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Ping'an to Guangxi.....

Posted by Jason on Jun 14, 2011 in Blog, Travel Photography

Ping'an to Guangxi..... After waking up to a cloudy, foggy day, patience was rewarded by the weather clearing a little, allowing a lovely view of this impressive landscape with…

Chengdu to Guling and the Rice Terraces of Ping'an

Posted by Jason on Jun 11, 2011 in Blog, Travel Photography

Last night in Chengdu, went to the opera! Not much like a western opera, more of a variety show. It was colourful and entertaining, but chinese operatic music, particularly the…

Onto Chengdu....

Posted by Jason on Jun 8, 2011 in Blog, Travel Photography

So I travel to Chengdu for some business meetings and have the opportunity in the late afternoon to take a stroll. We toddled down to the Peoples Park, a lovely inner city park…

And on to China.....

Posted by Jason on Jun 5, 2011 in Blog, Travel Photography

This is my second trip to China this year. The first was a total wash as far as photography was concerned, but I'm making up for it this trip. The start of the trip was not…

Another European Odyssey

Posted by Jason on May 23, 2011 in Blog, Travel Photography

I've been neglecting the blog for the last couple of weeks (OK, 4 weeks, but who's counting), but it's been because of new equipment and travel commitments for the day job. I'm…

Ball Heads and Quick Release Plates

Posted by Jason on Apr 25, 2011 in Blog, Gear Review

My last post covered tripod legs, so now I'm going to rant on about tripod heads and the means of attaching the camera to them. For still camera work, except for really long lens…

The Flashbus comes to town.....

Posted by Jason on Mar 26, 2011 in Blog, Gear Review

Today I had the privilege of spending the day in the company of two of my favourite photographers, David Hobby and Joe McNally. They are currently touring the country together on…

PocketWizard for Nikon!

Posted by Jason on Mar 20, 2011 in Blog, Gear Review, Opinion

It's finally arrived! I got my hands on a couple of FlexTT5 units and have been itching to play with them. I sold my RadioPopper remotes in preparation and have been keen to try…

Tripods: Opinion and Review

Posted by Jason on Mar 18, 2011 in Blog, Gear Review, Opinion

The interesting thing about tripods is that while we know we need 'em, we really don't want them. They aren't sexy like a big lens, don't make macho noises like a camera on full…

Barcelona, Hildesheim to Budapest....Pt.1.

Posted by Jason on Mar 15, 2011 in Blog, Travel Photography

This is turning into a long trip. In the past week I went from Barcelona, to Hildesheim in Germany, to Vienna and on to Budapest. Flying visits all and I missed getting a shot in…