This image of the Rainbow Bee Eaters has been captured on one of my many trip around the country. Images like this are very difficult to capture with great detail. There are several tips which can be applied to help you get sharper bird images when using long lenses. In general I find it easier… Continue reading Tips for Sharper Bird Photography Images Using the Nikon 300mm f/4.0
Author: Geoff
Learning to Photograph Birds At Your Local Botanical Gardens Using the Nikon 300mm f/4.0
Generally your local Botanical Gardens is a wonderful place to learn to photograph birds. Not far from where I live I have Rosser Park, a beautiful park with a lake system and a large variety of birds. Generally when walking around this park I carry a Nikon D700 camera with a 300mm f/4 lens, sometimes… Continue reading Learning to Photograph Birds At Your Local Botanical Gardens Using the Nikon 300mm f/4.0
Backyard Bird Photography
The above image of the Little Friar Bird has been captured at a grevillea in our garden. It is great to have some sort of feeder and flowers in your garden to attract the birds in your backyard. Generally it is best to use wild bird seed to to attract them. Also it is a… Continue reading Backyard Bird Photography
Nikon Lens Hoods
Why do we use lens hoods on our lenses? Well there are several reasons. With many lenses the front element of the lens is not recessed enough so that the front element is shaded from direct light which can cause significant flare in the lens. The lens hood will provide additional shading of the lens… Continue reading Nikon Lens Hoods
Nikkor, Nikon DX Lenses and Cameras
Nikon produce two different formats in their digital cameras. The DX format, which is also known as APS-C or cropped format, has a 16 x 24mm sensor size, compared to the FX sensor size of 24x36mm. The DX cameras can be used with both DX and FX lenses. The DX cameras cameras have a crop factor compared… Continue reading Nikkor, Nikon DX Lenses and Cameras
Nikon Camera, Software and Lens User Instruction Manuals
Have you lost your Nikon user manual, all good photographers loose stuff. Are you thinking of buying a new lens and want more details on the operation of the lens. Well there is a solution, most Nikon manuals can be downloaded from the Nikon web site. The relevant link is as follows: Nikon Camera, Software… Continue reading Nikon Camera, Software and Lens User Instruction Manuals
Nikkor, Nikon Micro (Macro) Lenses
For anyone interested in close up photography the lenses to get are one of the Nikon Micro lenses. There are four specialist close up lenses provided by Nikon. The above image has been captured with one of the Nikon lenses. For DX cameras there is the Nikon, Nikkor 85mm f/3.5 G ED VR AF-S DX Micro… Continue reading Nikkor, Nikon Micro (Macro) Lenses
Nikon Vibration Reduction (VR) Lenses
Nikon now has their Vibration Reduction technology in many lenses. The vibration reduction has gradually filtered down from the telephoto lens range and has now been implemented effectively in many of Nikon’s wide angle lenses. The use of VR in lenses is very effective in helping to reduce the effect of any vibration or camera… Continue reading Nikon Vibration Reduction (VR) Lenses
Nikon Teleconverters with Super Telephoto Lenses
There are three different teleconverters available which are suitable for use with Nikon’s super telephoto Lenses, the TC-1.4E II, the TC-1.7E II and the TC-2.0E III. The TC-2.0E III is a relatively new teleconverter and appears to perform superbly with some of the Nikon super telephoto lenses. One thing to beware of when using extremely long lenses,… Continue reading Nikon Teleconverters with Super Telephoto Lenses
Analyzing Your Lens Focal Length, Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO Usage
There is a great free program to analyse your usage of your lens focal lengths, aperture, camera shutter speed and ISO settings. The program is Exposure plot and can be downloaded free. The above graph is an analysis of my Focal Length usage over the last few years. The program automatically corrects for the 1.5… Continue reading Analyzing Your Lens Focal Length, Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO Usage
Bird Watching for Photographers
Silver Gull[/caption] What is the secret of bird watching? Bird watching is one of the most rewarding activities, as there are many different species of birds spread over many different localities. One of the reasons I enjoy bird watching so much is that I also enjoy photographing the birds. Birds are generally shy creatures and… Continue reading Bird Watching for Photographers
Macro Photography in Your Backyard
There is always an opportunity for macro or close up photography in your own back yard especially when you have a garden. The above image of a daisy could have been an image by itself, however I was able to wait until a bee landed on the flower which provided a far better image. In… Continue reading Macro Photography in Your Backyard
Bird Photography Tips
Photography of birds is one of the most difficult subjects to capture, here we will give you some tips which assist in improving your bird captures. The above image of a Satin Bowerbird has been photographed at the Lamington National Park, Queensland.. Frequent places where birds regularly visit, such as honey eaters at certain flowers… Continue reading Bird Photography Tips
Photographing Outback Landscapes
Lake Hart is one of the many salt lakes in South Australia. Lake Hart is just off the Stuart Highway when travelling from Pt. Augusta through to Central Australia and Darwin. This main tourist route highway is known as the Explorer’s Way between Adelaide and Darwin, 3016 km, it covers southern farmlands, central deserts to… Continue reading Photographing Outback Landscapes
Bird Watching Camera
A commonly asked question is, what is the best bird watching camera and I will try to answer that question. There is no doubt that the best type of camera for bird watching is the digital single lens reflex camera. This type of camera shows exactly what is on the cameras sensor in the… Continue reading Bird Watching Camera
Best Bird Photography
I believe the best bird photography is obtained by photographing birds in their natural surrounding in the wild. When birds are photographed in aviaries they generally do not look natural in their surroundings. To photograph birds naturally requires lots of patience and long lenses. Many varieties of water birds are quite large and can be… Continue reading Best Bird Photography
Bird Photographers
Personally I love being inspired by other bird photographers, mainly to get new ideas and to learn the approach of other wonderful bird photographers. In this post I will give links to other photographers which I admire and can learn from. I hope you enjoy them and hopefully learn from them. Arthur Morris – Birds… Continue reading Bird Photographers
Bird Photography Equipment
There are many different situations with bird photography and different equipment will be required depending on the circumstances. The best type of camera for bird photography is the Digital Single Lens Reflex camera. Where birds come to a particular area frequently and this can be because of food, water or because the birds are nesting,… Continue reading Bird Photography Equipment
Nikon D7000 Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera Review
This D7000 camera offers everything the keen amateur photographer would need. The sensor is 16.2 million pixels and offers a sensitivity range of ISO 100 to 6,400, with increases up to Hi 2, ISO 25600. A magnesium alloy body is used for extra ruggedness and for water and dust resistance. There is a new 39 point auto focus system, with a new Multi CAM4800DX autofocus module. The… Continue reading Nikon D7000 Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera Review
Nikkor, Nikon 35mm 1.4G AF-S Lens Review
This is an extremely fast f/1.4 lens, for general low light photography. The lens is suitable for both FX and DX cameras and gives excellent bokeh. This lens is also excellent for night photography and general street photography, particularly where you need to blur out the background with beautiful bokeh. There are two focus modes, M/A,… Continue reading Nikkor, Nikon 35mm 1.4G AF-S Lens Review