I recently purchased a Snap-On LCD Screen Protector for Canon 7D by Vello. It does what is expected but came with an unexpected change I am not sure I like. - by David R. Beebe
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Time Lapse Photography

15 01, 12

There are any number of ways to accomplish time lapse photography which is a series of images, viewed as a video sequence in a compressed duration. The most straight forward method is to record video in real time and speed up its playback in post. The down side is that to span a long interval of time, you end up working with a very large video file. An alternative is to assemble a series of still photos taken at a fixed interval over a long period of time. Here are my thoughts on how to do that and a sample of 6 clips to help illustrate options with the GoPro HD Hero2 - by David R. Beebe
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Camera lenses vs. scopes

12 10, 11

Commentary on the digiscoping trend of pairing spotting scopes and small digital cameras vs. DSLRs and telephoto lenses - by David R. Beebe
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NIK Software Plug-ins

03 08, 11

If you work in Aperture, Lightroom or Photoshop, you owe it to yourself to check out the excellent plug-ins from NiK Software. They will simplify your workflow and amaze you with the results for black & white and color processing, pre and post -production sharpening, etc. - by David R. Beebe
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Digital Photography School Online

23 04, 11

If you haven't already, I recommend that you sign up for the free Digital Photography School newsletter - by David R. Beebe
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Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens

16 04, 11

My thoughts on the Canon EF 100-400mm lens which in my opinion is the single most useful travel lens in their product line - by David R. Beebe
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Backup Of Camera Flash Memory In The Field

10 04, 11

A reminder that Macintosh OS X is unix-based which lets you leverage the power of the rsync command for doing incremental backups of your SD media from your AVCHD camcorder - by David R. Beebe
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Renting Specialty Glass

05 02, 11

If you're like me, you covet expensive lenses but can't justify the cost to own them and didn't realize at first that you can rent them to cover your immediate need for much, much less - by David R. Beebe
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Notes On AVCHD Editing With Mac: Equipment Summary

01 01, 11

Not to imply that this equipment list is the best possible (even at this moment in time before they are all outdated), but I've selected Canon and Macintosh products that yield excellent results - by David R. Beebe
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