Being out in nature with a camera is something that many people love. Sometimes we go out with a specific image objective in mind, only to be potentially disappointed when Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate during that particular outing. By noticing small details in nature photographs we can keep our passion alive, and appreciate nature even more. Continue reading Small Details in Nature Photographs
Category Archives: Animals
Great Blue Heron Images
This article features a small collection of Great Blue Heron images all captured on the same morning during a recent visit to Hendrie Valley. Continue reading Great Blue Heron Images
Photographing a Night Heron Landing
I was very fortunate today and was able to capture some images of a night heron landing. Photographing birds is always a bit of a hit or miss proposition. Sometimes Mother Nature cooperates, and sometimes not. Continue reading Photographing a Night Heron Landing
Nikon 1 V3 Bee Photography
Regardless of the camera system that each of us may own, it is always fun and insightful to do some experimentation with one’s gear. Since buying my Nikon 1 V3s I’ve been using them almost exclusively to capture images of birds. As a test I did some Nikon 1 V3 bee photography, using some extension tubes and a selection of 5 different lenses. Continue reading Nikon 1 V3 Bee Photography
Some Cooperative Swallows
Sometimes Mother Nature sends a little gift when one is out photographing birds, which in my case were some cooperative swallows. All of the images in this article are displayed as 100% captures without any cropping as I wanted to demonstrate how close these birds allowed me to get to them. Continue reading Some Cooperative Swallows
Sample Dragonfly Images
A couple of weeks ago I was out at Hendrie Valley doing some bird photography and happened to capture some sample dragonfly images. A few first thing in the morning, and a few more later on that same afternoon. Continue reading Sample Dragonfly Images
Cormorant Swallowing Fish at 20 fps
This short article features a series of 23 images showing a cormorant swallowing a fish at 20 frames per second. Continue reading Cormorant Swallowing Fish at 20 fps
Practising Eye Hand Coordination
Regardless of the camera that each of us may own, practising eye hand coordination is a good idea. This is especially true if one enjoys photographing birds-in-flight or other moving wildlife. Continue reading Practising Eye Hand Coordination
Photographing Bees In-Flight Hand-Held
On Saturday morning I was out at Ruthven Park in Cayuga Ontario. My intent was to photograph some hummingbirds or purple martins in flight. When nature did not cooperate I looked around for another challenge and ended up photographing bees in-flight, hand-held. Continue reading Photographing Bees In-Flight Hand-Held
Photographing Swallows in Flight Using AF-A
This short article features some test images captured while photographing swallows in flight using AF-A (Auto-Select AF) with Auto-area. If you’re like me, you may find photographing small, erratically-flying birds like swallows very challenging. This article features some initial test images with aggressive cropping used throughout…so be forewarned that image quality isn’t what I would ideally want. Continue reading Photographing Swallows in Flight Using AF-A