Olympic preparations
Well, the Chinese are turning the news web sites off – and then on again, the smog continues, and now the threat of an outbreak of bird flu hangs over the equestrian facilities. However, our own preparations are continuing and as a photographer I must of course be prepared for any picture taking situation that [...]
Full Frame or not
With the recent release of the the Nikon D700 and Canon’s very affordable full-frame EOS 5D there is much debate over whether you should choose a full-frame body or a body with an APS (smaller) sized sensor. Until recently only the well heeled photographer could possibly afford a full-frame camera but that has now changed [...]
Passing of a great nature photographer
I am sad to report the passing of one of the worlds great nature photographers, Tom Vezo. When I was changing my career from sports to nature and wildlife photography Tom was one of my inspirational figures. The outstanding technical quality of his work and his portrayal of the natural world in all it’s glory [...]
Apple releases Aperture upgrade to 2.1.1
Apple today released a small upgrade to Aperture. This update fixes some minor issues and adds some minor functionality changes. These include: Auto-stacking Preview generation Adding keywords Comparing images Importing and exporting projects Crop HUD Histogram Highlights & Shadows controls Dodge & Burn plug-in Lift & Stamp HUD Exporting versions Slideshows Adjustments pane and Adjustments [...]
Roundup of nature and environmental news
Obama urged to change stand on Biofuel Barack Obama is coming under internal party pressure to change his stance on supporting the biofuel industry. Biofuel production has the potential to severely further disrupt the environment with even higher production of greenhouse gasses than on traditional oil based fuels and is als driving other food production [...]
Apologies
My apologies for the lack of posts ove the past week but unfortunately after upgrading the blog software to the latest vesion it had locked me out as the administrator!! Posts will recommence today. Peter
Equipment for sale
For Sale I have the following items for sale. Nikon D100 camera body with MBD100 additional battery grip and three batteries all in very good condition $400 Nikon 17-55 f2.8 DX lens – little used – priced new at $1339 for sale at $999 Think Tank Rotation 360 – brand new never used: Details available [...]
Nikon announces D700 and improved flash
Nikon have announced their second full frame (FX format) camera and a new more powerful flash, the SB-900 The new D700 features almost all of the features of the D3 in a more compact and considerably cheaper package. Features include: The same 12.1-megapixel FX-format (23.9 x 36mm) CMOS sensor with Nikon’s exclusive EXPEED digital image [...]