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Close-up Extension Tubes

Close-up Extension Tubes Over the years I have always enjoyed close up photography, you know, the up close and personal stuff- bugs, rust, flowers, ice, dewdrops, etc. I wasn’t lucky enough to have a real macro lens so I used close -up filters which were single element and mediocre at best. Then I graduated to … Continue reading

Saved By My Filter

Saved By My Filter

Well, it finally happened. For years I have been extolling the virtues of the lens hood and the UV filter for their photographic benefits as well as their protective qualities. While photographing the fall colors in the Eastern Sierras I was deep in photographic reverie having just captured, what I thought to be a great … Continue reading