About Me | Richard Peters: Wildlife Photography blog Cold in Yellowstone Welcome to my blog, which I built to complement my portfolios, after having requests for more information about my images and how I capture them. My portfolio showcases some of my favourite images in a clean simple way whilst the blog is the place to come for more detailed information. A little more about me I became interested in photography back in 2001 when I went on holiday to Canada. At the time I only had a simple APS film camera but I saw so much amazing scenery it inspired me to take (not very good) photo after (not very good) photo. When I returned home I was given the use of a manual Nikon film camera and I started learning the relationship between shutter speed, aperture and ISO’s and that was it, I was hooked and never looked back! Magazine article from NPhoto I also do the occassional articles for the Official Nikon blog as well as product reviews for the Wex Photographic blog. Farne Islands, UK Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition 2012
Canon SX 50 HS for Bird Photography Warning! Reading this blog post could cost you money. I just got the new Canon SX 50 HS point and shoot super-zoom camera and I love it. It's in my right hand, my Canon 1D Mark IV with the 300mm lens and 1.4 teleconverter is in my left hand. The SX 50 HS has a 12.1 megapixel back-illuminated CMOS sensor, DIGIC 5 image processor, image stabilization, ISO 80-6400. The focal length when optical and digital zoom are combined is as follows (35 mm equivalent) 24-4800 mm (24-1200mm with optical zoom alone.) It shoots birds in flight fairly easily in Sports Mode, as I found out when I tried it out on Brown Pelicans and got this photo. I tired it today on fast moving warblers, always a challenge, and got this Palm Warbler photo. Recently I took the Canon SX 50 for a test spin to Harn's Marsh in FL. Here are the ducks zoomed in a little closer, they look like black spots. The Limpkin was preening then stretched. This Black-crowned Night-Heron was way out of the reach of my usual cameras.
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How to Be a Curious Photographer How do some people end up more curious than others? Is Curiosity a personality trait or can it be learned? How can I be more curious? 1. There are a lot of ‘rules’ going around when it comes to photography. Rules are a great thing to know (and use) – however the curious photographer often takes great shots because they not only know the rules but because they set out to break them. 2. Curious photographers are always asking questions. Find someone with the same camera as you and ask them how they use it. 3. One of the key questions you should get in the habit of asking is ‘what if’? Many of the solutions will end up being thrown away but if you ask ‘what if’ enough times you’re bound to make progress eventually. What if I held the camera on this angle…. 4. Asking ‘what if…’ (and other questions) is not enough. 5. 6. Edward De Bono has a lot of different exercises that help people develop lateral thinking skills. 7. 8. We’ve never done it this way beforeThis is StupidIt will never work
44 essential digital camera tips and tricks Our collection of top digital camera tips and essential photography advice will have you improving your photos in no time. Culled from experts and photographers who have been taking pictures for quite some time, they all agree that these 44 camera tips are essential knowledge for honing your craft. So feast your eyes below, check out some of our best photography tips on everything from setting up your digital camera to honing your photo composition, and by the end you will learn the secrets and shortcuts to getting high-quality pictures every time. Digital Camera Tips: 01 Always reset camera settings There are few things worse than taking what you think is a stunning picture, only to find your camera’s ISO and saturation were cranked right up from a previous shoot and you’ve missed the moment. Digital Camera Tips: 02 Format, not erase Formatting your memory card wipes it clean and rewrites any pertinent camera information. Digital Camera Tips: 03 Update your firmware
Magic Ultimate Exposure Computer Imagine an exposure computer so advanced that it uses your eyes as a sensor. The processing unit is as powerful as your brain. The computer is accurate over a light range from reflected starlight through the light produced in a hydrogen fusion reaction. This computer weighs nothing and operates without batteries. It comes with instructions to allow you to implant the capabilities of the computer directly into your own memory so you can accurately judge a correct exposure by simply looking at the type of light that the subject is in. You are using this computer right now! Everything I've said above is true. The fact is that the concept of photographic exposure is extremely simple. Knowledge of photographic exposure is essential to controlling the creative side of the photographic process. But first, a word about copyright. WHY YOUR LIGHT METER LIES TO YOULight meters can be less accurate than you might imagine. How do you compensate for the fact that your meter is lying? So it goes.
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