Matt Benson

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I'm Matt Benson, a Florida-based graphic designer and photographer who enjoys going outside and writing about it. This is where I document those adventures.

Posts tagged 80mm f/4
Gear Parade
Gear Parade

Here is a list of my top ten favorite things to bring into the woods. Some are practical, others just fun. There is no particular order. It’s just ten things. That I like. Out of order. Here we go.

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Gear ReviewsMatt Bensonsea to summit, aeros, pillow, camping, gear, accessories, tarp, garmin, etrex, 10, gps, buff, tubular, headwear, gif, animated, review, sawyer, squeeze, water filter, trowek, trowel, backpacking, lightweiht, lightweight, patagonia, fanny pack, hip pack, mini, travel, hiking, equipment, petzl, headlamp, light, actik, pentax, digital, spotmeter, spot, meter, mamiya, 7ii, film, 120, medium format, camera, 80mm f/4, juniper prairie wilderness, ocala national forest, florida
The Woods is a Time Machine
The Woods is a Time Machine

This past weekend I did some time traveling. Not in the science fiction sense, where someone jumps into a DeLorean or a phone booth and leaps forward and backward in a dramatic attempt to rectify some injustice committed in an alternate timeline. No, my time travel was a little more tame than that.

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Florida Adventures, PhotographyMatt Bensonjuniper prairie wilderness, ocala national forest, florida, the real florida, artifacts, stars, photography, contrast, black and white, mamiya 7ii, 80mm f/4, film, analog, grain, tri-x, kodak, 400TX, iPhone XR, Nikon D610, Nikon 24mm f/1.4, matt benson, woods, 120, explore, national forest, Milky Way, shooting star