Just yesterday—for the second time in a short time—I managed to leave my neutral density filters at home by accident. Let’s set aside what this says about the state of my absentmindedness! Photographically, instead of simulating the ND filter through image averaging, I decided to try something else: taking the drone out of my backpack, for which I fortunately remembered the ND filters this time.
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Often, new camera gear is thought of as something we choose in order to expand our possibilities as photographers. Faster cameras, more megapixels, machine-learning denoising, and sturdier tripods all seem to only bring benefits. But the situation is not so simple, because buying and reading about new gear has quite a few hidden downsides. I’ll tell you about four of them in this article, and it could help you rethink your next purchase.
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With a digital camera, it doesn’t cost a cent to press the shutter. And, as is often the case with a free and unlimited resource, our prehistoric hunter-gatherer genes take over and the memory card soon overflows with thousands of photos. The joy and excitement of taking pictures is then replaced by the tedious task of sorting and culling on the computer. But as I’ll show you, Nikon DSLRs and mirrorless cameras have a number of tools that make this situation a little easier.
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In today’s article, I’ll be reviewing the Leofoto Ranger LS-325C Carbon Fiber Compact Tripod. I chose this tripod carefully to balance my needs, and now I’ve used it for nearly a year in various conditions. How has it held up?
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It doesn’t matter whether you live in Nebraska, Mongolia, or like me, in the Czech Republic. These places, far from the nearest sea, would be biologically poor and dull without the beneficial influence of islands. The immense biodiversity of this planet is fundamentally dependent on their existence. Without exaggeration, it can be said that islands are the true cradle of evolution.
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