Michigan to Oregon

The lens is on its way from Michigan to Oregon to Skyler. Here is a bio from him and an example of his work!



My name is Skyler Hughes and I am a true Oregonian,born and raised. Oregon is the perfect place for me to be creative. From filming snowboarding to taking pictures of the beautiful waterfalls, Oregon has it all. I hope at some point to branch out in life and move around, but for now Oregon is my home. I enjoy being creative whether it is sketching with my friend Chris or hitting a jump on my snowboard, I try to make it my own. I am a very active person and love exploring what Oregon has to offer. I use top of the line equipment to bring you videos, photos, art, and graphic design to share with you what I see through my eyes. I am excited for what the future holds and very thankful/appreciative for my life.

Spring Disney

I received the lens from Alessio in Italy and planned 2 trips with it, one into the woods where i found a young buck and one at Lake Michigan. We have beautiful lighthouses around our Great Lakes, so i had to go visit one with the lens! I've been helping Craig out with the blog some too and i love the idea of it!  I've had a great experience with the lens and cant wait to see how everyone else does!

Italy to Michigan

The lens is on its way to Michigan for Spring Disney. She specializes in nature photography. We met through Flickr a few years back. Here is an example of her work, her favorite subject to shoot is birds!

Alessio Andreani

Alessio is the first Nikon user to contribute to the project. He noticed with FF Nikon bodies, the old Manual lens will not focus to infinity, which is a spot of a problem for a landscape photographer :S. He discovered an adapter that contained a corrective lens that can be fitted between the lens and the camera body. He ordered it, it fixed the problem, and he has kindly included this in the box that is being posted around. Thanks for that Alessio, very kind - and I'm sure it will come in useful again before the project is complete. Alessio has delivered his imaged and the glass is on it's way back to the US to complete it's scheduled tour.

Alessio Andreani with the lens in Italy

California to Italy

Not the intended route!  The lens was supposed to do a bit of a tour of the US, but due to contributors circumstances and availability, we are back in Europe.  The lens is currently in transit on it's way to Loreto, Italy, to meet a young landscape photographer who's photographs I first viewed in a local newspaper, and then on the front page of 500px, and then in a million blogs since.  This is the first image I saw of Alessios ... one of many jawdroppers.

Enjoy your trip by Alessio Andreani
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Alessio's personal website can be found here

Alan Sailer

I can confirm Alan met up to all expectations and delivered a beautiful looking high speed image for the book. It was also very nice to talk to Alan online, who is elite in his niche field, and donates all the money he makes from his hobby to charity. I forgot to link to his Flickr before ... here is the link I would very much recommend an hour or two browsing through his stream, and viewing all the photos in high res. I think Alan may also be winning the "most creative portrait" competition. The bar has been set now!

Alan Sailer and his new monicle