The reality of cost seems to rarely enter into various reviews of camera equipment, and especially those that deal with lenses.
User Spotlight: Thomas Stirr
This short announcement is to let our readers know that OM Digital Systems recently featured my bird photography in their User Spotlight series.
Bloomland in OZ
Recently my wife and I visited the Bloomland in OZ event that is being held at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario.
Using a Single AF Point
Using a single AF point is something that I’ve done for many years with my photography regardless of the brand, make or model of camera I’ve owned. Of course this is just a personal preference. Other photographers may use various configurations or clusters of AF points with very good results.
Soft Eyes Technique
Soft eyes technique can be a very powerful tool to help us broaden our observation skills and our awareness of the world around us. It is an approach that adjusts our visual focus so we can leverage our peripheral awareness.
Self Resilience
Self resilience is defined as the ability to adapt, recover, and grow stronger in the face of adversity, stress, or challenges. To be alive is to have been tested by the vagaries of life.
Observation Skills
Observation skills are fundamental to all photographers, and are especially important to tune up prior to the bird spring migration season. Many of our best images stem from us being very aware of the environment around us.
Ducks in Flight at 1200 mm efov
This article features a selection of handheld photographs of ducks in flight captured at 1200 mm efov (equivalent field-of-view) with the M.Zuiko 150-600 mm f/5-6.3 IS zoom lens.
February Practice Session
On Sunday this past weekend I had the chance for a February practice session, photographing birds-in-flight at a local frozen-over harbour. Most of the birds were ducks and geese, along with a few gulls.
Buried in Branches
It can be difficult to photograph birds buried in branches, especially smaller subjects that don’t give us much of an auto-focus target.