Over the past few weeks and even months, I’ve spent a fair bit of time at a couple of stores. It’s not that I need a bunch of stuff, it’s just that the customer service and knowledgable people at these places are absolutely fantastic. The first place that I started to hang out as I [...]
Product: Joby Ballhead Provided By: Joby Price: $44.95 MSRP Introduction: Today I’m taking a look at a bit of a different product here at BenHeide.com. Usually, we work more with computer and consumer electronics, but we are heading down the road with our SLR today and looking at the Joby Ballhead. A ballhead is an [...]
I’m happy to be taking a break from the rat-race/madness that is my life here in sunny Southern Alberta and heading down to see the in-laws. Unlike most people (at least stereotyped people), I get along quite well with my in-laws and will enjoy getting away. We do have at least one day planned for [...]
It has been an absolutely crazy month around here, but I was able to head out west into Kananaskis Country with the family and took a half-day hike around the Sheep River Falls area. This was an exceptionally good time as my boys are old enough to enjoy the outdoors and put in some good [...]
If you’ve got a nice camera – or any camera for that matter, you may wonder how many times you can pull out the card and plug it into your computer without wearing things out. Quite a while ago I picked up an Eye-Fi card to accompany me on a trip. This card doesn’t have [...]
I’m certainly no photographer, but I’ve had a bit of fun recently trying to pull off some HDR (High Dynamic Range) photos. For those of you not familiar with this, the process is really quite simple in principle. You take 3+ photos of the same subject at different exposure levels and then combine the images [...]
