Tripods and Ball Heads Redux

We are always amazed that people will spend thousands of dollars on a high-end camera and lenses, and skimp on their tripod and head. Having a substandard system for your camera and lenses is worse than having no tripod at all. We have seen cameras fall on rocks, go into the ocean, teeter off porches, and a host of other mishaps. Fortunately for our students, the cameras were OK, but — and this is a BIG BUT — they were really lucky!…

Paris, 2016-02

Paris, 2016-02 Paris, 2016-02 Paris is a city for walking … and walking … and … At least it is so for Arnie and me. With a strike on in Paris that promises to shut down all transportation, it is a good thing. It will not affect us! Our destination is an art exhibit of […]

Paris, 2016-01

Paris, 2016-01 Paris, 2016-01 Paris is in my blood. Perhaps because my English Granny and dad lived here back in the 20s, both studying music at Fontainbleau. I first came here in 1962, I think, and I fell in love with the city then. Of course, it has changed a lot since those many years […]

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