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The Accidental Camera
Well, it’s happened. I finally acquired the camera I said I wouldn’t buy. In fact almost exactly two years ago, I wrote a whole article about why I wouldn’t buy it. But things change. So now I find...
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Am I worthy? Shooting with High Resolution Imagers
Two years ago, Nikon pushed DSLR resolution to new heights, by eclipsing their pro-level D3x and its 24mp full frame imager, with a similar sized 36mp chip in a semi-pro body called the D800. This...
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Christmas 2014
It’s Christmas Day! The staff of Henrysmithscottage.com wishes all of you a happy, healthy, holiday season, specifically a Merry Christmas , a happy Hanukkah, and a blessed New Year.Filed under:...
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I Really Do Not Hate Dogs.
This is an Op-Ed piece Published in the Wilkes Barre Times Leader on Sunday February 8th, 2015: I post it here in all of its unedited glory. Though I live in suburbia, I don’t own a dog. Because of...
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Some Thoughts on my new XE-2 vs. the XE-1
Earlier this winter, while trying to organize my photographic camera gear, I noticed a lot of equipment that had seen little use(my RX 100) or had been funtionally replaced (my D 600). As is my...
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Late March Ramblings
It has been a tough spring this year. A very tough spring. Temps have remained February-like. The only thing melting the snow, which is now dense from the tepid freeze-thaw cycles, is the strong...
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The Gear that I Use: The Fujifilm X100t Review
I was taken by surprise by the introduction of the Fujifilm X100t. The previous model, the X100s was a mature product, without glaring deficits . It didn’t cry out for upgrading, especially...
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the Gear that I Use: the Fujifilm WCL-X100.
As I have previously explained, I am not intuitively a wide lens shooter. I do own a variety of short focal length lenses for the various camera formats in my collection, but I admit they are among...
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The Empty Bedroom, five years on.
I am re-posting this article I wrote almost 5 years ago, about the life event of having your first child leave the nest, and attend college. Now my daughter Brigid has been graduated from Penn...
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Living with a Pocket Camera: The Sony RX 100 Mark III
For years, so-called “pocket cameras” have gotten a bad rap from so-called “serious photographers”. Admittedly useful in a pinch, their image quality has been impugned relative to larger-sensored...
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No Extra Charge: a Foray into Video.
It is easy at my age, to stay within ones comfort zone. Its less trouble to stay with skills which you have already acquired, to maintain the status quo, to embrace the familiar. I feel very much...
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A Visit to the Forest Cathedral: Cook’s Forest State Park
“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” ― John Muir A good portion of my life has been spent wandering through the woodlands of Pennsylvania. I am privileged to live...
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The Wrong Trees: The 1675 Grove in the Adirondacks
As faithful readers know, I have a deep interest (obsession?) with experiencing and photographing, eastern old growth forests. I have written about the topic several times in the recent past. In March...
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Seattle, Part One : PIX 2015
Say that the world’s most popular digital photography website decides to hold a photography event. And say that event is held in Seattle, where my daughter resides. Suddenly I find myself on a flight...
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The Gear that I Use: The Fujifilm XT10 review
There are times, when something or someone looks unattractive on first glance, but becomes much more attractive upon making your acquaintance. I think of my wife’s first impressions of me when we were...
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The Gear that I Use: The Manfrotto Beefree Travel Tripod.
Even the most beautiful scene, captured with perfect exposure, can be ruined by “camera shake”. In most situations, proper camera stabilization leads to better images. I have written about this in...
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Christmas 2015
Christmas, for me, is a time to reflect back at the waning year, and to thank the almighty for the many blessings he has bestowed. It’s also a time to express gratitude to those important people in...
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Snow in Pennsylvania
Snow is definitely a 4-letter word for many Pennsylvanians of my acquaintance. An upcoming snow event creates great angst among my friends, who see no value or joy in the white stuff. Though I don’t...
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The XE 2 Firmware Update: “Kaizen” Is Not Dead.
I may have been premature. “Kaizen” lives! Last March, I wrote about an announcement by Fujifilm addressing the just-then superseded X100s. Basically they let everyone know, that contrary to their...
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Bad Memories
Despite the optimism of my earlier article, this winter just isn’t panning out: at least for those of us who look forward to winter sports, and winter photography. It brings back some bad memories… In...
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