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Nikon D5 with the Nikkor 70-200 f/4 lens
Today, Robert G Allen Photography reached a major website traffic milestone: we surpassed 100,000 website sessions as measured by www.statcounter.com
First, let’s explain exactly what a website session is according to statcounter: a single, continuous period of activity by a visitor on your website. It encompasses all the actions a user takes, such as page views, clicks, and downloads, from the moment they arrive until they leave or go inactive. So, basically, when a visitor comes to the website and then leaves the website in one continuous visit, that counts as one website session.
A website session is not the same as a website visitor. A single unique visitor can have multiple sessions in a single day, week, or month. One session represents one individual "visit" to a website.
With all the details out of the way, let’s reflect on this accomplishment. I’m aware that some sites get to 100,000 sessions in less than a minute. This website was started in September of 2020. As you can imagine, that was a perfect time to start and build a website since it was during the COVID pandemic when I had very few event assignments. I have always wanted another website, separate from my event photography site ( www.ProImage-Photo.com ), to showcase my non-event photography content. That’s when www.RobertAllen-Photography.com was conceived.
To all my visitors, I hope you have enjoyed reading the articles and viewing the photos on my site over the past 6 years and hope you continue to return as new articles are posted weekly.
In the comments below (no sign-in required) let me know how the sight can be improved and what you like or dislike about my content.
A sincere thank you to all of our new and returning readers!
As of today, Moose Peterson, one of the original 16 members of the Nikon Ambassador program, is no longer.
Moose became a Nikon ambassador in 2013. His website has been stripped of any indication that he is or was an ambassador. His gear locker still list an extensive collection of current Nikon Z gear. Even his banner video at the top of his website was taken with the Nikon ZR, a recent Nikon released camera.
With yet another Z9 firmware release (ver 5.32), I thought I would put together a comprehensive guide to all 17 of the Z9 firmware updates to date. This also serves as a historical record of how far the Z9 has come, starting with its firmware at birth with version 1.00 upon release.
I was out with the Nikon COOLPIX P1100 on a very clear evening monitoring flight radar 24 and noticed a wide-body aircraft approaching. It turned out it was a United airlines Boeing Dreamliner flying from London (LHR) to San Fransisco (SFO) at 40K feet.
RIP Nikon Image Space. It was nice using you all of these years for client photo delivery.
Travel to the moon. Soar with the birds. Or keep your feet on the ground and explore the tiny details of nature—all with one extraordinary portable camera, the Nikon COOLPIX P1100.
I have shot over 5 thousand (5,000) photos with this lens. What’s not to like; it’s sharp, light and has great Bokeh. Here is just a small sample of what this lens can do. Some were taken during event assignments while others were taken in studio settings and other situations.
A gallery of sample real photos (no AI photos) from my much loved Nikon Z7II mirrorless camera. I use the Z7II mostly in the studio and when out of the studio, for landscapes and general scenery. Let me know your thoughts on the Z7II in the comment section.
The Z5IIC delivers the same level of performance as the Z5II (released in April 2025), which offers advanced shooting functions that support a wide variety of shooting scenes and situations, yet makes it easy for even first-time camera users to express themselves through images.
As Nikon struggles financially, they are starting to make organizational changes to hopefully start to bring the company into a profitable position once again. Only time will tell if these early changes will be effective.
Today, I received the Nikkor Z 35mm f/1.4 mirrorless lens. Considering that it’s not a S line lens, the build quality is pretty good. It’s light and the lens hood is not too big or too small. I would say overall, the design has a pleasing esthetic compact look.
Interview with photographer Bob Cumins who took a photo just a split-second before the second plane made impact during the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 using his Nikon F4 camera.
When a certain time elapses in ones life or career, be it 5 years, 10 or 15, it acts as a reminder to pause and reflect on the time passed and what has transpired within these milestone time periods.
For me, 2026 is one of those milestones; 25 years as a photographer. I have reflected on many aspects of what has transpired during this time period, often going back and looking at some of my earlier work.