I've been field testing the Sigma DP1 Quattro thanks to a camera from Team Digital. Because of its wider angle lens, I've been trying out the DP1 Quattro as a potential landscape camera -- which means looking at how it performs in terms of colour,...
Despite the threat of rain (thankfully, it stayed predominantly dry), we headed into Fremantle for the Shooting the Night Fantastic workshop - a short hands-on workshop dedicated to night photography with a dash of light painting thrown in. We even managed to get a shot...
Well, it was certainly an action-packed (some would say, epic) weekend in Balingup! We had 12 photographers on a weekend workshop that was filled with lots of shooting opportunities -- from landscapes, to photo walking around the property, to natural light portraiture, light painting, environmental...
Some of us are very fortunate to be able to work with a mate and I count myself among that lucky few for having had Graeme Marsh as a co-instructor in our workshops over the last two years. He's an exceptional photographer, a brilliant teacher,...
Tamron takes a big (pun intended) step into the telephoto zoom lens arena with their new 150-600mm f5.0-6.3 VC lens. It replaces the older Tamron 200-500mm and buck for buck, the lens competes with the more established Sigma 150-500mm OS. Question – is it a...
I've had a love/hate relationship with Sony digital cameras. I love what Sony is doing with digital image capture -- their take on the technology is second to none. But, I've always struggled to make sense of the physical and menu interface of Sony cameras,...
Photographing wildlife while on a safari is both challenging and rewarding. Challenging because there’s a whole set of elements outside of your control and rewarding when you know you have nailed that shot. In the previous article (Part 1) we looked at the equipment and preparation...
The Nikon D800/E is a fantastic high MP digital SLR and this firmware update makes it even better as well as fixes a number of annoying minor glitches. What I'm excited about in this update: Improved AF-C tracking Fixes the memory card access lockup glitch that sometimes occurs...
I'm sitting at The Ark in Aberdare National Park in Kenya, watching Cape Buffaloes, warthogs, elephants and a range of birds at the watering hole adjacent to the lodge. I'm about 7 days into a 12 day photographic safari and I have shot (with camera)...
Part 2: Travel and photography in the land of the long white cloud Those of you following this series will know that Part 1 focused on photographic equipment and shooting locations in the South Island. The thing about New Zealand is that you could easily turn your...