Online discussions about what the best lens is for various photographic genres, or for specific focal lengths, or sensor sizes, are endless. The reality is that everyone has their own best lens opinion based on their individual needs and preferences. Those needs and preferences are really only relevant for the person that holds them.
Category Archives: Animals
Photographing Swallows In-Flight
Photographing swallows in-flight has been one of my favourite pastimes for a number of years now, but one that has come with a lot of challenges. Swallows can be swift and erratic flyers which can represent an exercise in frustration when starting on this journey. This article shares a number of photographs of swallows in-flight and discusses my journey with this subject matter over the past number of years.
Why I Prefer Practicing With Gulls
This article discusses why I prefer practicing with gulls, and shares an extensive selection of new images recently captured at 40 Mile Creek in Grimsby.
Some photographers seem to view gulls as nothing more than a nuisance… and they don’t bother trying to photograph them at all. From my perspective, of all of the bird species I could choose to photograph in-flight, it is difficult for me to identify better practice birds than gulls.
Ospreys
Ospreys are found in various locations around the globe and have fascinated photographers and bird watchers alike for many years. This species is one of my favourite birds to photograph due to its ability to dive into water to catch live fish. Continue reading Ospreys
Kingfishers Taking Flight
This article features some handheld image runs of kingfishers taking flight near 40 Mile Creek in Grimsby Ontario. Over the years I’ve had precious few opportunities to photograph this kind of action with kingfishers. On this particular October afternoon I had four opportunities and was able to successfully photograph these kingfishers taking flight with all four of them.
Searching My Bird Archives
For the past couple of weeks I’ve been searching my bird archives diligently trying to choose some older images that can be incorporated in an upcoming bird photography eBook. This has been one of those projects that has been difficult to keep moving with the need to juggle priorities.
September Birding
This article features some September birding images captured handheld during a recent visit to Hendrie Valley. While there wasn’t an abundance of birds in the area during my visit… I was able to capture a reasonable number of images.
Choosing the Right Birding Lens
Choosing the right birding lens can vary significantly depending on our photographic objectives, and by the specific conditions we face.
This article shares some recent handheld images of perched birds captured with the M.Zuiko 75-300 mm f/4.8-6.7 II zoom lens. This is a follow up article to the recent one that discussed metering and composition with photographs captured at Bird Kingdom.
Metering and Composition Choices at Bird Kingdom
This article discusses the metering and composition choices at Bird Kingdom that were utilized to create the images featured in this posting. As photographers we sometimes get caught up in new technologies and the ‘latest and greatest’ gear that is being promoted… and as a result we can overlook some fundamental decisions when creating images.
Continue reading Metering and Composition Choices at Bird Kingdom
Heron Landing at 1680mm EFOV
This article shares 14 consecutive test images of a heron landing at 1680mm EFOV. These were captured a couple of days ago at Hendrie Valley. The past few months have been a challenge for me in terms of getting out with my camera gear. So much so that I was sadly in need of some practice.