If you’re planning a trip to the Saanich Peninsula in British Columbia, you may want to consider including a visit to the Victoria Butterfly Gardens. Among other things, the facility has a new insect display. This article features a small selection of images captured at Insectarium with Vello Deluxe Extension Tubes for Nikon 1. Continue reading Insectarium with Extension Tubes
Category Archives: Animals
Sidney Whale Watching
Going on a Sidney Whale Watching tour was one of the reasons that my wife and I decided on a brief vacation on the Saanich Peninsula of British Columbia. I had done some research and discovered that there are some resident pods of Orcas living in the area. Continue reading Sidney Whale Watching
Photographing Hummingbirds in Flight Using V3 Built-in Flash
Further to my recent article about photographing perched hummingbirds, this short article features images of some British Columbia hummingbirds in flight captured using a Nikon 1 V3 with its built-in flash. Continue reading Photographing Hummingbirds in Flight Using V3 Built-in Flash
Using V3 Flash to Photograph Hummingbirds
While visiting the Saanich Peninsula in British Columbia I recently had the opportunity to experiment using the Nikon 1 V3 flash to photograph hummingbirds. The lighting at the location was quite poor, with the hummingbirds frequenting two feeders both of which were positioned under a permanent canopy. I was unable to get a decent exposure even when using ISO-6400. Rather than simply give up on the opportunity I decided to try using the built-in flash on the Nikon 1 V3 to photograph hummingbirds. Continue reading Using V3 Flash to Photograph Hummingbirds
Sample Nikon 1 V3 AF-C image runs
One of the things of interest to folks who enjoy photographing birds, especially birds-in-flight, is the continuous auto-focus (AF-C) performance of a camera body. This article features some sample Nikon 1 V3 AF-C image runs of swans coming in for water landings. Continue reading Sample Nikon 1 V3 AF-C image runs
Sample Nikon 1 V3 images of ducks in flight
This article features some sample images of ducks in flight captured hand-held with a Nikon 1 V3 and 1 Nikon CX 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 zoom lens. Continue reading Sample Nikon 1 V3 images of ducks in flight
Wood Duck Images with Nikon 1 V3
While I was out photographing some ducks in flight I happened upon a Wood Duck visiting La Salle Park in Burlington Ontario. This short article features some Wood Duck images captured hand-held with a Nikon 1 V3. Continue reading Wood Duck Images with Nikon 1 V3
Swan Bathing Upside Down
Often times when photographing birds one never knows what is going to happen. Recently while visiting La Salle Park in Burlington Ontario I observed something I had not witnessed before – swan bathing upside down. Continue reading Swan Bathing Upside Down
Underexposed bird-in-flight image corrections
We’ve all had situations where we have underexposed images. This short article shows some simple things that can be done to an underexposed bird-in-flight image. Continue reading Underexposed bird-in-flight image corrections
Bird Photography Camera Settings
One of the pastimes that many photographers enjoy is bird photography, both birds-in-flight and perched birds. How one chooses to use a camera is a personal decision and there isn’t a single ‘best way’ of doing things. This article outlines some bird photography camera settings that folks may consider. Continue reading Bird Photography Camera Settings