Author: Alik Griffin

Artist’s Point at Monument Valley

Finally getting some time to go back through my photos. I haven’t posted much from Monument Valley, and I really think this is one of the more spectacular places I’ve been to in a while. The place almost seems fake or unnatural. I’ve also been playing around a little with the VSCO presets.
PNY Elite Performance U1 SD Memory Card Review

PNY (Paris New York) has made memory cards for some time and can be considered a trusted brand. The PNY Elite Performance U1 memory card is one of the best cards for the price. It doesn’t perform quite as quick as some of the best cards from brands like Sandisk, but it comes pretty close. …
PNY Elite Performance U3 SD Memory Card Review

PNY cards have been known for being a less expensive option while still putting out great performance. Compared to other brands, the PNY cards are a midrange card. In terms of performance, they aren’t super fast, but they aren’t slow either. Sometimes some Sony cameras have issues with them but other than that, they are…
Sony U3 SD Memory Card Review

Sony makes a great midrange UHS-I SD memory card. Actually these cards are my number one recommendation for Sony shooters who want to have reliable XAVC S 4k video capabilities. A lot of times Sony cameras just don’t like other cards and it seems to be completely random to have a camera that likes other…
Lexar 633X SD Memory Card Review

Lexar has always been known to make great UHS-II memory cards. The Lexar 2000x is one of the best UHS-II memory cards available to date. Their 633X UHS-I card however, is only just decent. It’s not slow, it’s just not fast compared to what the other memory card titans have to offer. Lexar cards will…
Samsung EVO U1 SD Memory Card Review

The Samsung EVO card is one of Samsung’s slowest cards. It’s also a fairly old card as the new models of the EVO cards put out some decent performance. I wouldn’t buy this card since there are so many better options out there at great prices with superior performance. I would even take the Sandisk…
Samsung Pro U1 SD Memory Card Review

The Samsung Pro U1 SD Memory card is a decent card from Samsung. It performs about the same as the Sandisk Extreme Plus except this card comes in a U1 variant, which could create problems for videographers. Samsung does have a U3 version of this card but it’s much more difficult to find. It may…
Sandisk Ultra SD Memory Card Review

The Sandisk Ultra is sort of Sandisk Junk card. They aren’t yet available in the U3 or V30 speed class and their performance in general is very slow. But not all is bad with the Ultra cards. They do have some very impressive read speeds, but write speeds are usually on the bottom of the…
Sandisk Extreme SD Memory Card Review

The Sandisk Extreme cards sit further down the Sandisk family in terms of performance. Where the Sandisk Extreme Plus saw the same read speeds as the Pro and only slightly slower write speeds, the Extreme will have even slower write speeds and slightly slower read speeds. This doesn’t make Extreme a bad card, in fact…
Up At The Lower Antelope Canyon

This photo was taken in the Lower Antelope Canyon. I combined three shots captured at different exposures manually to create a single, well-exposed image.