Nature Photo Journal

Overview In my search for a ballhead mount, I ran across many brands that were highly respected and recommended.  However, some of them were very expensive.  I did find one brand that received very good reviews, but was moderatley priced (although not inexpensive) – that was the Markins brand. While researching Markins, it seemed like [...]

The Manfrotto 685B Monopod I bought a Manfrotto 685B monopod several months ago in order to have a relatively stable platform in places that I couldn’t take a tripod.  I was looking for a monopod that was really easy to adjust, because I planned to mount a bracket made by Custom Brackets, which requires quite a bit [...]

The Canon T1i I purchased my Canon T1i several years ago, soon after they came out.  I was primarily drawn to it’s 15.1 mega pixel sensor and large variety of additional accessories.  Now that I’ve had a chance to use the camera for several years, I appreciate the T1i for a variety of other reasons. Features [...]