Sony 70-200mm Lens Issue
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Sony 70-200mm Lens Issue

We went out to Equalizer Lake in Loveland, Colorado this morning to photograph shorebirds. That was the secondary goal. The primary goal was to test the new firmware on the Sony 70-200mm lens. First the back story.

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Boulder Fails, Again
Steve Eckes Steve Eckes

Boulder Fails, Again

This was our third time traveling to Boulder, Colorado to do a photography session. The first time we stopped at Mike’s Camera with the intention of spending some time photographing the flat irons. As we drove into Boulder we could see that the haze (smog?) caused the flat irons to be too obscured for good photography. To get more details and to view a video of our Boulder Fails adventure check out on YouTube.

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What is in Nebraska?
Steve Eckes Steve Eckes

What is in Nebraska?

What is in Nebraska that would be of any interest? Offhand I can think of football and cornfields. These are my earliest memories of the state. Oh and the state troopers hide behind the raised overpasses because there is no other place to be inconspicuous. Over the years I have found other things of interest, The most recent was on an adventure with my wife to see the Sandhill Cranes. In addition to the cranes, we spent a morning watching and photographing a gathering of Prairie Chickens. A lek of prairie chickens to be more precise.

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