by Brian Watkins | Feb 6, 2024 | Photography Spots
Next on our list of weekend adventures is Dunn’s Mountain Park (and nature preserve). Located in Salisbury, NC, I was drawn initially to this park because of the paved uphill trail to the summit and the fact that the trail is only a quarter mile or so each way.... by Brian Watkins | Dec 19, 2022 | Photography Spots, Urbex
I’ve been doing what you might call urbex-light for awhile around the Winston Salem area. There are a lot of abandoned factories and industrial buildings, and contrary to what some say on Reddit not all of them have been renovated into hipster bars. What I mean... by Brian Watkins | Nov 22, 2022 | Photography Spots, Urbex
An Introduction… There are various recommendations for photo ops in Winston Salem, especially when you’re looking for abandoned buildings. There are less and less of them as time goes on, either because the buildings are finally demolished by the city or... by Brian Watkins | Jul 20, 2022 | General
I’ve been practicing general street photography for a couple months, but the last few times I’ve been downtown there were surprisingly few people out. Why not the mall, I thought, to mix things up. I decided to stow my camera in the bag on my way in,... by Brian Watkins | Jul 19, 2022 | Gear Reviews
Particularly with the various shortages Canon has seen this year in batteries and accessories, you’ve probably wondered if third party lens adapter options were viable. Not to mention, of course, the price difference. I decided to take the plunge myself after... by Brian Watkins | Jul 18, 2022 | General
For me this was a big one, and kind of surprising as well. Since probably 2019 I was yearning for the A7III, both because a friend of mine was shooting with it and raved about it and because I’d started following a subreddit about Sony Alpha and was wowed by the...