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Category Archives: Accessories
Gear Review – Acer Aspire One Laptop
By Bill Once in a while I run across equipment that offers me more flexibility when traveling. I am always looking for smaller and lighter. Less weight and less space are important. For a photographer, having a means to view … Continue reading
Gear Review – Apex Bean Bag
By Bill From time to time, my friends at Essential Photo Gear send me stuff to evaluate. Two weeks ago they sent me the Apex Bean Bag, a new product designed in large part by Chas Glatzer, master photographer and … Continue reading
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Tagged Add new tag, Bean Bag, Camera Support, Photo Travel, photo travel blog, Safari Gear
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Gear Review – Geotagging Photographs
By Bill For the past four years, I have used a Sony GPS to geotag my photographs while shooting in remote locations. The unit was a gift from my son and works very well. I initially had issues with the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bike Computer, Geotagging Photographs, iPhone Apps
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Gear Review – Hama Camera Spirit Level
By Claire We’ve all done it under pressure, carefully composed a shot and then had to use the leveling tool to straighten the horizon and the crop clips off an element you really wanted to keep. I’ve discovered a little … Continue reading
Gear Review – Icebreaker Thermal Wear
Icebreaker By Melanie Using pure New Zealand merino wool Icebreaker have come up with a product that excels. A pleasure to wear, it is at all times functional and durable.
Gear Review – International Phone Calls, SIM Cards
By Bill Lockhart Not too long ago I went to the United Kingdom on a photo travel adventure. During my trip, I called home on my iPhone using the AT&T network. I did not make many calls, actually less that … Continue reading
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Tagged Call USA from UK, Cheap International Calls, SIM Card
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Gear Review – Keep your stuff safe . . .
By Bill Lockhart In the last month or so, I realized that I have run out of storage space for all my photographs. My old stuff from the past and my new stuff from today. My file server has long … Continue reading
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Tagged Computer Backups, Computer Storage, Off-site Comuter Backups, RAID
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Gear Review – Lowepro Mini Trekker AW Backpack
By Claire I had to go back through my images to work out when I bought this backpack and realised it was when I got my Canon 10D in 2003. It still looks like new and has been on every … Continue reading
Gear Review – Ordnance Survey Explorer Active Maps
A review By Melanie There is not a walk I take in the Lakes (English Lake District) without my older version of these maps. I have one for each of the four areas of the Lakes and also one of … Continue reading
Gear Review – Personal Locator Beacon
So, how much is your life worth? There have been numerous times in my life when I was in an area with absolutely no communications. Some of these areas were, to say the least, dangerous. My cell phone has no … Continue reading
Gear Review – Royal Robbins Pants
By Bill I call them pants, but in the United Kingdom, the word has a different connotation. But, for me, pants are important. I mean, like, well, they serve some special purposes for photographers: 1. They protect me from the … Continue reading
Gear Review – The Apex Tripod Belt
By Bill In today’s world there are few good companies. Finding a good company that provides quality equipment for photographers is always a delight. Recently, I ran across Essential Photo Gear, a company that builds equipment made for photographers, because … Continue reading
Gear Review – The Impulse LED Multi Task Light
By Bill Let’s face it, I’m a flashlight freak. I have dozens of them, and all but one of them are stored away somewhere in my house. I run across them all the time, in a drawer, in a box, … Continue reading
Gear Review – Wellies
Wellies (Wellington Boots, Gumboots or Rubber Boots) Wellington boots are named after the Duke of Wellington, who wore large leather riding boots to cover the knee. European explorers found South American Indians used the sap of the rubber tree to … Continue reading
Gear Review – Western Digital 250GB My Passport Hard Drive
Western Digital 250GB My Passport Hard Drive By Bill On my most recent photo adventure, I found myself shooting 32 gigabytes of photos in a single day! I was at The Bass Rock photographing Gannets. I love Gannets. And, I … Continue reading
Gear Review – When you get to the end of the road, you still need JOOS!
A Review of the JOOS Orange Solar Charger By Bill Lockhart Here I am, at the end of the road, literally, and my iPhone’s battery is about depleted. But luckily, I have my JOOS Orange with me. So what is … Continue reading