Light Work

Portraits: Carl and Anna

2010-04-01T19:27:00.001-07:00

Carl and Anna

Blog changes

2010-04-01T19:21:00.001-07:00

This blog has been run through Google’s Blogger service, however Google has announced that they are ending support for FTP-based sites, effective May 1^st. That means this blog will be changing/moving sometime soon... just as soon as I figure out the least-painful compromise, but most likely moving to another address.

In the mean time, you can check my other blog for updates.

Now posting on Flickr

2010-01-22T16:26:00.001-08:00

I've long had an account on Flickr, but only recently have I actually used it for posting images. I plan on using Flickr primarily for personal and family images, or experimental/test shots.

Carl Patrick Wright at 3 days old

Photoluna 1.1

2010-01-22T16:11:00.001-08:00

Bryce Canyon Sunrise, 2008

Photoluna 1.1 is the latest version of my photography tool for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It was released last month, and is now available at a reduced price.

Gallery viewer for iPhone/iPod Touch

2010-01-04T16:19:00.001-08:00

I'm writing a new iPhone interface to my photography web site for 2010. Go to http://photography.danwright.info/m/galleries/ to give a test. Scroll and tap to select a gallery (slideshow). Tap or swipe right-to-left to advance through the slideshow, or swipe from left-to-right to go back one slide. Swipe vertically to jump to the beginning or end of the slideshow. To return to the index, swipe down while viewing the first slide, or tap while viewing the last slide (horizontal swiping will wrap around to the start/end of the show). Please give me your feedback!

October "Blahs" Sale

2009-10-22T14:43:00.001-07:00

Photoluna is my photography tool for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It’s on sale right now for 50% off (already reduced 20% from its release price). If it interests you, take a look!

Photoluna End-of-Summer Sale

2009-08-30T14:27:00.001-07:00

Photoluna is my photography tool for the iPhone and iPod Touch. It’s on sale right now for 60% off. If it interests you, take a look!

Travels to the Edge Exhibit in Seattle

2009-08-22T12:13:00.001-07:00

Travels to the Edge Exhibit in Seattle:

The Benham Gallery in Seattle will show a collection of prints from the first two years of Travels to the Edge, starting with a reception on September 3 and running through the end of November.

(via Art Wolfe)

Canon announces Hybrid Image Stabilizer

2009-07-22T10:31:00.001-07:00

Based on this press release, I think it's safe to say we can expect to see an image-stabilized replacements for at least one of the Canon macro lenses (likely 100mm or 180mm L) before the end of this year.

Photoluna is on Sale

2009-07-05T17:55:00.001-07:00

I’m the author of a photography tool for the iPhone and iPod Touch called Photoluna. It’s on sale this weekend for 30% off. If it interests you, take a look!

Canon USA Spring 2009 Rebates

2009-05-07T13:59:00.001-07:00

Canon USA has begun their Spring instant rebate program. It runs from May 3 to July 11. Considering the poor availability of lenses, the rebate program seems quite generous. The usual suspects are present. The most interesting rebate is for the (very expensive) EF 200mm f/2L IS USM. As expected, there is no rebate for the EOS 5D Mark II yet. Expect to see one in the Fall, most likely.

Zooms

EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM — $200
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM — $100
EF 16-35mm f/2.8 II USM — $100
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM — $80
EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM — $75
EF 17-40mm f/4 USM — $50
EF 70-200mm f/4L USM — $40
EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM — $30
EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM — $20

Primes

EF 50mm f/1.2 USM — $100
EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM — $130
EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM — $35
EF 200mm f/2L IS USM — $500

EF-S Lenses (for crop cameras only)

EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM — $70
EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM — $50
EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM — $50
EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM — $30
EF-S 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS — $15

Flashes

Speedlite 580EX II — $50
Speedlite 430EX II — $30
Speedlite 220EX — $40
Macro Twin Lite MT-24EX — $70
Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX — $50

There are also rebates available when buying one or more lenses with a Rebel or EOS 50D.

State of the SLR Industry in 2009

2009-05-07T10:35:00.001-07:00

Roger Cicala of lensrentals.com (a regular buyer of lenses) writes on his perspective of the state of the SLR industry and changes to the retail environment.

Picture of the Month - February

2009-03-03T16:43:00.000-08:00

Carnival of Venice

Portfolio 2008

2009-01-22T18:02:00.000-08:00

Presenting my first annual portfolio, for 2008. It is my intention to make this an ongoing tradition: each January, collect the best photographs of the preceeding year, and publish a restropective portfolio for that year. I appreciate your comments on the portfolio!

Picture of the Month - December

2009-01-11T11:17:00.000-08:00

Roxborough State Park, Colorado, in Winter

Minor site redesign

2009-01-01T13:05:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!

You will notice a few changes to my photography web site today. I’ve been working on these for quite a while now, so it’s good to finally see them published.

Home page (“Splash” screen) redesigned to better reflect the design elsewhere in the site; the navigation list is in larger type and easier to read and click; the site logo has been designed to look better on all browsers; the picture of the month gets a nicer frame; and the search box is moved to the bottom center. The “quick search” feature has been enhanced: you can drag the search results around the page; zooming is much smoother; there is a close box; the background is grayed out while zooming; and there are now visible controls for advancing to the next/previous image, as well as exiting the zoomed mode. It is now fully compatibile with Internet Explorer 8.0 beta 2. Some of you may notice another change: quick search is no longer supported at all for Internet Explorer 6.0. This change was made to reduce the time spent testing and supporting old browsers; IE 6.0 has taken about as much time to test as IE 7, IE 8b2, and all other browsers combined. I want to encourage anyone using IE 6.0 to upgrade to version 8.0 as soon as Microsoft releases it (expected sometime in 2009).
The gallery image browser now includes icons for next and previous photos (in addition to the arrow keystrokes which have always been supported). There is also a “play/pause” icon to start/stop the slide show feature (which can still be toggled with the space bar, or by double-clicking the image). Thumb-zooming has not changed, except that support has been dropped for Internet Explorer 6.0, which has always had “issues” with this feature. In addition, support has been added for user ratings – more about this later.

Enjoy! Please let me know if you encounter problems using your favorite browser (be forewarned that very old browsers are not supported). While I have disabled a handful of special features for Internet Explorer 6.0, I will continue to support page display throughout the site for that version for another 6–12 months (depending on when Internet Explorer 8.0 is released).

Picture of the Month - November

2008-12-22T15:17:00.000-08:00

Autumn Leaves

Picture of the Month - October

2008-12-22T14:56:00.000-08:00

Mount Shuksan

Adobe releases Lightroom 2.2

2008-12-16T09:33:00.000-08:00

Adobe Lightroom 2.2 is now available for download. This release includes support for the Canon 5D Mark II, the Canon Powershot G10, Leica D-LUX 4, and others. It also includes some performance and bug fixes.

LIFE Photography on Google

2008-11-18T12:37:00.000-08:00

Google images is now hosting the LIFE photography library. There are a plethora of classic images in there!

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2008

2008-11-01T17:51:00.000-07:00

The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year have been announced.

Picture of the Month - September

2008-10-31T23:18:00.000-07:00

Mount Shuksan

Picture of the Month - August

2008-10-27T17:08:00.000-07:00

Lobster Traps, Bernard, Maine

Adobe Lightroom 2.1 Released

2008-10-23T12:09:00.000-07:00

Adobe released Lightroom 2.1 today; it includes support for new camera models, and a variety of fixes for bugs in version 2.0.

Adobe Camera Raw 4.6 released; end of support for CS3

2008-10-13T09:54:00.000-07:00

Adobe has released Camera Raw 4.6 with support for a few new cameras (the Canon 50D is there, the 5D Mark II is not). This is the last update to include new camera support for CS3. Never mind the fact that CS3 is only 18 months old, it’s time for another mandatory upgrade!