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Building my new Computer

I finally built my gaming and editing computer featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and Nvidia RTX 3070! Or more like, I finally finished editing my PC build video. Here are parts that I used and some behind the scenes of filming the video.

video, gear, technologyNathaniel YoungApril 2, 2022computer build, behind the scenesComment

Photographing the Milky Way with Light Pollution

At about 2500 feet about sea level in the Santa Cruz Mountains, I photographed the milky way and the setting crescent moon in a relatively dark sky area, but with a bit of light pollution along the horizon (which proved to be a challenge) using my new Sony 20mm f/1.8 G lens.

photography, stories, gearNathaniel YoungNovember 23, 2021California, milky way, meteor shower, astrophotography, adventure, ultra wide angle lens, lensComment

How to use a Wide Angle Lens?

Two years ago, I purchased Sony’s professional grade, ultra wide angle lens mainly for landscape photography. Here are my favorite ways to use a wide angle lens along with the things I learned from capturing photos with a new perspective.