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I recently created a video from GoPro footage and photos I took at an impromptu trip to Colossalcon North in 2024, which is held at the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. It has been a while since I visited this hotel. The convention Daisho Con used this space for years, which I had gone to a few times. It was nice to check it out again!  Check out the video on YouTube : Nikon NIKKOR Z 40mm f/2 Lens:  B&H: https://bhpho.to/44vC6lK   Amazon: https://amzn.to/3JRxcWP   ebay: https://ebay.us/Z0U1fW   KEH Used: https://shrsl.com/4iqdk   Best Buy: https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/g10XaX   As an affiliate of these shops, I earn from qualifying purchases!  The weather was nice, which is the main reason I'll decide to go. Considering it was November in the northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin area, nice weather is a big factor for me. If it's snowing I'm going to pass.  The main lobby of the Kalahari Resort in Wisconsin Dells. My Photography Gear an...

It's time for another photo walk. This one was actually done way back in 2022 when I was using the Canon M6 Mark II with the Viltrox 33mm f1.4 lens for the EF-M system. Sadly, all of this equipment is probably discontinued at this point, except for the Viltrox lens, but you might be able to find it used if you look around. Check out the main video on YouTube: Viltrox 33mm f/1.4 AF lens for Canon EF-M:  B&H: https://bhpho.to/3d3xicN   Amazon: https://amzn.to/37d2ohc   ebay: http://ebay.us/r5WK12   Canon M6 Mark II Digital Camera:  ebay: https://ebay.us/xelrMs   KEH: https://shrsl.com/2b3pp   Amazon: https://amzn.to/35UYV2G   As an affiliate of these shops, I earn from qualifying purchases! Usually anything within 24 hours of the initial visit.  Keep in mind that any italic text blocks are generated by Gemini Pro to provide context.  For this photo outing, I went to one of my favorite places, a beautiful Japanese-styled garden in the ...

Join me on a photo walk of a beautiful Japanese garden that was holding a summer festival. For this outing, I decided to work with some older equipment to see what kind of results I could get.  Check out the full video on YouTube:   This was the second day of the event. It had rained on the first day, so I think that had an effect on this day; there wasn't quite as much going on as I had seen in previous years, but it was still fun to check out! Keep in mind throughout this article that italic text descriptions were generated by Gemini Pro 2.5 and were not specifically based on my video's information. Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens:  B&H: https://bhpho.to/45A0wg0   Amazon: https://amzn.to/4fl7itj   Moment: https://partner.shopmoment.com/OedrnW   Sony a7S camera:  KEH: https://shrsl.com/4oing   B&H: https://bhpho.to/4e79RxJ   Amazon: https://amzn.to/4e0O22W   ebay: https://ebay.us/OZ0s32   As an affiliate of...

Join me on a photo walk of a beautiful conservatory that was holding a special dinosaur and historic plants event. The whole thing was indoors, which is great for avoiding the rain that was happening, and I was curious to see what they set up.  Check out the video on YouTube :  Or check out the point-of-view photography video that's a mix of ambient sound, GoPro footage, and the resulting photos.  Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS Lens:  B&H: https://bhpho.to/45A0wg0   Amazon: https://amzn.to/4fl7itj   Moment: https://partner.shopmoment.com/OedrnW   ebay:  https://ebay.us/OZ0s32 As an affiliate of these shops, I earn from qualifying purchases! Usually anything within 24 hours of the initial visit.  A first person view of the dinosaur exhibit inside the conservatory. The A7S is a very video-focused camera, but it's also pretty good for photos. I paired it with a pretty standard zoom lens for this, the Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-7...

I took a trip with some friends to the Midwest FurFest 2024. I'm just now getting to the edit of the video and this website article. This was my first time at this particular convention, and it was a very interesting experience. I've been to one other furry convention, Anthrocon back in 2017, and I found the two events to be quite different.  Check out the video on YouTube that this article is based on:  Nikon NIKKOR Z 28mm f/2.8 Lens: Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ST4UOR B&H: https://bhpho.to/411ZGTR Adorama: https://adorama.rfvk.net/oq47Ge Best Buy: https://bestbuy.7tiv.net/15NGND ebay: https://ebay.us/JW3yrA Used on KEH: https://shrsl.com/3nrxt As an affiliate of these shops, I earn from qualifying purchases! Usually anything within 24 hours of the click.  If you want to see more photos I do have galleries of the two convention on my Cosplay Banzai facebook page: The Midwest FurFest 2024 photo gallery. Or check out my Anthrocon 2017 gallery.   A first-person view ...