Stop the hooey!

Stop the hooey!

Posted on 16. Oct, 2009 by Paul Burwell.

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Today’s post comes with a simple, but strong message.

I often make the mistake of listening to the day’s news and worse yet the pontificater’s opinions on said news. And it caused me to pause and consider what a bunch of

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Shoot like a pro – Lens collars

Shoot like a pro – Lens collars

Posted on 15. Oct, 2009 by Paul Burwell.

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Many pro photographers use tripods and monopods in their daily work. One accessory for a lens (sometimes included and sometimes not) that makes using a “pod” a lot easier is a…

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Legend of the “Spirit Bear”

Legend of the “Spirit Bear”

Posted on 05. Oct, 2009 by Paul Burwell.

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For many years, the Spirit Bear was considered a legend of the Gitg’at and Kitasoo Native Peoples. Their legends told of a time when the glaciers finally receded, and it was Raven who made everything green. Raven also decided to make one in ten black bears white, to remind him of the time when the world was white with snow and ice. Raven decided to set aside a special area of the world for these bears – now known as the Great Bear Rainforest. It was a remote paradise where the bears were to live…

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A week in the rainforest; What worked and what didn’t

A week in the rainforest; What worked and what didn’t

Posted on 24. Sep, 2009 by Paul Burwell.

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…I’d like to impart a few thoughts about the term “Water Resistant.” I’d like to meet the marketing schmuck who came up with this term? Every piece of gear that someone had that was labelled water resistant leaked like a sieve when exposed to anything more than a gentle mist for more than 30 seconds. Pants, jackets, gloves and yes, even camera covers labelled as “water resistant” all failed miserably in terms of keeping things dry. If I were running the world, I’d ban that term. Gear would either be rated as water proof or not. None of this namby pamby stuff…

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