http://www.ekolphoto.com I've finally found a jungle I like! Wed, 20 Jun 2007 03:01:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.ekolphoto.com/?p=55 Had to brag on this one a little bit. I've had an open back-order with Adorama and BHPhotoVideo for over a year for the Nikon 18-200 f3.5 VR lens. Last night, as I'm bopping through Best Buy looking for other stuff, I made a swing by the premium camera equipment case. ... http://www.ekolphoto.com/?p=41 Have you ever listened to something about one hundred times before something just grabs you? I mean, just out and commands your attention. I was driving along this evening, thinking about the artistic process. (I will firmly attempt not to be overly precious about this.) I was having ... http://www.ekolphoto.com/?p=34 I've mostly focused on posting at the Photoblog lately.   (First time visitors, take note... that's where most of the focus shall continue.  A site about photography ain't right without photos.  If you want keen insights into the whys and wherefores of photographic gadgetry, Ken Rockwell, Rob Galbraith or Moose Peterson are better ... http://www.ekolphoto.com/?p=33 Just arrived today: A Fuji FinePix F10 6.3MP p/s camera. Will post photos when the weather ain't so crappy. http://www.ekolphoto.com/?p=30 For the premiere week of We Jam Econo, a documentary about the tremendously influential band The Minutemen, Grimey's Records sponsored a live-jam with an ensemble called The Punk Rock Party Band. Tremendous. I shot with a Lensbaby 2.0 for the most part. I got a couple gigabytes worth of images during ... http://www.ekolphoto.com/?p=21 Well, this isn't happy news. http://www.iview-multimedia.com/microsoft/ My DAM software for the last couple of years has been iView Media Pro.  I bought it because it was born on the Macintosh platform, and because it was, honestly, the best software I'd given a trial. I've never known a software product to actually improve under ... http://www.ekolphoto.com/?p=19 Once the flowers get to blooming, it's time to get out in the yard with the macro rig. I have a few things which I think are essential for good close-up pictures of flowers. 1) A sturdy ballhead and camera mounting plate. I have tried a couple of combinations here. I started ... http://www.ekolphoto.com/?p=12 Robert Frost once said that, "Good fences make good neighbors." I know for a fact he did not have a privet hedge. I'm about to re-christen my venerable hedge trimmer as "Sisyphus." For no mortal can complete the task of trimming my hedges, ere the hedge regrows. http://www.ekolphoto.com/?p=8 Well, after having registered this domain late last year in order to provide some sort of homepage where I could talk photography, I've finally gotten around to it. You're looking at the text end here. This may stay, and it may not. If you want to have a look ... http://www.ekolphoto.com/?p=3