Author: Ben

  • GF X Pan

    GF X Pan

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    Let’s talk ratios…  I’ve always prefered elongated ratios.  I have a 645 medium format camera back in the 90s and I never really bonded with it.  I think that issue was two fold, both lack of lenses but also the more square 4:3 ratio.  I’ve been into panos for a long time.  One of my…

  • Cars!

    Cars!

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    I was looking for some info about the cars we’ve owned so I figured I’d write it out as a post as well. This is in reverse chronological order, so most current cars are up top. 2021 Subaru Forester Sport: With the outback becoming the “kids car” it was time for me to get another…

  • Moose on the loose!

    Moose on the loose!

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  • Moose!

    Moose!

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    This dude just walked through the neighborhood! 

  • Neowise

    Neowise

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    Got a chance to see Neowise last night!

  • A BEAR!

    A BEAR!

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    As a family we hadn’t seen a bear yet since moving to Montana.  I saw 4 last summer, 1 driving home from Bridger, one driving out Fairy lake road, 1 hiking in the Spanish peaks (a cub and we didn’t see mom!!!) and one driving through YNP too far away with too short a lens. …

  • Sony A7rIV review

    Sony A7rIV review

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    A7rIV!  I finally bit the bullet and picked up the a7riv.  I hadn’t originally planned on it, in fact this is a camera that had almost no apeal to me at launch.  Some of the software updates sounded nice and the bigger button’s coudn’t hurt but I was happy with my a7riii so why take…

  • Beartooths

    Beartooths

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    Took a drive today through YNP to the beartooths then home again.  Skied Gardiner headwall while in the beartooths.  Had a great day and saw some fun wildlife!

  • The Great One!

    The Great One!

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    Went for a hike today, Fairy lake to Sacajawea to Naya Nuki then skied the great one.  I brought the 200-600 with me which is a first for me (bringing the real camera skiing, especially BC skiing with a long hike).  I did it hoping to see a few goats and I was not disappointed!

  • Crescent

    Crescent

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  • More Pelicans!

    More Pelicans!

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    Some more pelican shots with the 200-600mm.

  • Pronghorns, Bison, an Eagle & Cranes oh my!

    Pronghorns, Bison, an Eagle & Cranes oh my!

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    Been shooting more lately.  Here’s a pretty random assortment, Bison at spanish peak, some birds in our hood, 2 landscapes, my daughter, some sandhill cranes at ennis as well as some pronghorns, then a bald eagle munching on something with feathers on the drive home one night! 

  • Sony 200-600mm review

    Sony 200-600mm review

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    I finally picked up a sony 200-600mm.  Since moving to Montana and this lens getting announced I’ve felt like it’s the lens for wildlife photography.  I’ve been considering one for a long time but finally bit the bullet, sold the 100-400 and got one!  I didn’t own them both at the same time so I…

  • Pelicans

    Pelicans

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    Ran into a group of pelicans on the river today!

  • Bald Eagle

    Bald Eagle

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    Went for a drive and watched this eagle bully an osprey for his lunch!  The image above is pretty bang on sharp, the rest in the gallery below are softer than I like from either camera shake from the long lens or cropping a ton.  I’m learning but this is NOT easy!