Landscape
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Mastering Focus Stacking for Landscape Photography: The Ultimate Guide
Why Focus Stacking? As a landscape photographer, you might have experienced frustration when trying to achieve sharp focus across an entire scene. Early in my photography journey, I spent two years trying to figure out how other photographers consistently nailed front-to-back sharpness. I experimented with small apertures, only to encounter diffraction—an optical phenomenon that reduces
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Nikon Z Mount 17-28mm f/2.8 | Nightscape and Astrophotography Review
Last September, Nikon released the Z mount 17-28mm f/2.8 lens. Immediately upon release, two specifications piqued my interest when it came to how this lens would perform with astrophotography and nightscapes: it was a wide-angle lens and also fast at f/2.8. Over the course of a few months, Nikon let me test out this incredible
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Is the Amber X the Perfect Photography Backup Solution?
Disclaimer: Thank you to LatticeWork for supplying me with Amber X to create this review at my request. I only review products that I find interesting in order to keep my reviews genuine. Over the last two years I’ve been working to improve my habits of backing up my photos. I started first with creating
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Nikon Z7 II | Astrophotography and Nightscape Review
In May of 2018 I upgraded to a Nikon Z6 from my old Nikon D3200. When I was trying to decide on cameras, I made a distinct decision to go with the Z6 over the Z7. Mostly based on the technical specifications with regards to low light sensitivity. Since then, I’ve always wondered though if
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Nikon Z Cameras | Easy Trick to Focus on Stars and the Milky Way
During my last three years of using a Nikon Z6, one of my favorite features of this camera is how easy it is to focus on the stars when using a Z series lens with it. But the most surprising thing, is how many people I come across that shoot nightscapes and astrophotography that don’t
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Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S vs Nikon 20mm f/1.8 S Astrophotography Comparison
Disclaimer: This article contains affiliate links which help support me at no cost to you. I’ve been trying to find the right lens for well over a year now to suite my astrophotography needs. I’ve compiled a list of specifications on the Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S and the Nikon 20mm f/1.8 S lens as
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Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S | Astrophotography and Nightscape Review
Over the course of a few nights I took the Nikon Z 14-24mm f/2.8 S out to see how it performed taking astrophotography and nightscape photos with a Nikon Z6. I’ve compiled my likes and dislikes, comparison images, and a few alternatives to help those out who are looking at purchasing the Nikon Z 14-24mm
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How to Photograph Comet NEOWISE: A Beginner’s Guide
This week Comet NEOWISE has become a pretty popular celestial object to capture. I went out this morning and snapped a few photos before the sun washed out the view of the comet. Knowing what I know now, I’m itching to give it another try tomorrow. That being said, here’s how I suggest going about
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How to Photograph the Milky Way
How to Photograph the Milky Way Over the last year I’ve had several friends ask me how to photograph the Milky Way and I’ve decided it’s time put together a simple outline to get an exciting photo on the first try! My First Photograph of the Milky Way with my Nikon Z6. That’s it! I
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A NIGHT AT THE FORT STANTON-SNOWY RIVER CAVE NATIONAL CONSERVATION AREA
A few weeks ago I started looking into areas I could visit that would allow me to have dark skies and great landscapes for a quick photography trip. As we all know COVID-19 hasn’t made normal activities easy, but I quickly found out any park in Texas would be out of the question due to