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Membership is Now Working

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Judging from some emails I’ve received and by the fact that some folks have recently posted comments on some posts (see the Chinese Lantern photo post below), it looks like the membership issue has been resolved. If you would like to join, you can do so via the membership link or via the join tab at the top of the page.

If any other readers have previously tried to join and post but were unsuccessful do to site errors, please try again – and let me know if you encounter any problems. I’ve been able to resolve every one that came up during the last few weeks.

Dan

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Another Question about ‘What Lens to Start With”

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One of the most common camera questions comes from folks getting a new DSLR – often their first “serious” camera beyond the point and shoot range – who want to know what lens or lenses they should get with their new camera. Amber sent such a question yesterday:

i am currently researching lenses for my canon rebel xti. i have been looking through your website and reading your helpful info on lenses. however, it is all so confusing. i mostly like to do landscape photography…sometimes portraits. right now i don’t have a ton of money to spend on a bunch of lenses…so i was wondering if you could suggest a good lens (…color, sharpness) that will help me for awhile until i can afford more.

A while back I posted an article on this (Beginner Questions: What Lenses Should I Get for My New Camera?) so I’ll make this post focus on some basic ideas to keep in mind as you try to figure this out.

Amber is on the right track in several ways. Continue reading Another Question about ‘What Lens to Start With” →

Commentary, Photographs: Death Valley, Photographs: Desert

Transverse Dunes, Death Valley

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Transverse Dunes, Death Valley

Transverse Dunes, Death Valley. Death Valley National Park, California. April 1, 2008. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell – all rights reserved.

Color photograph of transverse Death Valley Dunes at sunset.

This is another photo from the shoot I described in yesterday’s post – a quick shoot from a roadside pullout as the day came to an end. We just barely arrived here in time (having arrived in the park just hours earlier) and ended up shooting with long lenses from this roadside vantage point.

While many people focus on the taller section of these dunes a bit further west (I’ve shot them also) this section of smaller “transverse dunes” further into the valley provides some very interesting shapes, textures, and colors.

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Site Registration/Login Problem… Solved!

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I know that at least one registered site member recently encountered a problem logging in to this blog. I apologize for the inconvenience if any others have encountered this issue, too. (I’m always grateful to those who let me know about such problems – can’t fix it if I don’t know about it! :-)

This evening I found a problem that was apparently the culprit. I fixed this, and so far (knock on wood) it appears the problem has been resolved.

If you are not already a site member, you can go here to register.