Photography Hack: Coffee Sleeve Lens Hood

This is a very clever hack I found, and I plan to put it to use as soon as I can! Instead of lugging around the bulky lens hood for each lens you have, grab a lightweight coffee cup sleeve – the ones that keep your finger from burning while you wait in line to...

Nikon Glass Continues to Amaze Me

Had another outing today with new Nikon D7000 and the 18-200 VR lens. You may recall my post of Sept. 4, 2011 where I sang the virtues of this great lens-how sharp it is even extended all the way to the long end of its telephoto range. That post included a photo that...