Author Archives: Tom

Back in September 2018 I did a blog on phone photography, and concluded that while you could get good pictures with a phone, it wasn’t a DSLR.  My wife decided to try to use her phone for video, and I … Continue reading →

We love travel, especially travel to exotic locations with plenty of wildlife and birds.  The Amazon, or at least the upper or Peruvian Amazon, seems the perfect fit, and so we booked a trip there with our favorite travel company, … Continue reading →

People who (like me) would say they’re “real photographers” are often highly annoyed by people who take photos with their phones.  For me, the problem isn’t disdain for the smartphone as a camera but the lack of consideration phone users … Continue reading →

We just completed trip number nine to Africa, visiting some new countries, and I want to offer a review of the experience, with a particular slant (as always) on senior travelers.  We did Kenya (our third visit there), Tanzania, and … Continue reading →

For 2017, we decided to do a spring trip to Africa, both to celebrate a special occasion and to see Botswana and the delta area at a time when it was in flood and also cool.  We added one of … Continue reading →

On our latest trip to Africa we stayed overnight in Johannesburg at the Intercontinental at the airport, then stayed in four camps and spent four days at the Queen Victoria Hotel in Cape Town.  I want to offer a summary … Continue reading →

Well I have made it back from Africa Trip Seven, and I think I’ve learned some important things on my ever-favorite topic of cameras.  The short story is that the Nikon D500 with the Sigma 50-500mm lens turns out to … Continue reading →

I’ve talked in the past about Africa and where to go to see what.  Another issue that can be just as important is the “How?” and that’s what I’d like to chat about today.  I don’t mean “Should I fly?” … Continue reading →

Memory card choices are always complicated for camera owners, and for those with the new Nikon D500 the choices are even harder.  The D500 has two card slots, one for a standard SDXC and the other for one of the … Continue reading →

Those who have followed this blog know that for almost three years now, I’ve relied on a combination of a DSLR (first a D7000 and then a D750) and a Nikon 1 with the FT-1 adapter to photograph wildlife.  In … Continue reading →