Like most photographers, I’m always looking for ‘that one shot’ when I’m out with my camera gear to help evaluate the success of a photographic session.
Category Archives: Animals
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.
Cormorant with Chicks
This article features some images of a cormorant with chicks captured handheld along Eastport Drive in Hamilton Ontario. This was one of the stops I made during a photographic scouting mission last week.
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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One Handed Macro Flash Test
This article shares some one handed macro flash test images of butterflies recently captured at the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory.
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.
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.
Bird Kingdom with 100-400
Recently I had the opportunity to capture some handheld images at Bird Kingdom with the M.Zuiko 100-400 mm f/5-6.3 IS zoom. I haven’t used this lens for a while as my M.Zuiko 150-600 mm f/5-6.3 IS has become my ‘go to’ birding lens.
Captive Butterflies in Flight
This article features photographs of captive butterflies in flight captured handheld with the M.Zuiko 100-400 zoom at the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory.
Blossoms, Bugs & Butterflies eBook
We are pleased to announce the publication of our newest eBook… Blossoms, Bugs & Butterflies: Exploring Handheld Macro and Close-Up Photography.
This 210 page eBook shares over 500 original handheld photographs and discusses a wide range of techniques and approaches that were used to photograph blossoms, bugs & butterflies.