On Another World - Scott's Newest Print Releases Today
Today I'm happy to announce my newest landscape print, and it's really recent. Titled "On Another World", this shot was actually take last night during sunset along the Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park.
Today I'm happy to announce my newest landscape print, and it's really recent. Titled "On Another World", this shot was actually take last night during sunset along the Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah National Park.
“On Another World” - by Scott Turnmeyer
This was taken at Crescent Rock Overlook, which is a fantastic overlook for sunset shots this time of year, during one of my Sunset Photography Workshops in the park.
It had been a beautiful day all day long, but just about an hour prior to sunset the clouds rolled in. As we setup for sunset you could see a lighter area near the bottom of the clouds, and there was hope that the sun would show itself.
As time progressed the clouds parted just enough to allow this perfect setup, almost as if we told it to be exactly where it was to be. There were still enough clouds and atmosphere in between us and the sun to cut down the brightness and allow this stunning show, which was an immediate 1:3 panoramic in my opinion.
When I first looked at this photo I instantly imagined myself being on another world seeing this kind of view as we don't see this very often. Hence the name, "On Another World".
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Sony's New A1 Camera, Is It The One For You?
Sony has announced its newest flagship mirrorless camera, the A1. Is it right for you?
Photo Credit. Sony
Some of the hottest news in cameras recently was the launch of the very impressive flagship prosumer camera from Sony, the A1. As a Sony shooter myself, seeing these specs would tend to show this camera as a phenomenal tool, but is it right now you? Today, I’ll break down what some of these impressive specs actually mean, which should help you determine if this camera, with a heft $6499.99 price tag, is right for you.
Let’s start with the sensor. It’s a 35mm full frame Exmor RS CMOS sensor providing 50.1 megapixels of resolution. That will guarantee some extremely crisp and high definition photos for sure. This is a huge plus for portrait, landscape and wildlife photographers, but this comes with a drawback. More resolution will mean larger file sizes when pulling those photos into your workflow. Space will fill up faster, computers will chug a bit harder, etc. It’s just something you should be mindful of. I shoot with 200gb memory cards, and cards of that size should do well with this camera. By the way this has two slots so you can record on them simultaneously like I do with the A7Riii.
ISO sensitivity is fairly standard in the Sony line. Expanded ISO ranges from 50 - 102400. I absolutely love having those two extra stops going to ISO 50. For long exposure landscapes like I shoot, it is amazingly helpful and keeps me from needing to utilize ND filters for most waterfall shots.
The battery life may be something labeled as a drawback. One thing I love about my A7Riii is the absolute amazing battery life. I can shoot through an entire wedding, waterfall photography workshop or bald eagle shoot at Conowingo Dam on one battery. The new A1 is specing at a battery life of 430 shots, which sounds extremely low. So if you buy this guy then you probably want to grab some extra batteries as you will more than likely be swapping during your excursions.
Now let’s touch on the speed of this. Most people do not care much about the speed of the camera unless you are doing a lot of sports or wildlife photography. Most cameras stick in the 12-15 range unless their are geared for that type of photography, which usually allows them to crossover to do some sports or wildlife with not much drawback. If you do shoot a lot of sports and wildlife, then this beast throws down 30 frames per second with the AF/AE focus tracking and 50 MP file size. That literally works out to the fact that you could shoot 155 RAW files before the buffer is completely full on the camera. Throw in a high speed memory card and viola, wildlife and sport shooter heaven.
Photo Credit: Sony
Of course, this is a mirrorless camera, which I love. Sony has been doing amazing things with mirrorless for many years now. I always like the smaller form factor and lighter weight as I travel and hike as much as I do. The A1 continuous that smaller size.
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I mentioned focus a moment ago, so let’s segway into that discussion now. The Sony lineup has always impressed me with their auto focus system, and it looks like the A1 isn’t going to disappear there either. The A1 as a Wide AF coverage of 759 point phase-detection and 425-point contrast detection AF points. It also has the real-time Eye AF for humans and animals. If you don’t know what this is well I can tell you it is amazing. With this turned on the camera looks for eyes, which we want sharp shooting portraits or wildlife. Once it finds an eye it will lock on and as long as you are in continuous focus wherever that subject goes it maintains AF on the eye. It works fantastically and would be a must in this camera. But Sony has taken it a step farther. Knowing that wildlife shooters will love this camera Sony has built in a new Real-Time Eye AF Bird Mode, which ensures tracking is maintained in flight, even if a sitting bird takes flight. Now that is impressive.
Now let’s turned briefly to video. I do utilize my A7Riii for some video, and I love it’s video capabilities in 4K. The new A1 does all of that and now allows for 8K video at 30p, while doing 4K at 120p. Honestly, I don’t know how many people would use the 8K, I probably would not, simply because there won’t be screens really able to showcase the quality. But the 120p at 4K will be nice.
There are many more specs for this new camera that you should take a look it. The release date for the new A1 is slated for March 3, 2021. You can find it at most of the usual places. What will I do? I’ll rent it to try, but I don’t believe this is a camera that I need. Tell me in the comments what you think? Will you get one?
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New Online Print Store Open to the Public with 15% off
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We're happy to announce a brand new online store for my fine art prints. We'd love for everyone to check it out and to celebrate the grand opening we are offering 15% off any of my fine art prints. Simply enter the promo code may15 at checkout.
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New Photos Added to the Shenandoah National Park Collection
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We're happy to announce that 4 new prints are now available in the Shenandoah National Park Collection in my print store, which can be found here.
These 4 photos were taken during a beautiful sunrise in the Shenandoah National Park on a cool spring morning in April, 2018. This location is one of my favorite spots for sunrises this time of the year, because as you can see, the sun will come up right behind this very cool tree. Luckily, on this morning, we saw low level clouds in the east as it came up. This equals great colors and a brilliant sun for photography.
These prints are available in many formats and print sizes.
New Release - The Veil, 40% off this release weekend (Use code Veil40 at checkout)
Announcing Scott's newest release, a stunning waterfall piece taking in Pennsylvania. Called The Veil, it shows nature's beauty and serenity.
The piece is available in print, metal and acrylic formats, multiple sizes and some ready to hang.
Only 200 pieces will be printed. Each will come signed by the photographer.