http://www.renfairephotos.com Photos, videos, and more from Renaissance Faires around the United States Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:31:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When like-minded hackers come together to unleash the true power of seemingly simple gear, it's truly a beautiful thing. We've featured a good number of how-tos and hacks over the years that make expensive upgrades unnecessary and unleash seriously cool features in your gear, and 2008 was no exception. In ... http://www.renfairephotos.com/2008/12/18/battle-of-the-hardware-boosting-hacks/ Pop Photo is one of the first to pop out a full review of Canon's wunderkamera, the 5D Mark II, and says that it "does live up to its billing" and is "a virtual steal." The image quality, thankfully, is as good as we'd been led to believe, ... http://www.renfairephotos.com/2008/12/18/canon-5d-mark-ii-reviewed-lives-up-to-the-incredible-hype/ Taking a photo of yourself in front of the Eiffel Tower is no longer proof enough of your travels. Nikon’s GP-1 GPS unit lets you “geotag” your photos by attaching to the hot shoe of your Nikon camera (models D3, D300, D700, D2Xs, D200 and D90 D-SLR) or to the ... http://www.renfairephotos.com/2008/12/18/nikon-want-to-know-where-a-photo-was-taken-a-gps-for-your-camera-can-show-where-you-were/ Though not as serious as the Mark III’s auto-focus disaster, the black dots are persistent on the new Canon 5D squeal. Frustrated photographers took it up with USA technical adviser Chuck Westfall at The Digital Journalist and the man spoke, “Watch for an official Canon comment on this issue in ... http://www.renfairephotos.com/2008/12/17/canon-will-address-5d-mark-iis-black-dot-issues-soon/ Frank (fht61 on Webshots) is an attendee of a number of faires around New England, and has graced us with some of his shots from this years Georgia Faire. Series I Series II Series III Series IV http://www.renfairephotos.com/2008/12/14/ga-georgia-renaissance-faire/ As more come in, so we continue to add them to the lists. It’s great seeing so many  moments captured of this tremendous season. Photos by James of Xulphlux.com 1st Weekend 2nd Weekend 4th Weekend ... http://www.renfairephotos.com/2008/12/13/tx-texas-renaissance-faire-photos-continued/ Each year one of the most popular late season Faires of the National season is simply known as TRF. Everyone has nicknames for their local faires, but when you get to be anywhere in the country and people who’ve never attended an event know it simply by it’s initials, then ... http://www.renfairephotos.com/2008/12/13/the-texas-renaissance-faire/ Set in the middle of a magical oak forest, one might almost believe that the sighting of the majestic white stag of legend could be just out of sight in our rustic village. For today we are privileged to host the Progress of Her Most Glorious Majesty, Elizabeth I who ... http://www.renfairephotos.com/2008/12/13/mo-white-hart-renaissance-faire-2008/ With the heat under control (the opening weekend had been ungodly warm inside the Faire), and everyone hitting their stride, the photographers did the same. With more street scenes and more dancing captured everywhere. It never ceases to amaze us how many wonderful and amazing ballgowns and day dresses appear ... http://www.renfairephotos.com/2008/12/10/ca-dickens-faire-2nd-weekend/ TN Faire has been blessed with an expecially gifted photographer who's been attending for a number of years. Chip Talbert's photos have been gracing the faire for years and we can recommend him highly enough, especially for cast photos. His site is now over at FablePhotography.com and has a range ... http://www.renfairephotos.com/2008/12/10/tn-tennessee-renaissance-festival-2008/