ph-pictures

okay, this bit is for the nerds and geeks - you know who you are.

i'm a pentaxian (email me if you want to know the reasons) and, apparently there is a desire to know this kind of information so here is rundown of the kit i rely on.

• a pentax k200d camera.
• a pentax 10mm-17mm 'zoom' fisheye lens (my fave!).
• a pentax 50mm 'fast f1.7' lens.
• a pentax 18mm-55mm zoom lens .
• a pentax 18mm-250mm zoom lens.
• a pentax 80mm-320mm zoom lens.
• manfrotto tripod and mono-pod.
• 5 x vivitar flashes; 2 x pentax flashes.
• umbrella reflectors and stands.
• radio flash triggers.
• and sundry other pieces of gear enough to fill 3 cases.

for post production it's...

• adobe lightroom for pef file processing.
• corel paintshop pro x2 for touch up and manipulation.
• fastone image viewer for cataloging and file batch processing.
• i have also been known to use 'google's picasa' for quick, and wholly passable, post production work too.

in no particluar order, here are some photo sites i seem to keep coming back to time and time again....

• online digital photography school - tips, tutorials, challenges and reviews.
• strobist - everything you need to know about off camera flash lighting.
• diy photography - how to spend $$'s for something that is sold for $$$$'s.
• photo freeware - a source of free programs for photographers.
• dpreview - i don't care what anyone says, THE (look capitals!!) best review site.
• photodo - quirky lens review & consumer opinion site.
• photo.net - it's like being in a global photo club.
• digital photo tutorials - an explanation of the basics.
• battery university - you want to know about batteries?...here's the place.
• photoclub vancouver - my photo club in vancouver.