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Protect Your Lens With A UV Haze or Skylight Filter. Or Not.

by Alan Haynes / PhotoCitizen on November 27, 2009

in Cameras & Photo Equipment,Photo Equipment,Tips

Should filters be used to protect your lens?Should you protect your lens with a filter? UV/Haze and Skylight filters are commonly used to protect lenses, but keeping a filter on your lens all the time can lead to poorer-quality images. It might be best to use these filters only when they are needed and turn to lens hoods for protection that doesn’t affect your pictures.

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Photo Event: Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Faire in San Diego

by Alan Haynes / PhotoCitizen on January 31, 2009

in California,Events,Photograph the USA,San Diego,Travel Photography

Photographing the Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Faire in San DiegoSan Diego’s Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Faire is a colorful festival for photographers. Get photo tips from a San Diego travel photographer who has been there. There’s a lot of action, so be prepared to get some great photos.

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Photographing the Red Bull Air Races

by Alan Haynes / PhotoCitizen on May 21, 2008

in California,Events,Photograph the USA,San Diego,Travel Photography

For a long weekend in May, the Red Bull Air Races made San Diego bay their home. From Friday, May 2nd through Sunday, May 4th, San Diego hosted the second of ten races scheduled for the 2008 season. With plans to make San Diego a permanent stop on the race tour, a dozen daring pilots in high-performance aircraft navigated the 13 tight turns marked by air-filled pylons floating on San Diego bay.

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