Some pancake ice formed along the shoreline of Lake Erie recently, and I was fortunate enough to get out with friend to capture some images of this phenomenon.
New Zealand Travel Kit
This article discusses the camera equipment that we included in our travel kit for our recent photography tour to New Zealand, as well as our decision rationale.
My wife and I ended up taking a total of five lenses, two camera bodies, six batteries, and two battery chargers. All of the gear had to fit in my Tenba laptop backpack. Along with a portable hard drive, a 13″ laptop with charger, and about a dozen 64 GB UHS-II SD memory cards. We were able to stay within a 7 Kg weight limit… but just barely.
Three Creeks Trading Co.
This article features a selection of handheld images captured at Three Creeks Trading Co. which is located in Burkes Pass, New Zealand.
Looking Back at 2024
Reviewing past years, like looking back at 2024, is one of the most common things that many of us do at year end or at the start of a new year.
Jigsaws or Drills
Sometimes we get drawn into heated discussions, like deciding whether jigsaws or drills are the best woodworking tools. 🙂 I appreciate that some of you may be thinking that the comparison posed is ludicrous… perhaps even bordering on asinine. And yet as photographers… we sometimes get drawn into these types of pointless comparisons on a regular basis… especially in online chatrooms.
New Zealand Birds
This article shares a selection of photographs of New Zealand birds captured handheld with M.Zuiko 75-300 mm f/4.8-6.7 II and M.Zuiko PRO 12-100 mm f/4 IS zoom lenses. As regular readers know, I spent some time deciding on which lenses to bring on our recent photography tour of New Zealand… especially when it came to a birding lens.
Eastern Rosella Taking Flight
During a recent trip to New Zealand I had a single opportunity to photograph an Eastern Rosella taking flight. This brightly coloured parakeet is native to south-eastern Australia, and was introduced to New Zealand in the early 1900s.
New Zealand 20 Years Later
This article, New Zealand 20 Years Later, looks back over the past two decades, and our various trips to this wonderful country. My wife and I just returned from an extended photography tour of New Zealand, spending 4 weeks on the ground. We have been very fortunate to have been able to travel to New Zealand six times over the past twenty years.
Comfort. Handling. Ergonomics.
The importance of comfort, handling and ergonomics are sometimes overlooked when we are considering the purchase of a new camera body. Some of us often put much more emphasis on sensor size, pixel density, frame rates, buffer depth, and dynamic range.
Bird Kingdom BIF Test Images
This article features some Bird Kingdom BIF test images captured handheld with an M.Zuiko 100-400 mm f/5-6.3 IS zoom. As regular readers know, Bird Kingdom in Niagara Falls is one of my favourite spots to visit… especially when wild bird migration periods are over.