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Anyone else catch this. travelstotheedge.com - basically a 30 minute show following Art Wolfe, a Canon Explorer of Light, on a photo shoot. I caught the last 15 minutes of a trip to Katmai, one of my favorite places on earth to begin with.

After following him setting up, talking about what he's looking at, trying to capture, etc., it shows full screen hi-res results. I watched is on our local HD PBS station and it was stunning.

According to the website, part of the funding is from Canon. He was shooting with some type of 1 series body and a big white lens, although he referred to it as a 1000mm, which confused me. (It wasn't a 1200 - it was the size of a 500 or 600, and he clearly said it was a 1000, with a 1.4 converter, making it effectively 1400).

I'm setting my DVR to tape everything I can find. There's a schedule on the website, although I caught it at a time not listed.

Highly Recommended.
 
I've seen them all. They are very fun and informative. He doesn't go into a lot if detial on how he setup every shot, but it is definiately a good show.

BTW a DVR doesn't "tape", it simply records. I guess technically a DVR "disks" instead of "tapes". Sorry, I'm in the TV industry, just a pet peeve. Can you set your recorder to do a series recording and set it to record everything episode. That way it will catch every show.

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Mea culpa. I must have been busy xeroxing, sneezing into a kleenex as I was typing, listening to a great new album on my iPod, and I was distracted.

I will certainly record the series - but my DVR doesn't catch. :)
 
Justme said:
I would really like to watch this series but our PBS (WPBS) does not
carry the series. Not sure why but it must be money related. Maybe
they'll show it at a later time.
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Same here on WFYI (Indianapolis). I asked if they would be carrying it and was told they haave no plans to do so. :-(
 
Actually, a lot of his pictures are taken with film -- at least until recently.

We've seen all of the episodes and it certainly does a good job of making you want to travel to most of these places.

I was in Seattle a couple weeks ago and stopped by his gallery. Fabulous prints everyone. The interesting thing was that many of them where seem to be taken with film cameras -- EOS 1N, if I recall correctly. Virtually every shot in the companion book for the series seemed to be shot on film. So, it was a bit confusing since I, too, thought he was using 1D of some sort in the TV series.

Great photography, in any case.
 
Yes, I eventually found that on the web site. I was certain it was a Canon, and looked more like a 500 than a 600 or 400/2.8. When he originally said 1000, I assumed 500+2x, but when he later stated it was a 1000mm plus a 1.4, equalling 1400, on another setup, it confused me.

Can Canon TC's be stacked? I only have a 1.4, but with protrustions on each side, I'm surprised they will mate with each other. Maybe I need to look more closely.
 
While watching one of the programs, saw he used a graduated ND filter that he pulled out of his jacket. Had a question about the filter, so I emailed his site. Within a day or two, they answered it..and even where he bought the filter!
Now that is great PR!!

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Great show. I've been watching it every week for the past month or so. It started showing on my local PBS channel. I DVR the two early Sunday morning episodes each week. I noticed Art also likes to use the Canon 400 DO lens on occasion. Seems to use the 70-200 and 500 ( with extenders a lot).

Cheers,
Larry
 
Teriffic show, but I do wish he went into more detail on the technique and technical side, but that would probably limit the audience. Very inspiring though and some of the locations are incredible.

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In atleast one of the episodes he said that the cam he was using was a 5D. I have not seen them all but the few that I have he seemed to use digital.
Ed Horst said:
Actually, a lot of his pictures are taken with film -- at least until
recently.

We've seen all of the episodes and it certainly does a good job of
making you want to travel to most of these places.

I was in Seattle a couple weeks ago and stopped by his gallery.
Fabulous prints everyone. The interesting thing was that many of
them where seem to be taken with film cameras -- EOS 1N, if I recall
correctly. Virtually every shot in the companion book for the series
seemed to be shot on film. So, it was a bit confusing since I, too,
thought he was using 1D of some sort in the TV series.

Great photography, in any case.
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They could reuse this by shooting the techiqe and tech side and then addig it and creating dvds for sale.
I would love to see that also!
RecalcitrantRon said:
Teriffic show, but I do wish he went into more detail on the
technique and technical side, but that would probably limit the
audience. Very inspiring though and some of the locations are
incredible.

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Just my nickels worth and remember, there is no dumb a$$ vaccine so
just roll with it!



Ron
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Firstly thanks for the link I have been looking at a few of the videos / tips and they are helpfull, however I noticed that he does not use a lens hood on any of the videos I have seen ?

When just about every post regarding filters etc... The first response is USE a lens hood. Here we have a Canon endorsed Pro and I have not seen one lens hood. He even shot into a cactus with the sun behind the cactus still no lens hood.

Any responses why. Are the really needed other than a big shock absorber for our lenses.
 
Ausnapper said:
When just about every post regarding filters etc... The first
response is USE a lens hood. Here we have a Canon endorsed Pro and I
have not seen one lens hood. He even shot into a cactus with the sun
behind the cactus still no lens hood.
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If the sun were included in the composition, what purpose would a hood serve?

Generally, the newer one is to the game, the more concern is exhibited for protecting the gear (either from lack of handling experience, or with a perpetual resale value in mind). And for us amateurs, the investment in gear can be relatively significant (more so if no returns come from the endeavor). So this is where you most often hear cries for protection in the form of hoods and UV filters.

They both serve a purpose, but they aren't always purposeful. Practical practices are dependent upon conditions and utilization of the moment.

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emphatic than other enthusiasts, I have no answer. I've not seen
that movie yet. : ) ' - Joe Mama
 
I was watching a few months ago. Saw about half the episodes and then they stopped airing it. (Los Angeles PBS station). You can order the DVD's on the web, but they are expensive. Shame, I really enjoyed it.
 
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