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Can You Use the Canon RF 600 F11 STM for Early Morning Photography

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This morning I visit the Starling Nature Sanctuary where I try to use my Canon RF 600 F11 to photograph birds in the early morning light. I share video and images from the morning and I share my views on the performance of The Canon RF 600 F11 STM.

The 3 Steps to Becoming a Better Photographer

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What are the 3 steps to becoming a better photographer. In this video I travel to Darlington Indiana to photograph the Darlington Covered Bridge. I share with you the secret to true learning. Check out the video and let me know what you think.

Is the Benro Tortoise TTOR14C Tripod Worth Adding To Your Kit????

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 In this video I discuss the pros and cons of my Benro travel tripod. Check it out.

Is The Canon RF 15-35 2.8 Worth The Money

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The Canon RF15-35 2.8 is a very expensive lens. The question is. Is it worth the money? I went to Bakers Camp Covered Bridge in Putnam County Indiana to share my views on this lens.

Can I Turn A Boring Sunset Into A Nice Image

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Indiana is not known for spectacular vistas on sunsets. The challenge is how to make a good photograph with less than a spectacular environment. In this video I try to turn a blah sunset into a good image.

Can I make a 4K YouTube Video with my Canon R5 and Firmware 1.6

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I made a video a while ago about having trouble using the Canon R5 for video. I made the video before the release of firmware version 1.6 for the R5. I updated my firmware and set out to use the R5 to video one of my trips to a covered bridge. Needless to say things didn't go as I had planned.

Canon You're Making a Mistake

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 Canon has stopped 3rd party lens manufactures from making lenses for the new RF system. This may be a good move for short term profits but it will affect how people view the RF system if there are not 3rd party lens options in the future. Check out my YouTube video on this subject.

Trying To Take Photo's of Water In a New/Different Way

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 Kim Grant of Visualizing Scotland recently put out a YouTube video Challenging photographers to get out and take pictures of water. I went to McCloud Nature Park to see what I could come up with. The sunset was awesome but I wasn't to happy with the water images I took. Check out my YouTube video to see how I did.

Frustrating Morning

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 Have you had your SSD backup drive stop working for you? I had this happen today and I have several files on the drive that I have not backed up anywhere else. I need to find a better way to store my files in the future. I could use some suggestions on a good way to protect all of my files. Check out my short YouTube video on this subject.

Trying the Canon RF 24-105 F4 at the Shades of Death

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 Today I traveled to Shades State Park. My goal was to take a reflection image with my new Canon RF 24-105 F4. The lens performed better than I did. I had my tripod set to low. This lead to the reflection bleeding into my foreground element. You can see this by checking out my YouTube video.