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The bane of all (or nearly all?) bird photographers is blurring, where the pin-sharp, award-winning image you see in the viewfinder morphs somehow into a smeared mess fit only for the Recycle Bin. While it’s true that some shots benefit from a bit of creative blurring - I remember seeing a lovely shot of [...]

Am I ever opening a can of worms with this post or what? Buying a camera is often such a matter of personal taste, but let’s put that to one side, dive straight in, and say that the most important questions to ask when buying a camera for nature photography is not “Will this one [...]

Men, as many of you will know, are curious animals. For example, we know we are at least an inch taller or a stone lighter than the most accurate measuring-devices say we are; we don’t need to use a map to get anywhere because we just know the route already; and we seem to [...]

I’ve been very fortunate in the four years I’ve been blogging to have received a fair few comments congratulating me on the photographs I’ve taken. I’m very grateful of course, but I have to say that given the opportunities I get from travelling the world with my airline job I’d be a poor photographer indeed [...]

Looking for a powerful but discrete lens for your DSLR? You know the sort of thing - something you can ‘attach and forget’, tuck into a coat pocket to protect it from the weather, something that won’t draw attention to you as you creep up on that rarity for that ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ shot?
 

Sigma APO 200-500mm F2.8 [...]

I’ve been mailed quite a few times asking me which camera I use and whether I’m happy with it. The answer is that I use a Canon 20D with a 100-400mm L lens and yes I am), and after owning it for fourteen months I thought it was about time I reviewed it…[NB - [...]