What’s in my kit bag

I use digital Nikon fit equipment. I still have my 1988 FM2 sitting in a Billingham bag with a few crusty old lenses, although it rarely (OK, never) gets an outing. Perhaps I’ll donate it to my daughter when she goes to art college.
Camera bodies
Nikon D200
Fuji S2Pro
Lenses
Nikon 70-200VR 2.8 – a big investment in a single lens but I can’t fault it.
Sigma 28-70EX 2.8
Sigma 15-30EX2.8
Sigma 8mm fisheye
Nikon 60mm 2.8 macro
Light meter
Sekonic L508 – Studio and ambient use
Tripod
Manfrotto 055 pro
Panoramic Head
Panosaurus – a good head although setup is overcomplicated (IMO) and it’s a bit wobbly in certain conditions.

and the Software I use on a daily basis:
Photoshop CS2
Dreamweaver
Fireworks
PanoQTVR
PTGui
ACDsee 8

Blog opener

Hi,
I’m a working photographer on the Isle of Bute in Scotland. I cover a lot of photographic  bases from my studio, but I’ve been specialising in commercial panoramic images for the last 6 months or so. 
The recent growth in Broadband coverage in the UK (and especially in rural Scotland)has opened up the market for web delivered panoramas and now I’m one of many photographers and web designers across the UK competing for this business. I first started experimenting with these images back in 2000 and included a few on some websites but the viewing windows were tiny and download times were measured in minutes for decent images, so I put my ideas on the backburner until this year.
What I find really exciting about working in panoramics (apart from the actual capturing of these mesmerising images)  is the worldwide community of highly enthusiastic photographers producing such startling images – Google Earth images are even being manipulated to create immersive panoramic movies
Also check out FromParis - Eric Rougier’s site. A huge body of work showcasing his home city. His blog has some classic experimental images.