I never got around to doing one of these posts for 2013, better late than never.
Read MoreTripod Maintenance
Tripods and saltwater are a bad combination. Here is a breakdown of the cleaning process I use whenever my tripod has been in the ocean. The tripod is a Gitzo 3532s, but the basic principle is the same for all tripods.
Make sure you have everything you need...
Read MoreLee SW150 custom baffle
A while back I upgraded from the D7000, 10-24 and Lee 100mm filter system to the D800E, 14-24 and the Lee SW150 filter system. While the camera and lens were big upgrades, the SW150 filter system was a step backwards from the standard Lee system in a few areas...
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Photoshop image stacking
There are a number of different ways to stack images in Photoshop CS6, I've found this method to be the fastest and it uses the least amount of PC resources.
The number of images you select at a time will be determined by the amount of available ram you have in your PC...
Read MoreWhat's in my bag?
The bag is an F-Stop Loka with the extra large ICU (internal camera unit). The F-Stop website doesn't list the extra large ICU as an option for the Loka but it does fit, although there's not a lot of space left in the top compartment. I also have the large ICU, the dividers in the picture are from both the large and extra large ICUs...
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