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Photography from a Bird Hide
Here are a few images from the Bird Observatory at Broome, Western Australia. This is a purposely built bird hide on Roebuck Bay, Western Australia. There are many birds in this area both inland and along the shore line. The area is most important as a sanctuary for migratory shorebirds at certain times of the year.
What Is In Your Bag
Those of us who are into photography, generally over a period of time we will collect quite a lot of photographic equipment. Personally I prefer a backpack to transport my gear as I find it easier to carry than a shoulder type bag. As we collect more equipment our bag will be carrying many valuable items, so make sure your bag is of good quality. If we purchase an excellent quality bag it will last many years, in fact I still have an old trunk style bag I have had for over 30 years.
Protecting your Lenses
Protecting your lenses is a very big consideration in your photography. Firstly if you love photography you will have quite a lot of money outlayed on your gear and most of that outlay will be on your lenses. Many photographers make big mistakes here, they will purchase expensive lenses and then get cheap filters to put on them to protect the front element, but the cheap filters will degrade the image.
Capturing the Wide Expanses of the Outback
The above image has been captured at Lake Argyle in the Kimberlies, Western Australia. It is a composite image stitched together in PTGui software with post processing in Photoshop. Lake Argyle is situated near Kununurra on the western side of the Kimberly Ranges. There are beautiful sunset cruises on Lake Argyle to give the best views of this area.
City Park Photography at Night
Southbank is generally a hive of activity on the banks of the Brisbane River, one of the highlights is the Brisbane Wheel, an extremely large ferris wheel with spectacular lighting, occasionally the colors of the lights on the wheel are changed giving it a different look. The above image of the ferris wheel was captured with an exposure of 6 seconds, ISO100, using a tripod and remote release.
Panorama Photography in a Beautiful Cave
The above image was taken at the Natural Bridge in the Springbrook National Park,Queensland, Australia. The image is a composte of two images stitched together to form a panorama.
The Histogram
The histogram on your camera is the most important camera control or tool to ensure that you capture a full range of tones in the image. When you look at the histogram it essentially represents the number of stops of exposure which the camera is capturing.
Beginners Guide – Top Ten Tips to Improve Your Photography
There are many things you can do to improve your photography. In the following article we will sumarise the tem main thing you can implement to make your images stand out.
Water Movement Photography
The movement of water can help to create interesting images. In order to capture images such as these it is essential to use a tripod, as shutter speeds close to 1 second or greater will be required. Generally a shutter speed of 1/8 of a second will start to blur the moving water, but with a tripod any shutter speeds up to 1/2 minute can be tried.
Nikon, Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED AF-S VR Zoom Lens Review
This lens is much derided on the internet as not very sharp, however I have found it to be quite a nice lens particularly for travelling, where the zoom range is very nice as a compact travel kit.
This lens offers a focal range of 24-120mm and incorporates the Nikon Silent Wave Motor (SWM) and Vibration Reduction (VR).
Nikon, Nikkor, 300mm f/4D IF-ED AF-S, Lens Review
Purchase this lens This lens can be purchased at B&H and we highly recommend them by clicking on the following link: The Nikon 300mm AF-S lens is one of the best performing compact Nikon telephoto lenses. Being compact is the major advantage of this lens, which enables you to take it anywhere. The lens is fast… Continue reading Nikon, Nikkor, 300mm f/4D IF-ED AF-S, Lens Review
Nikon, Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED AF-S VR Micro Lens Review
When purchasing a Micro lens consider the working distance for close up images. A 60mm mikcro will give a very short working distance and the 200mm micro will give a much longer working distance and is more suitable for small creatures, the 105mm micro falls between these two lenses.
High Speed Electronic Flash Synchronization (Flash At Any Shutter Speed)
One of the major disadvantages of older cameras is the limitation of using flash at high shutter speeds, many cameras will limit the maximum shutter speed with flash to a shutter speedd range of 1/60 to 1/500 of a second. With more recent cameras and flash units this limitation has now been overcome. This option can be very important when you wish to balabce the level of light from the flash and the natural daylight.
Travel Photography
There are many aspects to travel photography, with the main aim, being to come home with many images, which you are proud of. It is much easier to travel today than it was many years ago. You may not need al the items listed below but it may be usefull as a complete check list.
HDR Tutorial Using Photomatix
The above image has been processed in Photomatix to acheive a psuedo HDR image. Normally two or more images would be processed together to produce an HDR image but single images can be improved. The image below is the original image.
Capturing Stunning Images
There are a few secrets to capturing stunning images which will make your images stand out from everyone elses images. Some of these aspects are discussed as follows.
Using Electronic Flash, Speedlight
The above image, in line with the title of this Blog, has been captured using electronic flash, together with a Nikon, D700 camera and 105mm Nikon Micro lens. In general there are several ways to use electronic flash and we I will attempt to cover all aspects below. Built-in Camera Flash Versus External Flash In general… Continue reading Using Electronic Flash, Speedlight
Photographing Body Art And Face Painting
The images here have been captured at the Body Art Carnivale at Eumundi, Queensland, Australia.
A carnival such as this is a great opportunity to capture images of body art and face painting. The images here were captured through from the painting preparation process to the final display.
Photoshop, Adobe Camera Raw, Examples Of Usage
This is a continuation of seven articles on Photoshop CS4, Adobe Camera Raw. White Balance, Targeted Adjustment, Crop, Straighten, Spot and Red Eye Removal Adjustment Brush, Graduated Filter, Preferences The Histogram, Basic Adjustments Curves, Sharpening, Noise Reduction Grayscale, Black And White, Split Toning Lens Corrections, Camera Calibration Examples Of Usage The above image is… Continue reading Photoshop, Adobe Camera Raw, Examples Of Usage