Fotobug - Elusive Image Photography

Jim and Fred set out to do a complete review of the new Arsenal 2, but despite their best efforts, they weren't able to get it to work.  The reason was due to the fact neither one bothered to watch the instructional videos and read the manuals!  Big mistake!  So, this is a first look at the Arsenal 2 and a full review will be presented in the near future - stay tuned!!

In the news we mentioned the DIY LED light for smart phones and the link for the instructions is https://hackaday.com/2023/01/01/ledcard-the-pocketable-ring-light/

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Jim recently returned from Bosque Del Apache in New Mexico, but located just two hours from Bosque is White Sands National Park.  Jim was there in 2016 and decided to pull the episode out of the vault to share it once again.

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Jim recently traveled to New Mexico to attend a workshop with Rick Sammon and Ian Plant at Bosque Del Apache.  This location is highly recommended for anyone who loves to photograph birds.  Thousands and thousands of snow geese and sandhill cranes gather in the ponds around Bosque and Bernardo Wildlife area.  Birds tend to gather at dusk and then 'blast off' at sunrise for the most amazing site you have ever seen!

Jim's four year old HP ZBook overheated (and was turned off at the time!) and had to be sent off to see if it could be repaired.   in the meantime, he researched for a new laptop and was impressed with the Asus Zenbook Pro Duo,  So he bought the 15"  model and reviews it here!  

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Back in September, Jim joined RIck Sammon on the Sea Spirit to east Greenland.  In this episode, he talks about the trip and presents some of the images he captured.  In Greenland, he also visited the most remote village on earth!

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Dale Morris is a photographer based in South Africa and leads photo tours with Oryx Photo Tours (www.oryxphoto.com).  Jim recently traveled with Dale for three weeks in Madagascar.  At the end of the tour, he and Dale sat down to discuss Dale's background in primate research as well as upcoming photo tours. 

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Mirrorless camera sensors are just as prone to attracting dust as DSLR cameras.  Justin Edelman, a professional filmmaker, demonstrates the technique to safely clean the sensor on a mirrorless camera. This technique will work on all mirrorless camera regardless of manufacturer.

Jim recently returned from a trip to Iceland and Greenland.  In this episode of The Fotobug he presents a highlights video of the trip which includes waterfalls, grass turf homes, the Katla Ice cave, the Secret Lagoon, Northern lights and more!  We hope you enjoy the virtual trip!

Jim recently joined RIck Sammon and a group from Photo Therapy on Facebook to Greenland and Iceland.  While on the ship, Jim sat down with RIck to talk about photography and some of his latest books.  There will be more coming soon from Iceland and Greenland, so stay tuned and please subscribe to The Fotobug YouTube channel for even more on photography!  http://www.youtube.com/thefotobug

Jim is currently traveling to Iceland and Greenland, so we decided to pull this video from our vault which was taped 11 years ago.  Clyde Butcher is one of America's finest photographers and we had to privilege to get a private tour of his Venice, Florida darkroom as he explained how he creates his massive black and white prints. 

Don't forget - still time to register for the Black Hills Photo Shootout in South Dakota - last weekend in September!  https://blackhillsphotoshootout.com/