Category Archives: Animals

HHFS Grasshopper Macro Images with MC-20

This article features a selection of uncropped HHFS grasshopper images captured with the M.Zuiko MC-20 teleconverter.

I haven’t been out with my camera as much as I would have liked this year as a considerable amount of my time has been dedicated to various eBook projects. Suffice to say I was in need of some field practice using Handheld In-Camera Focus Stacking.

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Quick Shots From 6 Stops

This article shares a small selection of quick shots from 6 stops, captured during a day out with another photographer who was visiting my local area.  While I had some camera gear with me, my main objective wasn’t to capture a lot of photographs, but rather serve as an area guide, and to identify some image opportunities.

All of the images featured in this article were captured handheld, and are displayed in the order in which they were created during our photography session that day.

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Photographing White Pelicans at 2400mm EFOV

This short article discusses photographing White Pelicans at 2400mm efov handheld at Eastport Drive in Hamilton Ontario. This was an unplanned opportunity as this species of bird is reasonably rare in this part of Canada. In fact, this is the first time I’ve even seen any White Pelicans in this area. All of the images featured in this article are illustrated as full frame captures, without any cropping done to the files.

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Swallows at Irving Eco-Centre

This short article features images of swallows at Irving Eco-Centre (La Dune de Bouctouche) located in Saint-Edouard-de-Kent, New Brunswick. These photographs were captured in early May during a trip my wife and I made out to the East Coast of Canada to visit family and friends.

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Spring Tune-Up

For many of us in northern latitudes, April is a great month for a spring tune-up so we can get ready for the bird migration season. Mid-May is usually when many migratory birds start passing through our area… so I try to get some in-field practice to give my skills a spring tune-up.

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