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Monthly Archives: May 2010
As dull as a minnow? NB
I confess: I’d never had a proper look at a minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) before this week. They are synonymous with insignificance, not worth a second glance. Well, take a close look at a male in breeding colours and you’ll maybe … Continue reading
Posted in Notes from the field
Tagged breeding condition, field studio, Minnow, Phoxinus, tubercles
6 Comments
Using exposure. AP
I am currently working on, among others, a project on grey herons. As is so often the case the place where I am producing a number of my images is a particularly sad, pathetic and abused little nature reserve (it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Notes from the field
Tagged detritus, environment, exposure, family, greylag geese, habitat, lake, pond, sunlight, surroundings
1 Comment
Those Big Cats in Montana
Yes, fair enough, it’s my fault for getting bored with the anodyne garbage spewed out of last weekend’s on-line newspapers regarding the “will they won’t they, is it true love for ever CamClegg saga” In extremis, I clicked on a … Continue reading
Posted in Comment
Tagged Cristina Mittermeier, dishonesty, fakery, game farms, hyperbole, Iñaki Relanzón, Joe McDonald, Thomas D. Mangelsen
4 Comments
Introducing: Luis Manuel Iglesias Nuñez .PHD
Some few busy weeks ago I promised a series of macro posts on the practical business of getting larger than life images and began with a detailed review of lighting. Things get in the way – such as writing a … Continue reading
D3s and mist. AP
It is several weeks now since I upgraded both my camera and lens from my D300s/200-400mm combination to what I now primarily use, the Nikon D3S with a 600mm F4 VR. Though I will still use my 200-400mm for foreign trips … Continue reading
Posted in Notes from the field
Tagged autofocus, difficulty, fog, Great crested grebe, mist, Nikon D3S, struggle, water level
3 Comments
Why separation is good. NB
One of the big problems when you shoot a subject directly on a backlit field studio set (ie, a piece of opal polycarbonate – Bayer Makrolon is what Novoflex use in their over-priced Mini-Studios) is how to separate delicate membranes … Continue reading
Not really an endorsement…NB
But why, apart from cost, are over 90% of personal computer sales accounted for by Windows-based PC’s? If you’re not familiar with the friendliness of a Mac, get round to an Apple store soon and see what you’re missing.