In the Field: Photo Blog by Richard Wong

Photography field reports by Richard Wong. Richard’s work has been published in magazines, books, advertising, and offers fine art prints of his work. Images may be licensed as rights-managed stock photos by contacting Richard directly at Richard@rwongphoto.com or (626) 422-6151. California stock photography, fine art prints, photo blog: www.rwongphoto.com

Canon Trick: Teleconverter

As mentioned in the previous blog post, certain Canon lenses do not autofocus with the 1.4x teleconverter on crop sensor cameras. There is a simple trick to get around this issue however. Just simply tape over the three closest pins to the left of the red lens mount dot.
The Canon 400mm f5.6 lens essentially now [...]

Huntington Beach Kites

Photo: Kiteboarding Kites, Huntington Beach, California
It’s hard to believe that a few days ago it was overcast and 60-something degrees. Today it is around 100 degrees. I would imagine that Huntington Beach doesn’t look this way either today.
I don’t do much high-key photography but it looked interesting on my computer in this case. Does [...]

Huntington Beach Kiteboarding

Picture of Kiteboarder Flying Over Waves, Huntington State Beach, California
There weren’t that many people at the beach because it was cold. The cool part though was there were quite a few kiteboarders out there riding the waves. I had never seen this sport before so I wasn’t sure how to anticipate the moves. I [...]

When you’re at the mercy of your camera gear.

If you recall my “Surf City USA” post, I mentioned that my camera went for a swim in the Pacific Ocean two weeks ago. Well it had started to fully function again last week so on Saturday I took it for a test run at none other than Huntington Beach Pier! Two weeks ago I [...]

Surf City USA: Not Sponsored by Canon

Yesterday I went to Huntington Beach to see the Red Bull Illume Image Quest Action Photography Exhibit that is located next the Pier. I went to the Bolsa Chica Wetlands Reserve first because with gas prices the way they are nowadays I don’t have the resources to waste by waiting to shoot one location only [...]

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