Pentax K-S1

Pentax K-S1 early write up from PetaPixel.

Looks like a very full featured camera. 

I will be interested in a full test.

New Hasselblad H5D-200c

New Hasselblad H5D-200c

Technical Info

Pentax 645D Price Drop

Shutterbug Magazine posts about a HUGE price drop on the Pentax 645D 40MP medium format digital camera.

Super Moon Sunday

Once again, a great opportunity for photographing The Moon (Earth's natural satellite) is upon us.

 They call it a Super Moon, but all it really means is the Moon is at perigee while it is full. The technical name is the perigee-syzygy of the Earth-Moon-Sun system. Perigee is when it's very slightly elliptical orbit is closest to Earth. When this happens at the same time it is full, it makes a brighter Moon. It actually happens on the average several times a year. This month, the full Moon is very close in time to perigee, so it will be near the brightest and biggest it can be.

So, tomorrow night, August 10th, use my new sky map and go see the Moon. Hint, near 10:00pm, it will be high enough up in the ESE sky to see it clearly. If you scout out ahead of time, you might a good foreground subject for right as it crosses the horizon a bit earlier.

If you stay up to the early morning hours, say 3:00-4:00am, you might see some good meteors from this year's Perseid meteor shower. Hints for viewing a meteor shower.

See my earlier post for exposure guidelines.

Enjoy this astronomical Sunday night through Monday morning!

Sky Map

Sky map by AstroViewer^®

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Bookmark this page for looking up your sky events.

Samples of Available Services

First up are some finished ads for a couple of commercial properties Steve's Fine Finish did the photography for.

Please note: Steve's Fine Finish does not do the finished ads, only the principle photography. The ads are property of the owners and the ad provider.

Ad #1

Ad #2

Have you seen the Homeland flyer on Guiding Stars Nutritional Information? Pick one up. That's full of product shots Steve's Fine Finish  did right here in a local store.

Steve's Fine Finish Photography also does portraits. Traditional, environmental, and group.

Realty and commercial property photography available also.

Whatever your photographic needs are, Steve's Fine Finish Photography has a solution for you!

New Canon Powershot Cameras

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Canon PowerShot SX400 IS Digital Camera, 16MP, 30x Optical Zoom, 720 HD Video, Optical Image Stabilizer - Black
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