Snitz hits the Canadian Rockies!

I’ve been gumshoeing around mountains most of my life. The US has some amazing scenery; the Rockies, Sierra’s, Cascades, Uintas, Denali, and Smokies. None of these places hold a candle to the scenery between Lake Louise and Jasper, Alberta. Sorry America, the Canucks...

Snitz visits Croatia & Slovinia

These Slavic countries offer some wonderful unspoiled scenery, a little like the Italian Dolomites. Punctuated with historic (I mean 500+ years old) small towns they’re inhabited by a friendly populace that likes American tourists!  Plus, you can walk anywhere...

Snitz hits Zion, Death Valley & a Martian Desert.

Wondering how to get the full moon to show up on cue?  Ans. you need to be a tech geek.  I use a program called the Photographer’s Ephemeris to figure out when the moon will be full and, more importantly, when it will be setting to the West around sunrise (sky...

Topaz Sharpen AI vs Lightroom

If you’ve tried sharpening an image in Lightroom or Photoshop, you’ve probably realized that the improvement is pretty marginal.  The two images below are both blurry and identical.  FYI, the one on the right is sharpened by Lightroom. Check out the...

The new Sony A7r V vs. A7r IV vs. A1

The new A7r V ($3,800) uses the exact same sensor (61MP) as it’s predecessor, the A7r IV ($3,000).  Still worth upgrading to the latest and greatest?  What’s new. Onboard image stabilization goes up from 5 stops to 8 stops.  Three stops is a massive jump...

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