Posts by scottbb
Taken over Upper and Lower Whitefish Lakes, Minnesota. September 1, 2013. Shot with a Nikon D800E with 28-300mm ƒ/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 28mm, ƒ/20, 1/30 sec, ISO 2500, using a soft graduated ND filter...
As with much of photography, great technique (and composition) with mediocre gear produces better results than mediocre technique with great gear. The macro lens will probably require the most wor...
Your lenses (and the N6006 / F-601 body) use the Nikon F-mount, one of the longest-lived and supported lens mounts ever. It has gone through a few updates over the decades, in order to support feat...
I’m fairly active in the moderation queues at Photo-SE; I also have fairly strong opinions on this topic. Where can I buy this particular camera? Is this particular model a good camera? Is this ...
Following from the previous related question, Migrate posts in?, and from the site proposal, we have decided to be selective about which questions, or at categories of questions, to import from Pho...
I've started a similar Meta question to list the posts and/or types of posts to migrate in. Please add, criticize, suggest posts or categories of posts you'd like to see.
It hasn't come up quite yet, but as I was thinking of some FAQs to write, it occurred to me that it would be nice to be able to write formulas in LaTeX. Should we enable MathJax for Photo-Video?
Pedco Ultramount Grip Pros Very small — 7" × 2" folded Lightweight – 3.2 oz. Built-in strap to attach to posts, poles, branches, etc. Cons the Ultramount (ball & socket) pieces are made ...
Specific Suggestion: What do all those cryptic number and letter codes in a lens name mean? I suggest this question be broken up into individual questions per manufacturer, and set up as a bunch o...
Astrophotography / Eclipses / Moon How do I set the proper exposure for nighttime moon photos? How to get the best results for landscape and stars photographs? How do I get started in Astrophotog...
Getting Codidact sites off the ground, absolutely, we should be cross-promoting sites as much as possible. At some later date, when Codidact sites are established and hopefully thriving, we might ...
Fundamentals / Basics What is the “exposure triangle”? What is “ISO” on a digital camera? What is bokeh, exactly? What is “angle of view” in photography? What is a “diffraction limit”? Why do lig...
Lighting In portrait photography, what is 'broad' lighting? What is 'short' lighting? What is Rembrandt lighting, and when do I use it? How do I photograph large appliances with glass doors for p...
Gear (not suggestions) How much do lens lineups vary across DSLR platforms? How do lens lineups vary across Mirrorless camera systems? Why do some lenses cost 10 times as much when the specs are v...
Joby GorillaPod 325 Pros Small — 6.9" × 1.4" Very Lightweight — 2 oz. Flexible legs can wrap around objects Cons The ballhead is friction operated. Can be very jerky when adjusting its posit...
History & Learning What historic reasons are there for common aspect ratios? Why is “The Steerage” hailed “one of the greatest photographs of all time”? Why did they ever make smaller than fu...
Technique What are the best techniques for photographing overweight people? How and why do you use an image histogram? How do I approach people for a natural look in street photography? How shoul...
Singleton/Canonical Posts These are the highest-valued, often-referenced, no-need-to-rewrite questions and answers. Having the highest vote doesn't necessarily automatically mean the question shou...
