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To give some of Sigma’s lenses a real-world test, I took the (now discontinued) 30mm f/2.8 DN and 19mm f/2.8 DN lenses to Key West, Florida several years ago to see how they handled the rigors of travel photography

Last year my pal Barry Staver and I did a PhotoWalk at Denver’s Hudson Gardens with each of us making images using our infrared-converted mirrorless cameras. Over the past year I’ve posted many images from that excursion. Here’s an update…

My Sunday series about making portraits outdoor continues today with a portrait of Dottie, who I only photographed once at a group model shoot that were held in Northern Colorado. Mary also photographed her and, as usual, the style of our images were vastly different.

During Mary’s and my search for a Miata that she could autocross one Mazda dealer told us, “Bob in Parts is trying to sell his ’93. It’s got a lot of miles —186,000 it turns out—but the engine is all chrome and get this,” he says excitedly, “It has teeth.”

In the past, I’ve written about focusing in infrared photography and for a long time my solution, as well as others, has been top shoot at smaller apertures and trust that hyperfocal focusing and depth-of-field will cover any discrepancy with how your specific lens focuses when capturing infrared light.

You can find all kinds of interesting stuff on the Internet. For instance, I recently found an interview with a photographer whose work I;ve admire for years but when it comes to the topic of Auto Review and Chimping,  He doesn’t like it. He even wrote a blog post showing people how to turn this setting off on their cameras. And up to a point, I get it. For photographers who have a background in film photography, Auto Review might be distracting. I, on the other, hand love this feature.