Photography of birds is one of the most difficult subjects to capture, here we will give you some tips which assist in improving your bird captures. The above image of a Satin Bowerbird has been photographed at the Lamington National Park, Queensland.. Frequent places where birds regularly visit, such as honey eaters at certain flowers… Continue reading Bird Photography Tips
Photographing Outback Landscapes
Lake Hart is one of the many salt lakes in South Australia. Lake Hart is just off the Stuart Highway when travelling from Pt. Augusta through to Central Australia and Darwin. This main tourist route highway is known as the Explorer’s Way between Adelaide and Darwin, 3016 km, it covers southern farmlands, central deserts to… Continue reading Photographing Outback Landscapes
Bird Watching Camera
A commonly asked question is, what is the best bird watching camera and I will try to answer that question. There is no doubt that the best type of camera for bird watching is the digital single lens reflex camera. This type of camera shows exactly what is on the cameras sensor in the… Continue reading Bird Watching Camera
Best Bird Photography
I believe the best bird photography is obtained by photographing birds in their natural surrounding in the wild. When birds are photographed in aviaries they generally do not look natural in their surroundings. To photograph birds naturally requires lots of patience and long lenses. Many varieties of water birds are quite large and can be… Continue reading Best Bird Photography
Bird Photographers
Personally I love being inspired by other bird photographers, mainly to get new ideas and to learn the approach of other wonderful bird photographers. In this post I will give links to other photographers which I admire and can learn from. I hope you enjoy them and hopefully learn from them. Arthur Morris – Birds… Continue reading Bird Photographers
Bird Photography Equipment
There are many different situations with bird photography and different equipment will be required depending on the circumstances. The best type of camera for bird photography is the Digital Single Lens Reflex camera. Where birds come to a particular area frequently and this can be because of food, water or because the birds are nesting,… Continue reading Bird Photography Equipment
Nikon D7000 Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera Review
This D7000 camera offers everything the keen amateur photographer would need. The sensor is 16.2 million pixels and offers a sensitivity range of ISO 100 to 6,400, with increases up to Hi 2, ISO 25600. A magnesium alloy body is used for extra ruggedness and for water and dust resistance. There is a new 39 point auto focus system, with a new Multi CAM4800DX autofocus module. The… Continue reading Nikon D7000 Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera Review
Nikkor, Nikon 35mm 1.4G AF-S Lens Review
This is an extremely fast f/1.4 lens, for general low light photography. The lens is suitable for both FX and DX cameras and gives excellent bokeh. This lens is also excellent for night photography and general street photography, particularly where you need to blur out the background with beautiful bokeh. There are two focus modes, M/A,… Continue reading Nikkor, Nikon 35mm 1.4G AF-S Lens Review
Nikon, Nikkor 200mm f/2G ED AF-S VR II Lens Review
This lens is an extremely fast telephoto suitable for sports, theater events and nature photography where the lighting is limited. This lens is very suitable for use with the Nikon teleconverters, TC-1.4E II, TC-1.7E II and TC-2.0E III. Superb results will be obtained with all these teleconverters. The built in vibration reduction will give equivalent to… Continue reading Nikon, Nikkor 200mm f/2G ED AF-S VR II Lens Review
Night Photography with a Digital Camera
The above image has been captured from the Currumbin beach, looking towards Surfers Paradise, I took this image at the following camera settings: Aperture, f/16, Shutter speed, 30 seconds, 300mm lens, 100 ISO. The images is a panorama of two images stitched together in Photoshop and it was quite dark when the image was captured. The reason I… Continue reading Night Photography with a Digital Camera
How good is Nikon’s Vibration Reduction, VR
In this post I will give a few examples of how the Nikon Vibration Reduction function in your lenses can give improvements to your photography. To answer my question, how good is the VR, well using a 120mm VR lens at a shutter speed of less than 1/10 second and still getting sharp images, is very… Continue reading How good is Nikon’s Vibration Reduction, VR
Photoshop (CS5) – Adobe Camera Raw – Noise Reduction
Photoshop’s new Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) has had a major change in the new version of Photoshop CS5. The sharpening and noise reduction areas have had a major change and improvement. I heve recently tried out the new noise reduction and have found it to perform vastly better than the previous version. The version of Adobe Camera… Continue reading Photoshop (CS5) – Adobe Camera Raw – Noise Reduction
Nikon Camera Reviews, Recommendations, Sample Images, Articles and Software Processing
The following links summarise details and reviews of Nikon cameras and software processing on this site. We are adding to the reviews continually, so come back on a regular basis to see the latest reviews. These cameras are listed from the cheapest price to the most expensive in each category. In the following I will attempt… Continue reading Nikon Camera Reviews, Recommendations, Sample Images, Articles and Software Processing
Nikon, Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF ED VR AF-S Lens Review
The 70-300mm 4.5-5.6, zoom lens is an excellent lens for the price point, using, IF-ED, extra low dispersion (ED) glass, silent wave motor and vibration reduction, VRII. Two switchable focus modes are available, M/A and M. The lens uses a nine blede rounded diaphram for excellent bokeh. This lens is aimed at the amateur photographer seeking good value at… Continue reading Nikon, Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF ED VR AF-S Lens Review
Nikon, Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Lens Review
This zoom lens is as sharp as any fixed focal length lens in its range. It is a great lens for general telephoto lens photography. There are three focus modes built in: M, M/A, A/M, the A/M focus mode, prevents accidental movements of the focus ring from overriding the autofocus while it’s operating. An aperture diaphragm with nine rounded… Continue reading Nikon, Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Lens Review
Nikon, Nikkor 400mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Lens Review
This is a very large lens and is just hand holdable for short periods, but is far more comfortable when used on a good gimbal mount. This lens is equiped with the VR II system to help stabilize the lens, to minimizes blur caused by camera shake. There is a tripod mode to reduces vibration that may occur at shutter… Continue reading Nikon, Nikkor 400mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Lens Review
Nikon, Nikkor 500mm f/4G ED VR AF-S Lens Review
This super telephoto lens is a huge lens, it is slightly smaller and lighter than the 600mm f/4, and can be regarded as just hand holdable. However, it is far more comfortable on a tripod with a gimbal type mount. The excellent VR with this lens does help to make it hand holdable and maintain sharp… Continue reading Nikon, Nikkor 500mm f/4G ED VR AF-S Lens Review
Nikon D3s Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera
The D3s in addition to superb high resolution still image quality, it offers HD quality D-Movie function, with an external stereo recording microphone, as well as convenient in camera editing functions, such as the ability to select the starting and ending points in order to trim D-Movie footage, as well as the ability to save selected movie frames… Continue reading Nikon D3s Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera
Nikon D300s Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera Review
The D300S camera offers similar functionality to the D3s camera, with a lighter and in a more compact body. Video functionality has been added. This camera is the best of the DX cameras offering all professional features, an external microphone input is provided for stereo sound recording and dual card slots for CF annd SD memory cards. A… Continue reading Nikon D300s Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera Review
Nikon, Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED Micro AF-S Lens Review
This 60mm AF-S Micro lens allows for life size close ups. The internal focusing, IF design allows focussing without changing the length of the lens. This lens is extremely sharp and the use of ED glass elements minimizes any chromatic aberrations. A M/A mode allows rapid switching between autofocus and manual focusing. Nikon manufacture three micro lenses, the 200mm f/4.0,… Continue reading Nikon, Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED Micro AF-S Lens Review