Fotobug - Episode 98 - Ron Wyatt - Sports Photography

In commemoration of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Jim and Fred feature sports photographer Ron Wyatt who photographed the Summer Olympics in Athens and Beijing.  Ron discusses some of his sports images and relates the story of how and why he switched from Canon to Nikon one week before the Beijing Olympic Games!  In addition to sports, Ron leads workshops for M&M Photo Tours and will shortly be traveling to Tuscany and in early 2015 to Tanzania.  Ron's website is at www.ronwyattphotos.com and we urge you to check out some of his wonderful photo galleries.

In the news, Canon is rates as the #3 company in innovation in 2013, Blackmagic releases their new 4K video camera for $1000 less than originally announced, and Sigma has made a major change to the Foveon chip.

Registration is now open for the Tampa Bay Shootout which takes place the first weekend in April in St. Petersburg, Florida. Please go to www.thephotoshootout.com to check out the exciting workshops and instructors.  Friday night we feature keynote speaker Jim Clark, the former president of NANPA and well known nature photographer.  The keynote address is free and open to the public!

Upcoming workshops include Fall Colors in the Julian Alps in Slovenia in October, as well as fall colors, moose and black bear in Maine in early October.  Check www.outdoorphotoworkshops.com for these and other exciting workshops!

Join us next time for Charlie MacPherson and his review of the new Tamron lenses!