Photography

Photo: Dan Bracaglia I think we can all agree that 2020 has been an unpredictable year, so it seems appropriate that my gear of the year is a camera I wouldn’t have predicted a few months ago: the Fujifilm X-Pro3. But first, a bit of context. Some of my earliest photography was done with a hand-me-down rangefinder camera, a Kodak Retina IIc. I loved the experience of shooting it and still…

Venus Optics has announced its second Laowa ultra-wide-angle lens with ‘Zero-Distortion’ for Micro Four Thirds camera systems, the Laowa 10mm F2 Zero-D MFT. The ultra-compact lens features a full-frame equivalent focal length of 20mm and is constructed of eleven elements in seven groups, including three extra-low dispersion elements. Like the other lenses in the Laowa ‘Zero-D’ line…

With several astrolnomical events coinciding with the Winter Solstice, including the Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction and the Ursids Meteor Shower, December 21st is poised to be a prime opportunity for practicing nighttime and astrophotography skills. An Astronomical Phenomenon: December 21, 2020 After sunset, Jupiter and Saturn will hover together above the western horizon at a strikingly close…

Evan Anderman is a pilot and photographer who uses his combination of skills to capture some impressive aerial landscape photos. Anderman has been dutifully uploading multiple videos a month documenting his process since earlier this year. Anderman calls himself a “social landscape photographer” and since April of 2020 has been regularly sharing ten to fifteen-minute Vlogs of his time in the…