Paul B Jones

If this is going to be a mock Canon photographers and their big equipment thread ... knock yourselves out: Photographing sand in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. At least I'm not wearing red. :)

I've been to a fair number of countries and Sri Lanka stands out as an amazing travel destination. The people are friendly, the food extraordinary and basically the whole place is just one big...

Lionel, thanks for preparing, moderating and judging the challenge. Lots of fun for us!

The Canon is a little more than a pound lighter but in terms of optical quality I doubt there is any real world difference between the two. With respect to the cost difference, I think that's...

That is great. Thanks so much for posting. DPR at its finest.

Not all people have a full set of social skills. For example, some folks just can't read body language or facial expressions. Others have no ability to comprehend or empathize with the feelings of...

There are certain things that if you do them, like attempting to close a public highway with your biker buddies or photographing children without their parents consent, you open up a door and can...

My understanding is that the D800 is a superb landscape and studio camera but not primarily a wildlife/action body. So maybe stick with Canon. I love their...

Thanks for the kind words. We did a lot of bird photography so even the 500mm did not have enough reach on occasion. With mammals, sometimes they were right beside the vehicle, other times they...

The 500 and the 300 each on its own body would be great. That's what I used for this: http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulbjones/sets/72157626436836293/ and...

That technique you are using on bird eyes is the only one I can think of, unless you want to clone nearby dark areas and use them to replace the eyeshine. Colugas sure are strange looking animals;...

Sensors that are not as prone to getting dirty, and much easier to clean, would be good. Better seals between lens and mount, and ultrasound blasts, have improved things considerably. Perhaps there...

I wonder if this is analogous to Photographer A taking a picture of an image by Photographer B - and then Photographer A selling the new picture.

That certainly does not seem right.

Love the silvery sea, it looks like mercury.

Checking the nets on the Little Whale River Fishing drying at our temporary camp at Little Whale. End result, smoked and roasted over a semi-closed fire. Some food shots from an expedition up the...

Both beautiful; I particularly admire the Black-throated Green in the spray of yellow flowers.

Photographed while sitting in the mud on Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick, Canada with a Canon 1DIV and monopod-mounted 800mm lens.

Great article. Images that I have cringed to show others because of perceived technical flaws have become among my most popular photos.

Or should we point out that given the communication norms on DPR it is virtually impossible for us to distinguish angry pedantry from expertise on this site.

Aargh! I was hoping range might provide a clue as Glossy Ibis is mostly a bird of eastern North America and White-faced a westerner but their ranges overlap in New Orleans. So I'm no help!