared: Fujifilm GF 45-100mm f/4 vs GF 50mm f/3.5: View Towards Mt Whitney

Fujifilm GF 50mm f/3.5 R LM WR

Slightly wide compact normal lens equivalent to 41mm f/2.9..

  1. Examples: Alabama Hills, March
  2. Examples: Alabama Hills, April
  3. Examples: Alabama Hills, Astrophotography
  4. Examples: Mt Whitney Foothills
  5. Examples: White Mountains
  6. Shootout @ 50mm vs GF 35-70, GF 32-64/4: Huge Laurel Along Alpine Creek
  7. Compared: Fujifilm GF 50mm f/3.5 vs GF 45-100mm f/4: View Towards Mt Whitney

Fujifilm GF 55mm f/1.7

State of the art normal lens..

  1. SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GF 55/1.7 vs Fujifilm GF 35-70: Mt Conness Ridge SE(GFX100 II)

Fujifilm GF 63mm f/2.8 R WR

Standard normal lens equivalent to 52mm f/2.3..

  1. Aperture Series: View to Mt Whitney From Alabama Hills (GFX 50S, Focus Variability)
  2. Compared: 63mm f/2.8 vs 32-64mm f/4 (GFX 50S, Pine Creek South Fork)
  3. Shootout @63mm vs GF 35-70, GF 32-64/4: Huge Laurel Along Alpine Creek

Fujifilm GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR

Standard normal lens equivalent to 66mm f/1.4..

  1. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Valley and High Peaks
  2. Aperture Series: 9050 Pine Creek Road
  3. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine Infrastructure
  4. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Buildings and Machinery

Fujifilm GF 110mm f/2 R WR

Ultra high speed telephoto equivalent to 90mm f/1.6..

  1. Examples: Panoramas in the Eastern Sierra (GFX100)
  2. Examples: White Mountains and Eastern Sierra (GFX100)

Fujifilm GF 120mm f/4 Macro R LM OIS WR

High performance macro photography on medium format, equivalent to 99mm f/3.3..

  1. Example Panoramas, Eastern Sierra (GFX100)
  2. Aperture Series: View to Mt Whitney From Alabama Hills (GFX 50S, Focus Variability)

Fujifilm GF 250mm f/4 OIS R WR

Telephoto equivalent to 200mm lens. .

  1. Stitched Panorama: Mt Whitney Before Sunrise (GFX 50R)
  2. Examples: Eastern Sierra, White Mountains (GFX 50R)
  3. Examples: Alabama Hills in March (GFX 100)
  4. Examples: Mt Whitney Foothills (GFX100)

Hasselblad HC 50mm f/3.5 II

High performance moderate wide angle.

  1. Examples: White Mountains November Snowstorm
  2. Examples: Challenging Exposures (White Mountains)
  3. Examples: Cottonwood Basin, White Mountains

Hasselblad X1D

Mirrorless large format with leaf shutter lenses..

  1. Operational Experience: August 2018 Trip to Eastern Sierra

Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4

18mm equivalent..

  1. Examples: Rock Creek and Yosemite
  2. Aperture Series: Dark Log in Alpine Creek at Dusk
  3. Aperture Series: Low View Up Alpine Creek
  4. Aperture Series: Contemplating Rock Creek
  5. Aperture Series: Rock Creek, Looking Upstream
  6. Aperture Series: Rock Creek, S-Curve
  7. SHOOTOUT vs Hasselblad XCD 21/4: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek

Hasselblad XCD 30mm f/3.5

25mm equivalent..

  1. Aperture Series: Bare Tree Along Alpine Creek

Hasselblad XCD 35-75mm f3.5-4.5

Normal lens equivqlent to 53mm..

  1. Aperture Series @ 35mm: Last Orange Light on Mt Whitney from Alabama Hills Lichen-Covered Formations
  2. Aperture Series @ 75mm: View over Alabama Hills Granite Formations to Last Orange Light on Mt Whitney

Hasselblad XCD 65mm f/2.8

Normal lens equivqlent to 53mm..

  1. Examples: Mt Whitney Area and Alabama Hills
  2. Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills Formations to Mt Whitney Range, Dusk

Hasselblad XCD 80mm f/1.9

Moderate telephoto..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra

Hasselblad XCD 120mm f/3.5

Telephoto macro lens, 99mm equivalent..

  1. Aperture Series: View Over Trees To High Peaks, Rock Creek High Country
  2. Aperture Series: Aspen and Pine Forest, Rock Creek
  3. Aperture Series: Flowering Riparian Plant, Late Summer, Rock Creek Area

Hasselblad XCD 135mm f/2.8

Moderate telephoto..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra

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: Pine Creek Thunderstorms (645Z)
  2. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Buildings (645Z)

Leica S Typ 006

The last CCD-sensor Leica S model..

  1. Error-Prone Autofocus Damages Sharpness (S006)

Leica 45mm f/2.8 Elmarit-S ASPH

Moderate wide angle with low distortion..

  1. Examples: Sierra and White Mountains (S006)

Milvus 15mm f/2.8

Milvus garb for the venerable 15/2.8 Distagon, with improved lens coating..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra
  2. Examples: Eastern Sierra (Nikon D850 monochrome)
  3. Aperture Series vs Nikon 14/2.8D: Alpine Creek Low View

Milvus 18mm f/2.8

An outstanding 18mm design..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra and White Mountains
  2. Examples: Eastern Sierra, Late Season
  3. Aperture Series: Rising Earth Shadow seen from White Mountains Barren Plain (Nikon D850)
  4. Examples, Handheld: Mt Conness Basin East (Nikon Z7)
  5. Examples: Eastern Sierra and White Mountains (Nikon D850 monochrome)

Milvus 21mm f/2.8

The classic 21/2.8 Distagon improved..

  1. Aperture Series: Big Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (Canon 5DS R)

Milvus 25mm f/1.4

Highest performing 25mm from Zeiss ever..

  1. Examples: Focus Stacking in Yosemite High Country and White Mountains
  2. Examples: WhiteMountains, Late Season
  3. Examples: Eastern Sierra, Late Season

Milvus 35mm f/1.4

Highest performing 35mm from Zeiss ever..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra
  2. Examples: Eastern Sierra, Late Season
  3. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Peaks
  4. Examples: Eastern Sierra and White Mountains (Nikon D850 monochrome)

Milvus 35mm f/2

Classic design in the latest Milvus build..

  1. Examples: White Mountains and Sierra Snow, Late November

Milvus 85mm f/1.4

Outstanding build and optical quality in a medium tele..

  1. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Mining Buildings (Nikon D850 monochrome)
  2. Examples: Eastern Sierra (Nikon D850 monochrome)

Milvus 100mm f/2M

The classic 100/2 Makro-Planar improved..

  1. Aperture Series f2 to f/22: Rock Creek White Stripes and White Peaks

Milvus 135mm f/2

An Otus, in effect. Milvus garb for the 135/2 APO, with improved lens coatings on one element. See the ZF.2/ZE 135/2 review pages..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra and White Mountains (Nikon D850 monochrome)
  2. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Mining Buildings (Nikon D850 monochrome)
  3. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Mining Buildings From Pine Creek Trail (Nikon D850 monochrome)

15mm f/2.8 Distagon

Ultra high performance in an extreme wild wide angle lens..

  1. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Stormy Light (Nikon D810)
  2. Examples (Yosemite, Nikon D800E)
  3. Examples (White Mountains, Nikon D800E)
  4. Examples (White Mountains, Canon 5D Mark III)

18mm f/3.5 Distagon

A brilliant, but also colorful character..

  1. Examples (White Mountains, Nikon D800E)

ZF.2/ZE 21mm f/2.8 Distagon

Brilliant imaging, even wide open, but with a few quirks. (Review in progress) .

  1. Examples ZE/Canon Landscape
  2. Examples Climbing Mt Dana in Yosemite
  3. Examples in Yosemite,and White Mountains, Late Fall
  4. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine Buildings / Waterfall (Nikon D800E)
  5. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Stormy Light (Nikon D810)
  6. Aperture Series: Green Hills (Nikon D800E)
  7. vs Nikon 20mm f/1.8G: Mt Conness Glacier Remnants (Nikon D810)
  8. Aperture Series: Big Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (Canon EOS R5)

25mm f/2 Distagon

Ultra high performance with a fast aperture..

  1. Examples (Yosemite, White Mountains)
  2. Examples (White Mountains Snowy Day)
  3. Compared: 25/2 vs 25/2.8 (Bristlecone View of White Mountain Peak, Nikon D800E)

25mm f/2.8 Distagon

A gem with unusual close-focus..

  1. Examples In California’s White Mountains
  2. Examples In Lundy Canyon, Eastern Sierra
  3. Compared: 25/2.8 vs 25/2 (Bristlecone View of White Mountain Peak, Nikon D800E)

28mm f/2 Distagon

An artist’s drawing tool..

  1. Examples — White Mountains
  2. Examples Climbing Mt Dana in Yosemite
  3. 28/2 Distagon vs Voigtlander Color Skopar 28/2.8 SL II
  4. Aperture Series: White Mountains Landscape (Nikon D810)

35mm f/1.4 Distagon

Strokes of a master..

  1. Examples Near Alpine Creek
  2. Examples, Nikon D3x in Sierra and White Mountains
  3. Aperture Series: White Mountains Cabin
  4. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine Buildings / Waterfall

35mm f/2 Distagon

Balance and poise..

  1. Examples in White Mountains and Yosemite / D3x
  2. vs 35/1.4 Distagon and Sigma 35/1.4 (D800E, Creek Storm Damage)

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
  2. Examples: Sierra Autumn to Early White Mountains Winter

Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon

Fast high performance APO wide angle..

  1. Shootout: Zeiss Otus 28/1.4 vs Sigma 28/1.4A: Alabama Hills Creek to White Mountains

Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon

Ultra high performance apochromatic normal lens, first in the Otus line..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra and White Mountains (Nikon D850 monochrome)

Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Rendering Style

Rendering style, bokeh and beauty..

  1. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Thunderstorms (Nikon D810)
  2. Aperture Series: White Mountain Peak Summit Building (Canon 5DS R)
  3. Aperture Series: Moots at Barcroft (Canon 5DS R)

Otus 85mm f/1.4 APO-Planar Rendering Style

Rendering style, bokeh and 'transparency' without peer..

  1. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Thunderstorms (Nikon D810)
  2. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Riparian Tree Medley (Nikon D810)

Otus 100mm f/1.4 APO-Sonnar

Razor sharp with gorgeous bokeh..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra (Nikon D850 monochrome)

85mm f/1.4 Planar

True-to-life imagery..

  1. Examples — Yosemite

100mm f/2 Makro-Planar

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

  1. Examples in White Mountains and Death Valley / D3x
  2. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine Aerial

Zeiss LensSpire Articles

Articles written for Lenspire.ZEISS.com..

  1. Zoom Lens or Prime? Moderate Wide Angles (25mm, 28mm, 35mm)

Travel and Places

Out of the way places and wonders..

  1. Mirrorless Cameras for On-The-Go Shooting
  2. California’s White Mountains

Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L IS USM

Compact ultra-wide zoom..

  1. Aperture Series @ 14mm: Big Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek
  2. Shootout @ 24mm vs Canon RF 15-35/2.8L, Canon RF 24-70/2.8L: Alpine Creek

Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM

Fast ultra wide zoom lens..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra
  2. Aperture Series @ 15mm: Big Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek
  3. Shootout @ 24mm vs Canon RF 14-35/4L, Canon RF 24-70/2.8L: Alpine Creek
  4. Aperture Series @ 35mm: Aerial View of Pine Creek Mine

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM

Fast standard zoom lens..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra
  2. Shootout @ 24mm vs Canon RF 15-35/2.8L, Canon RF 14-35/4L: Alpine Creek
  3. Shootout @ 35mm vs Canon RF 14-35/4L: Alabama Hills Drainage, View to Mt Whitney
  4. Aperture Series @ 43mm: Mt Whitney Fish Hatchery Building
  5. Aperture Series @ 50mm: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine, Aerial View
  6. Aperture Series @ 50mm: Alabama Hills Drainage, View to Mt Whitney
  7. Aperture Series @ 70mm: Alabama Hills Drainage, View to Mt Whitney

Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro STM

All-arounder compact lens with macro capability..

  1. Aperture Series: Alpine Creek (EOS R5)
  2. Aperture Series for Bokeh: Alpine Creek Riparian Canopy(EOS R5)

Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM

Compact ultralight standard lens..

  1. Aperture Series: Upper Pine Creek
  2. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine, Aerial View

Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM

High speed portrait lens optimized for Canon mirrorless..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra

Nikon Z7 Image Quality

Image quality..

  1. Examples, Handheld: Mt Conness Basin East

Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S

Ultra wide compact zoom for Nikon Z cameras..

  1. Aperture Series @ 14mm: View Towards Rock Creek Peaks from Pine Creek
  2. Shootout vs Nikon Z 24/1.8S: Clearing Storm Over Mt Conness Eastern Ridge

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S

Mid-range zoom expressly designed for Nikon Z cameras..

  1. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Snowstorm Meltwater Pond View to Mt Conness Eastern Ridge

Nikon NIKKOR Z 26mm f/2.8

Ultra-wide zoom lens..

  1. Aperture Series: Eastern Sierra Mixed Forest (Z8)

Nikon NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8

Ultra-wide zoom lens..

  1. Aperture Series: Eastern Sierra Mixed Forest (Z8)

Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 S

Moderate wide angle expressly designed for Nikon Z cameras..

  1. Aperture Series: Creek and Aspen and Essence of Eastern Sierra

Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S

Fast portrait telephoto for Nikon Z..

  1. Aperture Series @ 70mm: Eastern Sierra Mixed Forest (Z8)

Sony A7R V

5th Generation standard-setting camera..

  1. Focus Bracketing Example @ 12mm: Failure to Reach INF, Chocolate Brown Alpine Creek
  2. Pixel Shift Performance Proofs: Alpine Creek
  3. Pixel Shift for Panoramas, Examples: Alpine Creek
  4. Sony A7R V: Pixel Shift vs Single Shot (Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek)
  5. Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO Aperture Series: Alpine Creek Bottom (A7R V, Pixel Shift)
  6. Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 21mm: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (A7R V, Pixel Shift)

Sony A1

Technological tour de force..

  1. Examples: a Hike up Glacier Canyon, Mt Dana

Sony Alpha A7R IV

4th Generation standard-setting camera..

  1. Shootout of Sony A7R IV vs Sony A7R III: Pine Creek Mining Buildings

Sony Alpha A7R II

Attention to details: a big upgrade over the A7R..

  1. Examples: Dana Lake, Dana Glacier Part 2, 'Glacier' (Zeiss Batis)

Sony Alpha A9

Blackout-free 20 fps speed demon..

  1. Two Examples of Pattern/Banding Noise at ISO 100 (Pine Creek Skyline, Mt Tom)

Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM

Ultra high performance extreme wide angle..

  1. Examples: Pine Creek Forest
  2. Examples: White Mountains, Dusk
  3. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine, Snow Flurries

Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G

Compact ultra-wide angle lens..

  1. Examples: Alabama Hills
  2. Aperture Series: View Towards Big Pine and Eastern Sierra, Dusk
  3. Aperture Series: View Over Dry Wash to Early Sun on Mt Whitney Range

Sony FE 28mm f/2

Fast wide angle..

  1. Aperture Series: Waterfall View of Mt Conness Sub-Peak (A7R)

Sony FE 35mm f/1.4 GM

High performance mild wide-angle..

  1. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Peaks
  2. Shootout vs Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO-Lanthar: Pine Creek Cliffs

Sony Planar T* FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA

Fast high performance normal lens of Zeiss design..

  1. Shootout vs Zeiss Loxia 50/2: Spuller Lake View to Mt Conness (Sony A7R II, Bad Sample of Sony 50/1.4)
  2. Shootout vs Zeiss Loxia 50/2: Lee Vining Creek Meadow (Sony A7R II)

Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM

High performance, high speed..

  1. Aperture Series: Rainstorm Over White Mountains
  2. Aperture Series: Late Day View to White Mountain Peak

Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM

Top-grade medium telephoto..

  1. Aperture Series: Aspen Trunks at Rock Creek
  2. Aperture Series: Small Aspen Amid Tree Trunks Across Rock Creek

Sigma FE 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art

Super-fast ultra-wide astrophotography lens..

  1. Aperture Series: Bristlecone View to White Mountain Peak
  2. Aperture Series: Expansive View to White Mountain Peak

Sigma FE 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art

Native-mount ultra wide angle high performance zoom for mirrorless..

  1. Examples: White Mountains (Sony A7R IV)
  2. Examples: Pine Creek (Sony A7R IV)
  3. Shootout: Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art vs Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8: Twenty Lakes Basin, View Towards Mt Conness Drainage (Sony A7R IV)

Sigma FE 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art

Native-mount mid-range zoom for mirrorless..

  1. Aperture Series @70mm: View Past Lone Pine Campground to White Mountains

Sigma FE 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art

Ultra high speed native-mount moderate wide angle..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra, Pine Creek (Sony A7R IV)
  2. Examples: Eastern Sierra, Yosemite and Twenty Lakes Basin (Sony A7R IV)
  3. Shootout: Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art vs Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2: Twenty Lakes Basin, View Towards Mt Conness Drainage (Sony A7R IV)

Sigma FE 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art

Ultra high performance medium telephoto..

  1. 3-Way Shootout: Crooked Creek Canyon View to White Mountain Peak

Sigma FE 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art

Highly corrected medium telephoto..

  1. Examples: Alabama Hills
  2. Examples at Wide Apertures: Flora at Sunrise
  3. Aperture Series: Stars Over Mt Whitney, Pre-Dawn Deep Blue Sky

Sigma FE 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Art

Macro lens also excellent for all-around shooting..

  1. Aperture Series: Mt Conness Southern Ridge

Rokinon 12mm f/2.8 Fisheye

Fisheye lens for Sony mirrorless..

  1. Examples: Snowy White Mountains

Voigtlander FE Heliar-Hyper 10mm f/5.6 Aspherical III

Anything wider would be a fisheye..

  1. Examples: White Mountains Snow and Cabins (Sony A7R II)

Voigtlander FE 21mm f/1.4 Aspherical

Fast high performance manual focus wide angle..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra (Sony A7R IV)

Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical

High-grade manual focus wide-normal lens..

  1. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Mining Buildings
  2. Aperture Series: White Tops of White Mountains
  3. Shootout vs Sony FE 35/1.4 GM, Sigma FE 35/2 DG DN: Pine Creek Cliffs
  4. Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO Aperture Series: Alpine Creek Bottom (A7R V, Pixel Shift)
  5. SHOOTOUT @ 35mm: Sony FE 16-35/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO — Rare Pond, White Mountains

Voigtlander FE 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical

High-grade manual focus normal lens..

  1. Examples: Alabama Hills and Mt Whitney Area
  2. Aperture Series: Alabama Hills Plain View to Mt Whitney Range, Pre-Dawn

Voigtlander FE 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Aspherical

Ultra high grade macro all-arounder..

  1. Examples: Pine Creek (Sony A7R IV)
  2. Focus Stacking with Pixel Shift: Twisted, Burned, Broken Downed Tree High in Pine Creek Canyon (Sony A7R IV)
  3. Aperture Series: View to Mt Conness Past Granite Dome, Late Dusk (Sony A7R IV)
  4. Aperture Series: View to Mt Conness from Tuolumne Meadows Area, Early Night (Sony A7R IV)

Voigtlander FE MACRO APO-LANTHAR 110mm f/2.5

High grade macro all-arounder at a modest price..

  1. Shootout: Voigtlander 110/2.5 vs Sony 70-200/2.8 GM: View over Saddlebag Lake to Southern Spur of Mt Conness (Sony A7R IV)

Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM

Fast extreme wide angle zoom..

  1. Shootout @ 12mm vs Sony 12-24/4G: Big Tree at Alpine Creek Bend
  2. Aperture Series @ 17mm: Big Tree at Bend in Alpine Creek
  3. Shootout @ 18mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Zeiss Batis 18/2.8: First Ice on Beaver Pond, Lundy Canyon
  4. Shootout @ 18mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Zeiss Batis 18/2.8: View from Crooked Creek Canyon to White Mountain Peak
  5. Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series @ 21mm: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (A7R V, Pixel Shift)
  6. Focus Bracketing Example @ 12mm: Failure to Reach INF, Chocolate Brown Alpine Creek
  7. SHOOTOUT @ 16mm: Sony FE 16-35/2.8 GM II vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM — End of the Road, White Mountains

Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G

Extreme wide angle zoom..

  1. Examples: Rock Creek and Morgan Lakes, High Sierra
  2. Examples: Dana Lakes and Glacier Canyon
  3. Shootout @ 12mm vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8GM: Big Tree at Alpine Creek Bend

Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II

Pro-grade f/2.8 wide angle zoom, updated..

  1. SHOOTOUT @ 16mm: Sony FE 16-35/2.8 GM II vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM — End of the Road, White Mountains
  2. SHOOTOUT @ 35mm: Sony FE 16-35/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO — Rare Pond, White Mountains

Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM

Pro-grade f/2.8 wide angle zoom..

  1. Examples: Rock Creek and Morgan Lakes, High Sierra
  2. 3-Way Shootout @ 18mm: Rock Creek Meadow
  3. 3-Way Shootout @ 24mm: Rock Creek Meadow

Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G

Wide range zoom aimed at bloggers..

  1. Aperture Series @ 21mm: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek
  2. Aperture Series @ 24mm: Riparian Spring Green, Alpine Creek
  3. Aperture Series @ 28mm: Alpine Creek
  4. Aperture Series @ 34mm: Riparian Spring Green, Alpine Creek
  5. Aperture Series @ 52mm: Riparian Spring Green, Alpine Creek
  6. Aperture Series @ 66mm: Alpine Creek
  7. Aperture Series @ 70mm: Riparian Spring Green, Alpine Creek

Sony FE 24-240mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS

10X superzoom..

  1. Examples: Glacier Canyon, Mt Dana (A1)
  2. Aperture Series: Dana Lake, Mt Dana (A1)

Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS

Compact long range telephoto zoom for Sony full frame mirrorless.

  1. Examples: White Mountains

Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS

Hand-holdable super telephoto zoom..

  1. Examples: White Mountains, Far Distance
  2. Examples: White Mountains Marmots

Ricoh GR

Razor sharp 28mm lens on APS-C sensor and outstanding usability and features..

  1. Examples: White Mountains (Barcroft)
  2. Examples: White Mountains (General)
  3. Examples: White Mountain Peak MTB Ascent
  4. Examples: Dusk Among the Bristlecones

Sony Cybershot DSC-RX1 / RX1R

Full frame camera in an ultra-compact body with or without anti-aliasing filter..

  1. Examples: Pine Creek (RX1R)

Sony DSC-RX100

Stunningly high image quality in a 20MP point and shoot tiny camera..

  1. Examples: White Mountains East

Olympus Zuiko SHG 14-35mm f/2 ED

Ultra high performance zoom lens..

  1. Examples: White Mountains

Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 ASPH Micro 4/3

A fast and lovely 'normal' lens (50mm equiv) for Micro 4/3..

  1. Examples: White Mountains (Olympus E-M5, Panasonic 25/1.4 )

Olympus OM-D E-M5

Superb ergonomic design in a compact camera..

  1. Video Examples (White Mountains, Clear Weather)
  2. Video Examples (Summit Attempt, Bad Weather Builds)
  3. Video Examples (Descents from White Mountain Peak, Hail Day)

Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Distagon

Outstanding ultra wide angle performer..

  1. Examples: White Mountains, Eastern Sierra (A7R II)
  2. Examples: White Mountains Before Snowstorm (A7R II)
  3. Examples: White Mountains, First Snowstorm (A7R II)
  4. Aperture Series: Rock Creek
  5. Shootout: Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 vs Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art: Twenty Lakes Basin, View Towards Mt Conness Drainage (Sony A7R IV)

Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 Distagon

Outstanding wide angle, superb performer..

  1. Examples: White Mountains Bristlecones (Sony A7R IV)
  2. Aperture Series: Moss and Fern-Covered Giant Oak along Alpine Creek
  3. Aperture Series: Rock Creek
  4. Zeiss Loxa 25/2.4 vs Zeiss Batis 25/2: View from Dana Lakes to Mt Conness

Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon

Manual focus moderate wide angle for full-frame mirrorless..

  1. Aperture Series: Rock Creek
  2. Examples: Portraits, Especially at f/2
  3. Field Examples: Yosemite Area (Sony A7R II)
  4. Examples: Eastern Sierra Nevada, White Mountains (Sony A7R)
  5. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Sunlit Morning (Sony A7R)
  6. Aperture Series: Red Blueberry Scrub View to Mt Conness (Sony A7R)
  7. Shootout: Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 vs Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art: Twenty Lakes Basin, View Towards Mt Conness Drainage (Sony A7R IV)

Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar

Manual focus normal lens for full-frame mirrorless..

  1. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Sunlit Morning (Sony A7R)
  2. Shootout vs Sony 50/1.4 ZA: Spuller Lake View to Mt Conness (Sony A7R II)

Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 Sonnar

Manual focus telephoto lens for full-frame mirrorless..

  1. Examples: Lundy Canyon, Snow and Sun (Sony A7R II)
  2. Examples: Eastern Sierra (Sony A7R IV)

Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Distagon

Autofocus extreme wide angle for Sony full-frame mirrorless..

  1. Examples: Eastern Sierra High Country Closeups (Sony A7R II)
  2. Examples: Eastern Sierra Hall Natural Area (Sony A7R II)
  3. Aperture Series: Rock Creek
  4. Aperture Series: Rock Creek, Flowers

Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon

Autofocus wide angle for Sony full-frame mirrorless..

  1. Examples: White Mountains (Sony A7R)
  2. Examples, Eastern Sierra (Sony A7R IV)
  3. Examples, Post-Snowstorm Climb Part 3: The Day Wanes, Shadows Assert the Cold (Sony A7R II)
  4. Examples: Lundy Canyon, Hoover Wilderness, Dana Meadow (Sony A7R)
  5. Lens Rendering Series: Meadow View of Mt Conness East (Sony A7R)

Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Sonnar

Autofocus portrait lens for Sony full-frame mirrorless..

  1. Examples: White Mountains (Sony A7R)
  2. Examples: Mary Lake, Mt Conness, Sierra (Sony A7R)

Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon

Ultra wide angle lens for Sony NEX or Fujifilm X..

  1. Field Curvature Analysis (Alpine Creek, Sony NEX-7)
  2. Examples: Alpine Creek (Sony NEX-7)

Leica X Vario

Leica’s 28-70mm APS-C compact camera..

  1. Aperture Series: Pine Creek Mine and Waterfall, Dusk (28mm)
  2. Examples: White Mountains, Various

Sigma dp0 Quattro

21mm f/5.6 equivalent FOV lens..

  1. Examples: Cottonwood Canyon Area, White Mountains (Part 1)
  2. Examples: Cottonwood Canyon Area, White Mountains (Part 2)
  3. Aperture Series: Sunset Over Mt Conness Drainage

Sigma DP1 Merrill

28mm f/2.8 equivalent lens on APS-C sensor..

  1. Examples (White Mountains)
  2. Examples (White Mountains Autumn Color)

Sigma DP3 Merrill

75mm f/2.8 equivalent lens on APS-C sensor..

  1. Examples (DP3M, White Mountains)

Leica M11

Leica M 60 Megapixels..

  1. Examples: Alpine Creek, High ISO (M11)

Leica M10 Monochrom

Leica M 40 megapixel monochrome sensor..

  1. Examples: Eureka Dunes on the Winter Solstice
  2. Examples: Alabama Hills, Lone Pine Lake, Mt Whitney Trail

Leica M10

Leica M mount in slim body with SL-type sensor..

  1. Examples: Dana Lakes, Part 1: Tioga Lake to Dana Lakes

Leica M Typ 240 In Use

Overall design and behavior..

  1. Night Shooting with the M240

Leica M Monochrom Typ 246

24-megapixel CMOS monochrome sensor..

  1. Examples: Just How Sharp is the Leica M Monochrom Typ 246?
  2. Examples: Photo Essay in the Hoover Wilderness

Leica M Monochrom In the Field

Field shooting the Leica MM, and comparisons..

  1. Examples: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine and Environs
  2. Leica MM vs Nikon D800E (21mm, Pine Creek Tungsten Mine)
  3. Leica MM vs Nikon D800E (28mm, Pine Creek Tungsten Mine)
  4. Leica MM vs Nikon D800E (35mm, Pine Creek Tungsten Mine)

Leica Q (Typ 116)

24-megapixel fixed lens compact full-frame..

  1. Examples: Climbing Mt Dana

Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH

Leica’s widest prime lens..

  1. Aperture Series: Big Laurel by Alpine Creek (M11)

Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH

Leica’s best-performing 21mm..

  1. Aperture Series: White Mountain Aspens in Deep Shade (M9)
  2. Examples: Silver Canyon Contrasts (M9)
  3. Examples: Snow Biking in Cottonwood Canyon (M9)
  4. Examples: White Mountains Snow Day (M9)

Leica 24mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH

Leica’s fast wide angle..

  1. Examples: Yosemite and White Mountains (M9)
  2. Lens Rendering: Bristlecone Down to White Mountain Peak (M240)

Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH

Leica’s best-performing 24mm, and with a flat field..

  1. Examples: Alabama Hills (Leica M10M)
  2. Examples: Mt Whitney Trail (Leica M10M)
  3. Aperture Series: Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney Sunrise from Alabama Hills
  4. Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills Boulders to Mt Whitney Range (Leica M10 Monochrom)
  5. Aperture Series: Big Laurel by Alpine Creek (M11)

Leica 28mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH

Leica’s fast 28mm..

  1. Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney (Leica M10-R)
  2. Aperture Series: Big Laurel by Alpine Creek (M11)

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

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

  1. Leica MM vs Nikon D800E (Pine Creek)

Leica 50mm f/0.95 Noctilux-M ASPH

World’s fastest 50mm full-frame lens..

  1. Examples: 50/0.95 Noctilux (White Mountains Snowy)

50/0.95 Noctilux Rendering Style

Understanding the Rendering Style of the Noctilux..

  1. Aperture Series: Propane Tank at Summit (M240)
  2. Aperture Series: Brown Building and Wireless Gear (M240)
  3. Aperture Series: Summit Wireless Installation (M240)

Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH

Leica’s superlative normal lens..

  1. Examples: 50/1.4 Summilux-M (White Mountains)

Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH

High performance but flawed 50mm normal lens..

  1. Examples, Various (M240, White Mountains)
  2. Aperture Series: Sagging Barn near Pine Creek (M240)
  3. Aperture Series: Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney Sunrise from Alabama Hills (Leica M10-R)
  4. Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Mt Whitney Range (Leica M10-R)
  5. Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney (Leica M10M)
  6. Aperture Series: Sulfur Mine Processing Gear (Leica M10M)

Leica 75mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH

Leica’s medium tele for Leica M..

  1. Examples: Alpine Creek (M9

Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH

Leica’s longer tele for Leica M..

  1. Aperture Series: White Mountains STOP Sign (M240)
  2. Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney (Leica M10M)

Leica 90mm f/2.4 (2.5) Summarit-M

Leica’s compact 90mm for the M..

  1. Examples 90/2.5 Summarit-M: White Mountains

Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH

Compact lens for portraiture or similar..

  1. Aperture Series: White Mountains STOP Sign (M240)
  2. Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney (Leica M10M)

Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R

Superb all-around macro and general-purpose lens..

  1. Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Mt Whitney Drainage (Leica M10M)

Leica 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R

Compact and ultra high performance long telephoto..

  1. Examples: White Mountains

Zeiss ZM 25mm f/2.8 Biogon

Compact wide angle with brilliant contrast..

  1. Examples: Zeiss 25/2.8 Biogon (Alpine Creek)

Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon

Fast and ultra high performance moderate wide angle rangefinder lens..

  1. Examples at ƒ/1.4 in Eastern Sierra and White Mountains (M240)
  2. Examples at ƒ/1.4 in Eastern Sierra and White Mountains continued (M240)
  3. Examples: Quaking Aspen Variety (M240)
  4. 6-way Shootout: ZM 35/1.4 vs 35/2 and 35/2.8, Leica 35/1.4 and 35/2, Voigtlander 35/1.2 (Pine Creek Morning, M240)
  5. Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney (Leica M10-R)
  6. Examples: Alpine Creek, High ISO (M11)
  7. Aperture Series: Big Laurel by Alpine Creek (M11)

Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon on Leica SL

A star performer sets the standard on the SL..

  1. Zeiss ZM 35/1.4 Distagon vs Leica 24-90mm, Fresh June Snowfall on White Mountains (Leica SL)

Zeiss ZM 35mm f/2 Biogon

All around razor sharp performer..

  1. Examples: White Mountains ZM 35/2

Voigtlander M Nokton 21mm f/1.4

Fast high performance wide angle..

  1. Aperture Series: Alpine Creek, Downstream (M11 Monochrom)

Voigtlander M 28mm f/2 Ultron

Compact performer..

  1. Aperture Series: Alpine Creek, Downstream (M11 Monochrom)

Voigtlander M 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical

World-class performer for Leica M..

  1. Aperture Series: Alpine Creek, Downstream (M11 Monochrom)

Voigtlander M 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aspherical

World-class performer for Leica M..

  1. Example, Focus Stacking: Alpine Creek (Leica M11)
  2. Aperture Series: Big Laurel by Alpine Creek (M11)
  3. Aperture Series: Ferns Closeup, Alpine Creek (M11)

Blog posts, reverse chronological

2023

2023-11-22 West fork of Lee Vining Creek, view to southern ride of Mt Conness.

2023-11-21 Mt Conness Summit View towards Rainclouds near Mt Dana

2023-11-13 SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GF 55/1.7 vs Fujifilm GF 35-70: Mt Conness SE Ridge (GFX100 II)

2023-11-12 Earth Shadow Rising and Full Moon, White Mountains

2023-11-12 Weathered Boulder at Dusk, White Mountains

2023-11-08 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II vs Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO: Rare Pond, White Mountains

2023-11-07 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM @ 16mm: End of Road, White Mountains

2023-10-28 White Mountains Notes

2023-09-20 Fujifilm GF 30mm f/5.6 TS: What would Tilt do for this Scene and Others Like It?

2023-09-08 Mountain Wildlife, September 2023 in Eastern Sierra and White Mountains

2023-08-27 Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 Examples: White Mountains

2023-08-25 3-Way SHOOTOUT: Sigma FE 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art vs Sony FE 14/1.8 vs Sony FE 12-24/2.8 GM: Expansive View to White Mountain Peak

2023-08-24 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 Aperture Series @ 50mm: Icebergs in Dana Lake, View to Mt Dana

2023-08-24 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 Aperture Series @ 70mm: Mt Dana Summit from Dana Lakes

2023-08-24 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 Aperture Series @ 70mm: Icebergs in Dana Lake, View to Mt Dana

2023-08-23 Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 Aperture Series @ 21mm: Icebergs in Dana Lake, View to Mt Dana

2023-08-22 Sigma FE 14mm f/1.4 DG DN Art Aperture Series: Bristlecone View to White Mountain Peak

2023-08-21 Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 Aperture Series @ 27mm: Icebergs in Dana Lake, View to Mt Dana

2023-08-18 Incredible Snow Level in Eastern Sierra

2023-08-16 Back from Trip to Eastern Sierra, White Mountains

2023-08-06 Dusk at the Big Hump, White Mountains

2023-07-21 Nikon NIKKOR Z 70-200mm f/2.8 S Aperture Series @ 70mm: Eastern Sierra Mixed Forest (Z8)

2023-07-20 Nikon NIKKOR Z 26mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Eastern Sierra Mixed Forest (Z8)

2023-07-20 Nikon NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Eastern Sierra Mixed Forest (Z8)

2023-07-01 Eastern Sierra Superbloom —  Everything Growing as if to Make up for Past 3 Years

2023-06-23 Lundy Canyon: Massive Avalanche Damage from Winter of 2022/2023 —  Trees Sheared-Off Like Toothpicks

2023-05-24 New! Leica Q3 with the Same Extreme-Barrel-Distortion Lens

2023-05-21 Voigtlander M 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Alpine Creek, Downstream (Leica M11 Monochrom)

2023-05-10 Voigtlander M 28mm f/2 Ultron Aperture Series: Alpine Creek, Downstream (Leica M11 Monochrom)

2023-05-10 Voigtlander M 21mm f/1.4 Aperture Series: Alpine Creek, Downstream (Leica M11 Monochrom)

2023-04-11 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series @ 21mm: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek

2023-04-09 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series @ 24mm: Riparian Spring Green

2023-04-09 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series # 34mm: Riparian Spring Green

2023-04-07 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series: Alpine Creek @ 28mm

2023-04-07 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series @ 52mm: Riparian Spring Green

2023-04-06 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series: Alpine Creek @ 66mm

2023-04-06 Sony FE 20-70mm f/4 G Aperture Series @ 70mm: Riparian Spring Green

2023-02-25 Sony A7R V 16-Shot Sony Pixel Shift vs Fujifilm GFX100S: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek

2023-01-12 Sony Pixel Shift on Sony A7R V: Performance Proofs of Difficult Scenes with Pixel Shift + Focus Stacking

2023-01-06 Sony A7R V Focus Bracketing Example @ 12mm: Failure to Reach INF so Badly Blurred, (“Chocolate Brown Alpine Creek”)

2022

2022-12-23 SHOOTOUT: Sony A7R V Pixel Shift vs Fujifilm GFX100S @ 20/16mm: the Medium Format Killer Keeps Delivering

2022-12-22 Sony A7R V Pixel Shift + Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM @ 21mm: Comparing Pixel Shift to Single Shot (Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek)

2022-12-21 SHOOTOUT: Sony A7R V Pixel Shift vs Fujifilm GFX100S @ 26/21mm: the Medium Format Killer Keeps Delivering

2022-12-20 Sony A7R V Pixel Shift + Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO Dual Aperture Series: Alpine Creek Bottom

2022-12-19 Sony A7R V Pixel Shift + Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO: Comparing Pixel Shift to Single Shot (Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek)

2022-12-19 SHOOTOUT: Sony A7R V Pixel Shift vs Fujifilm GFX100S @ 42mm/35mm: the Medium Format Killer Debuts

2022-12-06 SHOOTOUT: Fujifilm GFX100S + Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 vs Hasselblad X2D + Hasselblad XCD 21/4: Huge Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek

2022-12-04 Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 Aperture Series @ 26mm: Huge Laurel at Alpine Creekbend

2022-11-30 Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 Aperture Series @ 29mm: Half-Bare Big Leaf Maple, Alpine Creek

2022-11-28 Fujifilm GF 20-35mm f/4 Aperture Series @ 25mm: Half-Bare Big Leaf Maple, Alpine Creek

2022-04-18 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 WR Examples: White Mountains Post Snowstorm

2022-04-10 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 WR Examples: Pine Creek

2022-03-05 SHOOTOUT @ 50mm: Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 vs Fujifilm GF 50mm f/3.5 vs Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f/4: Huge Laurel along Alpine Creek

2022-03-04 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 Aperture Series @ 70mm: Cluster of Bay Laurel Trees by Alpine Creek

2022-03-03 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 Aperture Series @ 40mm: Flowering Trees along Alpine Creek

2022-03-03 SHOOTOUT @ 63mm: Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 vs Fujifilm GF 63mm f/2.8 vs Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f/4: Huge Laurel along Alpine Creek

2022-03-01 Fujifilm GF 35-70mm f/4.5-5.6 WR Aperture Series @ 35mm : Huge Laurel along Alpine Creek

2022-02-12 Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: Alabama Hills Moonset over Mt Whitney (PhaseOne IQ4 150)

2022-02-07 Schneider Kreuznach LS 35mm f/3.5 Examples: Moonset over Mt Whitney, Pre-Sunrise (PhaseOne IQ4 150)

2022-02-04 Phase One IQ4: Stitching For Broader Field of View, Higher Resolution + Reader Comment

2022-01-24 Leica 28mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH Aperture Series: Big Laurel At Alpine Creek (Leica M11)

2022-01-24 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Big Laurel At Alpine Creek (Leica M11)

2022-01-24 Leica 18mm f/3.8 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Big Laurel At Alpine Creek (Leica M11)

2022-01-19 Voigtlander M 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Big Laurel At Alpine Creek (Leica M11)

2022-01-18 Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon Aperture Series: Big Laurel At Alpine Creek (Leica M11)

2022-01-17 Leica M11 + Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon Examples: Alpine Creek Ad-Hoc Handheld, High ISO

2022-01-09 Stunning New Photo Book: Inside the High Sierra, by Claude Fiddler

2022-01-03 Marmots with the Sony FE 200-600mm

2021

2021-12-26 Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5 Examples: White Mountains High Country

2021-12-26 Fujifilm GF 80mm f/1.7 Aperture Series: Pine Creek Building and Machinery

2021-12-26 Fujifilm GFX100S Panorama with GF 30mm f/3.5: White Mountains High Country

2021-12-26 Fujifilm GF 80mm f/1.7 Aperture Series: Pine Creek Fir Trees

2021-12-25 Fujifilm GF 80mm f/1.7 Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine Infrastructure

2021-12-23 Fujifilm GFX100S Focus Stacking with Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5: Impressions vs 35mm

2021-12-13 SHOOTOUT @ 35mm: Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L vs Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L: Alabama Hills Drainage, View to Mt Whitney

2021-12-13 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 70mm: Cottonwood in Alabama Hills Drainage, View to Mt Whitney

2021-12-12 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 50mm: Cottonwood in Alabama Hills Drainage, View to Mt Whitney

2021-11-29 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 50mm: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine, Aerial View

2021-11-28 Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine, Aerial View

2021-11-14 Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 35mm: Aerial View of Pine Creek Mine

2021-11-11 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Aperture Series @ 43mm: Mt Whitney Fish Hatchery Building

2021-11-08 Canon RF 50mm f/1.8 STM Aperture Series: Upper Pine Creek

2021-11-08 Canon RF 15-35 f/2.8L Examples: Eastern Sierra

2021-11-07 Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8L Examples: Eastern Sierra

2021-11-02 Zeiss ZE 21mm f/2.8 Distagon Aperture Series: Big Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (Canon EOS R5)

2021-11-01 SHOOTOUT @ 24mm: Canon RF 14-35/4L vs Canon RF 15-35/2.8L vs Canon RF 24-70/2.8L: Alpine Creek

2021-11-01 Canon RF 14-35mm f/4L Aperture Series: Big Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (Canon EOS R5)

2021-10-31 Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L Aperture Series: Big Laurel at Bend in Alpine Creek (Canon EOS R5)

2021-10-30 Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro STM Aperture Series: Alpine Creek Riparian Canopy (Canon EOS R5)

2021-10-30 Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 Macro STM Aperture Series: Alpine Creek (Canon EOS R5)

2021-10-10 Sony A1 Examples: Glacier Canyon, Mt Dana

2021-10-10 Sony FE 24-120mm f/3.5-6.3 OSS Examples: Glacier Canyon, Mt Dana

2021-10-07 Hiking Glacier Canyon (Mt Dana) — Working on Examples

2021-10-02 Eastern Sierra Air Quality September 28/29/30: Stunningly Clear, but Oct 1 brings the Nasty Stuff

2021-09-27 Eastern Sierra Air Quality September 27: Still Lousy from Forest Fires, but hope for a short reprieve tomorrow

2021-09-25 Eastern Sierra Air Quality September 25: Still Lousy from Forest Fires

2021-09-24 Total Failure of Piñon Pine Nuts in Inyo Mountains

2021-09-24 Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL Aperture Series: View North to Mt Conness from Puppy Dome

2021-09-23 Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-SL Aperture Series: Peaks and Valley, Mt Conness Southern Spur

2021-09-21 Forest Fire Smoke Plagues the Eastern Sierra and Yosemite

2021-09-12 Alternative to Closed California National Forests: Yosemite Day Pass System

2021-08-28 Reader Comment: “wealth of material you have accumulated over the years of shooting around Sierra Nevada/White Mountains”

2021-08-21 Where to Photograph in a State Largely Veiled in Smoke?

2021-08-03 Sony FE 200-600mm f/4.5-6.3 G OSS Examples: White Mountains Distance

2021-07-18 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Examples: White Mountains

2021-07-17 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Examples: Pine Creek Forest

2021-07-15 Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: Boulder amid Suncups, view to Mt Conness

2021-07-15 Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: Greenstone Lake with Mt Conness Peaks

2021-07-12 Can the Fujifilm GF 30/3.5 Deliver a Fully Sharp Image with Focus Stacking?

2021-07-07 Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: White Tops of White Mountains

2021-07-06 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: Late Day View to White Mountain Peak

2021-07-06 Sony FE 50mm f/1.2 GM Aperture Series: Rainstorm over White Mountains

2021-06-19 Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: White Mountains Terrain Above Treeline (GFX100S)

2021-06-19 Can the Fujifilm GF 30/3.5 Deliver a Fully Sharp Image with Focus Stacking?

2021-06-03 Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Pine Creek Mining Buildings

2021-06-02 Fujifilm GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR Aperture Series: 9050 Pine Creek Road (GFX100S)

2021-05-31 Sony FE 35/1.4 GM Aperture Series: Pine Creek Peaks

2021-05-31 Shootout: Voigtlander FE 35/2 APO-Lanthar vs Sony FE 35/1.4 GM: Pine Creek Cliffs

2021-05-29 Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM Aperture Series: Pine Creek Tungsten Mine, Snow Flurries

2021-05-22 Fujifilm GF 80mm f/1.7 R WR Aperture Series: Pine Creek Valley view to Freshly-Dusted High Peaks (GFX100S)

2021-04-30 Fujifilm GFX100S + Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: Giant Bay Laurel amid Creekside Forest, Alpine Creek

2021-04-28 Fujifilm GFX100S + Fujifilm GF 30mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: Creekside Forest, Alpine Creek

2021-02-12 SHOOTOUT: Voigtlander FE 110mm f/2.5 vs Sony FE 70-200mm f/2.8 GM: View over Saddlebag Lake to Southern Spur of Mt Conness (Sony A7R IV)

2021-01-24 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills Boulders to Mt Whitney Range (Leica M10 Monochrom)

2021-01-23 Leica 100mm f/2.8 APO-Macro-Elmarit-R Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Mt Whitney Drainage (Leica M10 Monochrom)

2021-01-22 Leica 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron-R ASPH Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney (Leica M10 Monochrom)

2021-01-22 Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney (Leica M10 Monochrom)

2021-01-21 Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Mt Whitney Range (Leica M10-R)

2021-01-14 Leica M10 Monochrom Examples: Alabama Hills, Lone Pine Lake, Mt Whitney Trail

2021-01-13 Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney (Leica M1-R)

2021-01-10 Leica 28mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills to Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney (Leica M1-R)

2021-01-07 Leica 50mm f/2 APO-Summicron-M ASPH Aperture Series: Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney Sunrise from Alabama Hills (Leica M10-R)

2021-01-07 Leica 24mm f/3.8 Elmar-M ASPH Aperture Series: Lone Pine Peak and Mt Whitney Sunrise from Alabama Hills (Leica M10-R)

2020

2020-12-30 Leica M10R Long Exposures (Alabama Hills View To Mt Whitney)

2020-11-29 Shootout @ 85mm: Sigma FE 85mm f/1.4 DG DN Art vs Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4, Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.4: View from Crooked Creek Canyon to White Mountain Peak

2020-11-17 Shootout @ 18mm: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G: View from Crooked Creek Canyon to White Mountain Peak

2020-10-26 Gorgeous Fall Color in Lundy Canyon: Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM in the field in Eastern Sierra

2020-10-03 Some California National Forests Have Reopened, Including Inyo National Forest (Yosemite, White Mountains, Eastern Sierra)

2020-10-01 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Aperture Series: Big Tree at Bend in Alpine Creek (jaw-dropping focus shift and lens skew)

2020-09-30 Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Shootout @ 12mm vs Sony FE 12-24mm f/4 G: Big Tree at Creek Bend

2020-09-30 Forest Fires: Many California National Forests remain Closed Through October 8 Including Eastern Sierra, White Mountains, Yosemite High Country

2020-09-22 Looks Like the Eastern Sierra Fall Color Season is Toast

2020-09-10 Shootout: Nikon NIKKOR Z 24mm f/1.8 S vs Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4S: Clearing Storm Over Mt Conness Eastern Ridge

2020-09-07 Nikon NIKKOR Z 14-30mm f/4 S Aperture Series @ 14mm: View Towards Rock Creek Peaks from Pine Creek

2020-06-15 Hasselblad XCD 65mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: View Over Alabama Hills Formations to Mt Whitney Range, Dusk

2020-06-12 Hasselblad XCD 35-75mm f/3.5-4.5 Aperture Series @ 75mm: View over Alabama Hills Granite Formations to Last Orange Light on Mt Whitney

2020-06-12 Hasselblad XCD 35-75mm f/3.5-4.5 Aperture Series @ 35mm: Last Orange Light on Mt Whitney from Alabama Hills Lichen-Covered Formations

2020-05-05 Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Aperture Series: View Towards Big Pine and Eastern Sierra, Dusk (Sony A7R IV)

2020-04-29 Fujifilm GF 45-100mm f/4 Aperture Series @ 56mm: Alabama Hills Desert Wash, Sunrise View To Mt Whitney (Fujifilm GFX100)

2020-04-16 Fujifilm GF 50mm f/3.5 and Fujifilm GF 250mm f/4 Examples: Mt Whitney Foothills

2020-04-16 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Aperture Series @ 70mm: View Past Lone Pine Campground to White Mountains (Sony A7R IV)

2020-04-14 View over White Granite Boulders and Sages and Grasses past Alabama Hills formations to Mt Whitney Peaks

2020-04-11 Fujifilm GF 45-100mm f/4 Aperture Series @ 100mm: Sagebrush and Weathered Granite Hillside to Wind-Whipped Whitney (Fujifilm GFX100)

2020-04-04 Scaling to 240 Megapixels with Gigapixel AI: the Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar image “Alabama Hills Plain View to Mt Whitney Range”

2020-04-03 Shootout: Fujifilm GF 50mm f/3.5 R LM vs Fujifilm GF 45-100mm f/4: View Over Granite Formations to Mt Whitney (Fujifilm GFX100)

2020-03-31 SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19: Access to Alabama Hills, Eastern Sierra Status

2020-03-31 Sony FE 20mm f/1.8 G Aperture Series: View Over Dry Wash to Early Sun on Mt Whitney Range (Sony A7R IV)

2020-03-25 Sigma FE 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Stars Over Mt Whitney, Pre-Dawn Deep Blue Sky (Sony A7R IV)

2020-03-22 Voigtlander 50mm f/2 APO-Lanthar Aperture Series: Alabama Hills Plain View to Mt Whitney Range, Pre-Dawn (Sony A7R IV)

2020-03-05 Phase One IQ4: a Few More Examples

2020-02-26 Phase One IQ4 with Schneider Kreuznach LS 80mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Last Light on Cottonwood Tree, View to Mt Whitney

2019

2019-12-12 Schneider Kreuznach LS 240mm f/4.5 Example: Alpenglow On Mt Whitney (Phase One IQ4)

2019-12-11 Schneider Kreuznach LS 80mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: View to White Mountains from Summit of Eureka Dunes (Phase One IQ4)

2019-11-22 Making Sharp Images: Case Study: Major Sharpness Gains via Ideal Focus with Lenses having Peripheral Forward Field Curvature (Pine Creek High Peaks)

2019-11-07 Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art Examples: Eastern Sierra, Yosemite and Twenty Lakes Basin

2019-11-06 Weather in Eastern Sierra is Exceptional, Idyllic

2019-11-03 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 APO Macro-Lanthar Aperture Series: 'View to Mt Conness from Tuolumne Meadows Area, Early Night' — also evaluates long exposure noise on Sony A7R IV

2019-10-31 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 APO Macro-Lanthar Aperture Series: View to Mt Conness Past Granite Dome, Late Dusk

2019-10-27 Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 Examples: White Mountains Bristlecones (Sony A7R IV)

2019-10-24 Nikon D850 monochrome Examples: Eastern Sierra Man-Made Structures

2019-10-21 Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art: Pine Creek Examples

2019-10-20 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 APO Macro-Lanthar Examples: Pine Creek Panoramas

2019-10-14 Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art Examples: Eastern Sierra, Pine Creek

2019-10-14 Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Examples: Eastern Sierra at Pine Creek

2019-10-14 Voigtlander 65mm f/2 Macro APO-Lanthar Focus Stack: Twisted, Burned, Broken Downed Tree High in Pine Creek Canyon

2019-10-13 Various Zeiss Milvus and Zeiss Otus Lenses Now with Monochrome Examples from Nikon D850

2019-10-13 Razor Sharp Zeiss Milvus 135mm f/2 Aperture Series on Nikon D850 Monochrome: Pine Creek Mining Buildings from Pine Creek Trail (up to 183 megapixels)

2019-10-11 Eastern Sierra Nevada: Fall Color in Full Swing, get there soon!

2019-10-06 Comparing Sony A7R IV to Sony A7R III Resolution: Pine Creek Mining Buildings

2019-10-06 Epic Monochrome Panoramas at Pine Creek, Rock Creek with Nikon D850 monochrome

2019-10-05 Dusk, Rock Creek

2019-10-04 You Won’t Believe Your Eyes... Zeiss Milvus 135mm f/2 Aperture Series on Nikon D850 Monochrome: Pine Creek Mining Buildings (up to 183 megapixels)

2019-10-04 Jaw-Dropping Sharpness with Zeiss Milvus 85mm f/1.4 Aperture Series on Nikon D850 Monochrome: Pine Creek Mining Buildings (up to 181 megapixels)

2019-10-03 Nikon D850 monochrome: Pine Creek Peaks and Crescent Moon, Dusk

2019-10-03 Nikon D850 monochrome: Creating a Color Image from Monochrome Using Filters

2019-09-30 November-Like Shooting Conditions in Eastern Sierra

2019-09-28 Nikon D850 Monochrome Examples in Eastern Sierra, Focus Stacked and Presented at Up to 182 Megapixels

2019-09-28 Shootout: Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art vs Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2 Distagon: Twenty Lakes Basin, View Towards Mt Conness Drainage (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-27 Shootout: Sigma 35mm f/1.2 DG DN Art vs Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon: Twenty Lakes Basin, View Towards Mt Conness Drainage (Sony A7R IV)

2019-09-27 Jaw-Dropping Image Quality: Sony A7R IV with Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG DN Art Examples: Eastern Sierra

2019-09-25 Autumn Color Season Starting in Eastern Sierra

2019-09-23 Nikon D850 Monochrome Examples, Eastern Sierra

2019-09-09 Fujifilm GF 110mm f/2: Panoramas in the Eastern Sierra

2019-09-09 Focus Stacking Selfies with the Fujifilm GFX100 (Mt Whitney Zone Sign)

2019-09-09 View South From White Mountain Peak (260 megapixel Panorama with Fujifilm GFX100, Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8), Dana Plateau @ 633 Megapixels

2019-08-20 Fujifilm GFX100 Focus Stacking For Selfies, People: White Mountain Peak, Mt Whitney

2019-08-07 Fujifilm GF 110mm f/2 R LM WR: “Panoramic View of Tuolumne Meadows, Mt Conness, Mt Dana, Mt Gibbs at Dusk” (800 megapixels, GFX100)

2019-08-05 Fujifilm GF 23mm f/4 R WR Aperture Series: Alpine Meadows view towards North Subpeak of Mt Conness (GFX100)

2019-07-11 Three Canon EF 200mm f/1.8L USM Aperture Series: Lee Vining Creek Through Meadow + Young Pine Amid Its Ancestors + Mt Dana, Earth Shadow Rising (Canon 5Ds R)

2019-04-15 Panasonic S1R: Multi-Shot High-Res MODE1 vs MODE2 with Moving Leaves and Water

2019-04-13 Panasonic S1R Multi-Shot High-Res Mode: the Largest Advance in Image Quality in a Decade and It Works with Motion = OMG

2019-03-17 Pentax HD FA 50mm f/1.4 SDM Examples: White Mountains (Pentax K1 II)

2019-03-16 Pentax HD FA 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW Aperture Series: View South Over Fresh Snow on White Mountains to Deep Springs (Pentax K1 II)

2019-03-15 Pentax HD FA 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW Examples: Late Day and Night, White Mountains (Pentax K1 II)

2019-03-15 Pentax HD D FA 24-70mm f/2.8 SDM ED Aperture Series @ 24mm: Sunset over Snowy Landscape, White Mountains View to Sierra Nevada (Pentax K-1 II)

2019-03-13 Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG HSM Sports Panorama: Clouds at Sunrise, Alabama Hills and Mt Whitney Range

2019-03-13 Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series @ 24mm: Alabama Hills Rainstorm Creek (Nikon D850)

2019-03-07 Shootout: Zeiss Otus 28/1.4 vs Sigma 28/1.4A: Alabama Hills Creek to White Mountains (Nikon D850)

2019-03-06 Sigma 28mm f/1.4 DG HSM Aperture Series: View of Peaks near Mt Whitney, Very Late Dusk (Nikon D850)

2019-03-05 Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 DG HSM Sports Examples: Mt Whitney and Alabama Hills, Pre-Dawn to Early Sun

2019-01-20 Fujifilm GF 250mm f/4 R LM OIS WR: Making a 91-Megapixel Panorama “Winter Solstice Sunrise on Mt Whitney” (Fujifilm GFX-50R)

2018

2018-12-01 Hasselblad HC 120mm f/4 II Examples: Cottonwood Basin, White Mountains

2018-11-22 Black Horse and Earth Shadow, White Mountains

2018-11-21 Ice Skating the Eastern Sierra

2018-10-24 Nikon NIKKOR Z 35mm f/1.8 Aperture Series: Creek and Aspen and Essence of Eastern Sierra

2018-10-11 Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S Aperture Series at 24mm: Snowstorm Meltwater Pond View to Mt Conness Eastern Ridge

2018-10-08 Zeiss Milvus 18mm f/2.8 Examples on Nikon Z7: Mt Conness Basin East

2018-10-05 Testing the Nikon Z7 and Nikon NIKKOR S 24-70mm f/4 S in the Eastern Sierra

2018-10-01 Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 Distagon Aperture Series: Rock Creek

2018-10-01 Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon Aperture Series: Rock Creek

2018-09-30 Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Rock Creek

2018-09-30 Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series: Staggered Tree Trunks, Rock Creek

2018-09-30 Sony 85mm f/1.4 GM Aperture Series for Bokeh / Visual Impact: Aspen Trunks at Rock Creek

2018-09-29 Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Rock Creek with Flowers

2018-09-29 Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8 Aperture Series: Rock Creek

2018-09-22 Patriarch Grove in the White Mountains: Steadily Being Trashed

2018-09-15 Back from Eastern Sierra

2018-09-10 Compared: Zeiss Loxia 25mm f/2.4 to Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2: View from Dana Lakes to Mt Conness

2018-08-31 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4 E Examples: Rock Creek and Yosemite

2018-08-31 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 120mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: Flowering Riparian Plant, Late Summer, Rock Creek Area

2018-08-31 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 120mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: Aspen and Pine Forest, Rock Creek

2018-08-30 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 120mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: View Over Trees To High Peaks, Rock Creek High Country

2018-08-28 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4 Aperture Series: Rock Creek, S-Curve

2018-08-28 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4 Aperture Series: Rock Creek, Upstream View

2018-08-27 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4 Aperture Series: Contemplating Rock Creek

2018-08-22 Summited Mt Whitney, Headed Home

2018-08-16 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4 Aperture Series: Low View Up Alpine Creek

2018-08-16 Hasselblad X1D + Hasselblad XCD 21mm f/4 Aperture Series: Dark Log in Alpine Creek

2018-08-15 Back in 2001 the Nikon D1X Went to Mt Whitney; Here in 2018 the Hasselblad X1D Gets Its Shot

2018-07-30 Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon Aperture Series: Red Blueberry Scrub View To Mt Conness (Sony A7R II)

2018-07-20 Mono Lake from Mt Dana, Pre-Dawn

2018-07-16 Zeiss Milvus 15mm f/2.8 Examples: Eastern Sierra

2018-07-13 Sigma for Sony 70mm f/2.8 DG Macro Aperture Series: Southern Ridge of Mt Conness

2018-07-12 Sigma 105mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Mt Conness Green Meadow, Dusk

2018-07-10 Attention Allergy/Asthma Sufferers: Extreme Pollen Levels in Eastern Sierra Nevada / Yosemite at 8500 Ft on up to 10,600' and Higher

2018-07-02 Attention Allergy/Asthma Sufferers: Horrible Pollen Levels in Eastern Sierra Nevada

2018-06-26 Canon 85mm f/1.4L IS Aperture Series: Mt Dana, Early Morning

2018-06-24 Working in the Field in Eastern Sierra

2018-06-24 Canon 85mm f/1.4L IS Aperture Series: Sunrise on Mt Conness

2018-02-13 Shootout: Zeiss Milvus 15mm f/2.8 Distagon vs Nikon 14mm f/2.8D ED: Alpine Creek, Low View

2017

2017-12-10 Fujifilm GF 45mm f/2.8 R WR: Early Winter Examples in Eastern Sierra

2017-11-15 Time to Head for Home

2017-11-14 The Significance of Automated Focus Stepping for Focus Stacking (Nikon D850)

2017-11-11 Late Season Shooting in the Eastern Sierra

2017-11-06 Zeiss Milvus 25mm f/1.4: a Few More Eastern Sierra Examples Added

2017-11-06 Zeiss Milvus 100mm f/2 Aperture Series: Rock Creek White Stripes + White Peaks (Nikon D850)

2017-11-05 Good Evening, from 11-6

2017-10-29 Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art Aperture Series + Focus Stack: Boulder View to Sub-Peak of Mt Conness

2017-10-16 Travel Advisory Update: Eastern Sierra, Owens Valley, Mono Lake, Mammoth Lakes Awful for Photography

2017-10-15 Travel Advisory: Smoke from Sonoma Fire in Yosemite, Eastern Sierra, Owens Valley, Mono Lake Areas

2017-10-12 Travel Advisory: Heavy Smoke in Owens Valley / Eastern Sierra from Sonoma Fire

2017-10-05 Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/1.4: Examples, Eastern Sierra

2017-10-04 Heads Up: Eastern Sierra Fall Color Coming on Strong, Probably Will Peak within a Week

2017-10-01 D850 vs D810 Sharpness: Pine Creek Forested Hillside

2017-09-29 Nikon D850: First Look at Noise Under Field Conditions, Gross Underexposure

2017-09-27 Nikon D850: First Look at Noise Under Field Conditions, Gross Underexposure

2017-08-23 Sony 12-24mm f/4 G Examples: Rock Creek and Morgan Lakes area

2017-08-23 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Examples: Rock Creek and Morgan Lakes area

2017-08-23 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM 3-Way Shootout vs Sony 12-24mm f/4 and Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2: Rock Creek Meadow

2017-08-21 Sony 16-35mm f/2.8 GM 3-Way Shootout vs Sony 12-24mm f/4 and Zeiss Batis 18mm f/2.8: Rock Creek Meadow

2017-06-04 Sony A9: Two Examples of Pattern/Banding Noise at ISO 100 (Pine Creek Skyline, Mt Tom) + Reader Comments

2017-06-04 Backside of Mono Lake Area

2017-05-21 Stitched Panoramas with Fujifilm GFX and GF 120/4: View to Mt Whitney From Alabama Hills

2017-05-19 Fujifilm GFX Focusing Precision and Aperture Series with GF 120/4: View to Mt Whitney From Alabama Hills

2017-04-16 Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f/4 Examples, Eastern Sierra

2017-04-14 Fujifilm GFX Focusing Precision and Aperture Series with 63/2.8: View to Mt Whitney From Alabama Hills

2017-04-10 Shootout: Fujifilm GF 63mm f/2.8 vs 32-64mm f/4 — Pine Creek South Fork

2017-04-09 Fujifilm GF 32-64mm f/4 Aperture Series @ 32mm: 9050 Pine Creek Road

2017-02-22 Hasselblad XCD 30mm f/3.5 Aperture Series: 'Bare Tree Along Alpine Creek' + 'First Spring Blooms'

2016

2016-12-12 The D810 as a 73-Megapixel Medium Format Camera with a 49mm X 36mm Virtual Sensor: Nikon 19mm f/4E ED PC-E Shift-Lens Stitching (Alpine Creek)

2016-11-21 3-Way Shootout: Sigma 85mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art vs Zeiss Milvus 85/1.4 vs Nikon 85/1.4G (Snowy Spur of Mt Conness, Nikon D810)

2016-10-21 Late October Photo Tour in Yosemite or Eastern Sierra

2016-10-21 Paiute Cutthroat Trout in Cottonwood Creek, White Mountains (shot with Nikon 105mm f/1.4E ED)

2016-10-20 Sigma dp0 Quattro: Examples in Cottonwood Canyon, White Mountains of California, Part 2

2016-10-19 Sigma dp0 Quattro: Examples in Cottonwood Canyon, White Mountains of California

2016-10-02 'Oncorhynchus clarki seleniris' aka Paiute Cutthroat Trout, in Cottonwood Creek, White Mountains

2016-09-29 Eastern Sierra Fall Color Update

2016-09-25 Voigtlander Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm f/5.6 Aspherical: Aperture Series 'Snow Road' (Sony A7R II)

2016-09-12 Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2 Planar Examples: Eastern Sierra Variety (Sony A7R II)

2016-09-11 Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon: Examples in Eastern Sierra (Sony A7R II)

2016-09-10 Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon Aperture Series: Red Blueberry Scrub View To Mt Conness (Sony A7R II)

2016-09-10 Sony 50mm f/1.4 ZA: Examples in Eastern Sierra

2016-09-07 Dead and Dying

2016-09-06 SHOOTOUT: Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 ZA vs Zeiss Loxia 50mm f/2: Spuller Lake View to Mt Conness (Sony A7R II)

2016-07-22 Shootout on Leica SL: Leica 24-90/2.8-4 Vario-Elmarit-M ASPH OIS vs Zeiss ZM 35/1.4 Distagon, 'Fresh June Snow on White Mountains'

2016-06-12 Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS in White Mountains Snow

2016-06-02 Early June 2016 Photo Tour in Yosemite High Country (or White Mountains)

2016-05-31 Early June 2016 Photo Tour in Yosemite High Country (or White Mountains)

2016-04-28 2016 Photo Tours in Yosemite High Country and/or White Mountains

2016-03-04 Astrophotography with Zeiss Otus 28mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon

2016-01-28 Zeiss 50mm f/2 Makro-Planar Examples: Sierra Autumn to Early White Mountains Winter

2016-01-19 Zeiss Milvus 35mm f/2 Examples: White Mountains and Sierra Snow, Late November (Canon 5DS R)

2016-01-17 Sigma 24mm f/1.4A Examples in Mt Conness Watershed

2015

2015-11-24 Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon Examples: Post-Snowstorm Climb (Sony A7R II)

2015-10-15 Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Distagon Examples: White Mountains, Before the Snowtorm

2015-10-13 Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Distagon Examples: White Mountains Before the Storm

2015-10-05 All White Mountain Snowmen I’ve Met Prefer Weather-Resistant Zeiss Milvus

2015-10-05 The Perfect Storm, White Mountains, Day 2

2015-10-04 The Perfect Storm, White Mountains

2015-10-01 First Snowstorm of the Season, White Mountains

2015-08-25 Sigma dp0 Quattro Aperture Series: Sunset Over Mt Conness Eastern Drainage

2015-08-16 Smoke Plume over Mt Gibbs (Walker Fire)

2015-07-21 Will the Leica Q Kill the Leica M?

2015-07-21 Canon 11-24mm f/4L Examples: Mt Conness Watershed (Canon 5DS R)

2015-07-20 Sigma 24mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Aperture Series: Bristlecone on Bare Hill, Checking for Lens Symmetry (Canon 5DS R)

2015-07-15 Leica Q: Climbing Mt Dana from Sun to Hail to Rain to Sun Again

2015-07-05 Zeiss Otus 55mm f/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series at 50 Megapixels: Summit Building on White Mountain Peak, North View (Canon 5DS R)

2015-07-05 Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Sonnar Examples: Mary Lake + Mt Conness Area

2015-06-25 Canon 5DS R Hits New High, With Zeiss Otus

2015-06-14 Two Sony FE 28mm f/2 Aperture Series: 'Waterfall View of Mt Conness Sub-Peak' and 'Snowstorm Rolls in Over Saddlebag Lake' (Sony A7R)

2015-06-13 Zeiss Batis 85mm f/1.8 Sonnar Examples: White Mountains

2015-06-13 Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon Examples: White Mountains

2015-06-11 Zeiss Batis 25mm f/2 Distagon Aperture Series: Meadow View of Mt Conness East

2015-06-01 White Mountains Melt

2015-05-31 Road Status Beyond Patriarch Grove (White Mountains)

2015-05-16 Late May / Early June and Late June Photo Tours in Yosemite High Country and/or White Mountains

2015-04-20 Nikon 20mm f/1.8G ED Aperture Series: Pine Lake Peak, Last Kiss of Sunlight

2015-03-12 Panoramic Megapixels (stitching): Olympus EM5 Mark II, Lone Pine and Mt Whitney

2015-02-17 6-way Shootout at 35mm: Zeiss ZM 35/1.4 Distagon, 35/2 Biogon, 35/2.8 C-Biogon, Voigtlander Nokton 35/1.2 II ASPH, Leica 35/1.4 Summilux, Leica 35/2 Summicron

2015-02-12 Zeiss 28mm f/2 Distagon on Nikon D810: Aperture Series 'White Mountains Landscape'

2015-01-08 Zeiss Loxia 35mm f/2 Biogon on Sony A7R: Sierra Nevada and White Mountains Examples

2014

2014-11-16 Nikon 20mm f/1.8G ED Aperture Series: Mt Conness Glacier Remnants

2014-11-15 Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon vs Nikon 20mm f/1.8G: Mt Conness Glacier

2014-11-07 Nikon 20mm f/1.8G ED Aperture Series: Pine Creek Sun Wedge

2014-11-02 Zeiss Loxia 35/2 Biogon Aperture Series: Pine Creek Sunlit Morning

2014-11-02 Zeiss Loxia 50/2 Planar Aperture Series: Pine Creek Sunlit Morning

2014-10-26 Pine Creek to Pine Lake

2014-10-05 Zeiss ZM 35mm f/1.4 Distagon: Examples at f/1.4 in Eastern Sierra and White Mountains

2014-10-01 Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Distagon: Brilliance and 3D Feel

2014-10-01 US National Forest Service (NFS) Proposes Restrictive Permits for Still Photography on Public Lands: $1000 Fine for Taking a Picture?

2014-09-17 Heading Out to Mountains, and Eastern Sierra Nevada Weather and Travel Conditions

2014-09-08 Yes, it snows in August

2014-09-04 Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon: Brilliant and Sharp (Aperture Series Pine Creek Buildings Thunderstorms, Nikon D810)

2014-08-29 Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Distagon: Brilliant

2014-08-24 Pentax 645Z+ 90/2.8 Aperture Series: Thunderstorms over Pine Creek Drainage

2014-08-23 Zeiss 55/1.4 APO-Distagon Aperture Series: Thunderstorms over Pine Creek Drainage (Nikon D810)

2014-08-20 Nikon D810 vs Pentax 645Z: Visual Impact Out in the Field with a Real Image (Comparison)

2014-08-11 Nikon D810 Dynamic Range: Best Ever in Any Camera?

2014-06-11 Heading to Yosemite and White Mountains: Open Slots for Photo Tours, and Gear List

2014-02-04 Guide to Leica: Leica 180mm f/2.8 APO-Elmarit-R on Leica M240

2014-01-25 High Altitude Cold Cycling

2013

2013-10-31 Leica 280mm f/4 APO-Telyt-R Examples Leica M Typ 240, White Mountains

2013-10-18 White Mountain Peak, Oct 17

2013-10-15 Headed to the Mountains

2013-10-03 Eastern Sierra Nevada Weather and Travel Conditions, Now with Two Webcams

2013-09-04 Leica X Vario: First Look At Image Quality (Pine Creek Waterfalls Aperture Series)

2013-09-01 Sony RX1R: Examples Near the Pine Creek Tungsten Mine

2013-08-26 Delayed Return, Still up in White Mountains

2013-08-18 Atop the Marmot Lookout at 12,800'

2013-07-23 Zeiss 25/2 Distagon vs 25/2.8 Distagon: Bristlecone Vista White Mountain Peak (Nikon D800E)

2013-07-23 Exciting Find: 5063 Year Old *Living* Bristlecone Pine in White Mountains (My Favorite Haunt)

2013-07-17 Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM Performance at 300mm, Distance (Canon 5D Mark III)

2013-07-17 More Examples from the Sigma 120-300mm f/2.8 DG OS HSM S Varifocal Super Tele (Canon 5D Mark III)

2013-07-12 Dawn in the White Mountains at 11,500'

2013-07-02 Ricoh GR Digital: More Examples, and Conclusions

2013-06-26 Ricoh GR Real-High World Examples: White Mountain Peak MTB Ascent

2013-06-12 Eastern Sierra Nevada Weather and Travel Conditions

2013-05-28 Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8 Distagon: Examples (Alpine Creek, Sony NEX-7)

2013-05-18 Tioga Pass in Yosemite Is Open

2013-04-22 Tioga Pass in Yosemite Might Open around May 11

2013-04-03 Mini Travelogue: Leica M Monochrom in Pine Creek Canyon (Eastern Sierra)

2013-02-04 Movies — Eastern Sierra Landscapes

2013-01-05 Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon on Nikon D800E (Pine Creek Tungsten Mine Bldg)

2013-01-05 Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon on Nikon D800E (Green Hills)

2013-01-04 Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon on Nikon D800E (Pine Creek Tungsten Mine Bldg)

2013-01-03 Zeiss 100mm f/2 Makro-Planar on Nikon D800E (Pine Creek Tungsten Mine Aerial)

2012

2012-12-15 Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM: Field Shooting Examples (Alpine Creek)

2012-11-02 Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L II: Bokeh at f/2.8 Outdoors (Alpine Creek)

2012-10-22 Zeiss 15mm f/2.8 Distagon: Examples on D800E (White Mountains)

2012-10-21 Zeiss 18mm f/3.5 Distagon: Examples on D800E (White Mountains)

2012-10-14 Sigma DP1 Merrill Examples — Yosemite, White Mountains, Various, San Francisco

2012-10-12 Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 ASPH on Olympus OM-D E-M5 (De Chambeau Ranch)

2012-10-11 Panasonic Leica DG Summilux 25mm f/1.4 ASPH on Olympus OM-D E-M5 (White Mountains)

2012-10-10 Zeiss 28mm f/2 Distagon vs Voigtlander Color-Skopar 28mm f/2.8 SL II (Nikon D800E, Pine Creek Tungsten Mine)

2012-10-08 Nikon D800E vs Leica M Monochrom: 28mm Comparison

2012-10-08 Can a 36MP DSLR Compete with an 18MP Leica M Monochrom? — 21mm Comparison

2012-10-07 Field Comparison: Nikon D600 vs Nikon D800E (Pine Creek Tungsten Mine, Aerial View)

2012-10-07 Field Comparison: Nikon D600 vs Nikon D800E (Pine Creek Tungsten Mine)

2012-10-07 Can a 36MP DSLR Compete with an 18MP Leica M Monochrom?

2012-08-14 Views from a Bike: Sony RX100 and Olympus E-M5 (White Mountain Peak)

2012-08-11 Olympus E-M5 + Zuiko 75mm f/1.8 ED

2012-08-09 Olympus E-M5 + 8mm Fisheye On the Bike in the Mountains

2012-08-09 Olympus E-M5 + 75mm f/1.8 ED (Bighorn Sheep in Silver Canyon)

2012-07-20 Photo Tour to White Mountains early August

2012-07-18 Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon Field Curvature Study (Yosemite, Tioga)

2012-04-23 Fujifilm X-Pro1 Examples (Alpine Creek)

2012-01-14 Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH Examples in White Mountains

2011

2011-12-26 Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon Compared to Canon 24mm f/1.4L II — Alpine Creek

2011-12-05 Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon “Snowy Day” Examples Page Gone Missing, Now Back

2011-11-20 A Day’s Shooting in a White Mountains Snowstorm with the Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon

2011-10-23 Reader Comments on Spectacular Fall Color in Eastern Sierra

2011-10-22 Spectacular Fall Color in Eastern Sierra

2011-10-04 Canon 8-15mm f/4L Fisheye Zoom

2011-09-05 Reader Says “WOW” With the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon

2011-09-04 Photograph a Cycling Stage Race In the Eastern Sierra September 24-25

2011-09-02 Leica 50mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH Example Images in White Mountains

2011-08-08 Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon For Landscape Photography

2011-07-26 Trek To the Summit of White Mountain Peak

2011-07-15 Photo Tour to Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in White Mountains July 25/26/27

2011-07-13 Back From Yosemite / White Mountains Trip

2011-04-23 June 2011 Photo Tour to Yosemite and White Mountains

2010

2010-11-04 Reader comments on wilderness damage to Patriarch Grove in White Mountains

2010-06-14 Patriarch Grove, White Mountains, June snowstorm

2010-06-14 Back from Yosemite / White Mountains

2010-05-25 Yosemite and White Mountains

2010-02-08 New samples with D3x for Zeiss ZF21/2.8, 28/2, 35/2 Distagons

2010-01-21 California Eastern Sierra weather reports online

2009

2009-11-14 Back from mountain trip with Leica M9, etc

2009-10-06 SPOT personal tracker for saving your ass

2009-10-06 Climbing Mt Dana in Yosemite

2009-07-15 Photo tour to California’s White Mountains

2009-06-18 Hatchlings at 12,000 feet with the ZF 50/2

2009-05-20 Photo tour — Yosemite and White Mountains

2007

2007-10-15 View from Mt Dana

2007-10-15 Climbing Yosemite’s Mt Dana

2007-07-06 White Mountains in infrared

2007-06-14 Back from eastern Sierra

2007-06-07 Off to eastern Sierra

2007-05-29 Low Sierra Nevada snowfall and bristlecone pines

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