Recent content by Ingraman

For a birder, an 18mp aps-c is invaluable. Telephoto lenses are much more expensive than ultra-wides (not to mention heavier), and we need the crop factor for the extra zoom.

As someone who lives in the US, let me just say that 15% is the minimum tip we pay for acceptable service. Bad service gets 10%, good service 20%. Keep in mind that in the US, waiters get the majority of their pay from tips (often they are only paid a pathetic salary of $2-3 an hour). If you can...

Amazing pictures. Really need to go to Vietnam some time.

Was Neuschwanstein still under renovation when you were there? I missed some great shots back in March because of the scaffolding.

I think you have some good pictures, but I'd really like to see them (especially the Salzburg #3 and 4) with normal rather than HDR processing. HDR in general just looks too heavy handed.

Get a 55-250 and save up for the 70-200 f4 IS. The difference between the 55-250 and 70-300 is not great enough to warrant the $ difference. I'm sure some people can hand hold 200mm at 1/60, but for the majority of us a telephoto lense without IS is useless in lower light conditions without a...

This is so simple but genius. I could've sworn you used a tilt shift lens had you not mentioned post processing.

Amazing pictures of a gorgeous country. Definitely putting Vietnam on my next vacation list.

Lol, I see a bit of Munich and Salzburg in there. Am I off?

You don't really have to wait around to take a picture like that. A circular polarizer could easily replicate the saturation/sky gradient, and a few tweaks in Photoshop will get you the color.

This is a good guide for New York (including areas that you should avoid). NYC still suffers a bit of a bad reputation due to crime in the 80s/early 90s, but is generally pretty safe. Just be street smart and you should be fine. However, there are some cities that tourists should avoid...

Looks like a circular polarizer to me. If you view his other picture, there is no reflection in the sea (which is one of the things a polarizer does).

I just got back from Europe. Keep in mind that a lot of museums don’t allow flash photography, so you’ll need either a fast lense (maybe f2.8 or lower) or a lense with image stabilization. I took only a Tamron 17-50mm and it pretty much covered everything I wanted to take pictures of (I also...

One suggestion is to take pictures in both landscape and portrait views. That way you mix it up a little, and can make your overall album more interesting. But definitely keep at it. There's an old photography quote that says your first 10,000 photos are your worst.

Wow, I work in Boston and I haven't even taken pictures in the city. Is #14 in the South End? Great shots.