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Home » Archives for Dvir Barkay

About Dvir Barkay

Dvir Barkay is a nature photographer born in Israel and currently based out of Philadelphia, PA. To see more of Dvir's work, please visit his website.

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM Review

April 4, 2018 By Dvir Barkay 3 Comments

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM ReviewIntroduced in 1999, the Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM has long been regarded as a benchmark in Canon’s lineup in terms of image sharpness and focusing performance. At the time of its introduction, the EF 300mm f/2.8L IS replaced the very successful EF 300mm f/2.8L USM which was one of Canons best lenses. With this update, Canon gave the EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM a wholly new optical formula with one fluorite element and two UD-glass elements along with…

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How to Photograph Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park

April 1, 2018 By Dvir Barkay 47 Comments

How to Photograph Wildlife in Yellowstone National ParkOf all the tall tales passed on by the early 19th-century fur trappers who ventured into the unknown reaches of Wyoming, the story of the mythical land of “Fire and Brimstone” must have seemed the most outlandish. Their tales told of a place where fire spews out of the ground and water violently boils, a place more at home in a passage from Dante’s Inferno than any earthly environment. The region’s inaccessibility meant that it was only in the late…

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Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x Review

February 21, 2018 By Dvir Barkay 6 Comments

Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM Extender 1.4x ReviewThis is an in-depth review of the Canon EF 200-400mm f/4L IS USM with a built-in 1.4x extender, a telephoto zoom lens targeted at enthusiast and professional action photographers. For many years, Canon users shooting serious wildlife and sports photography had come to accept that the only telephoto lenses on offer by Canon that achieved top of the line performance were their prime lenses. At the time, the only Canon zoom lens in the telephoto range was the Canon EF…

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What to Photograph in Costa Rica

August 7, 2017 By Dvir Barkay 12 Comments

What to Photograph in Costa RicaThe forest floor gave way to a small black pond which was by now almost indistinguishable from the muddy trail which led to its bank. Towering over the basin of the pond were the Ceiba trees, like obscure shadows that were closing a casket over the ground below. Every now and then an opening in the forest canopy revealed a night sky which had grown far more compelling since we first set out at dusk. La Selva was rich with…

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What to Photograph in the Yucatan Peninsula

June 11, 2017 By Dvir Barkay 27 Comments

What to Photograph in the Yucatan PeninsulaThe sweltering January sun offered little respite from the hounding mosquitoes which prowled the ruins of Chichen Itza in the Mexican Yucatan. Known since the early years of the Spanish conquest, the once glorious city had been eroded by centuries of isolation by the time British explorer and archaeologist Alfred Maudslay first set foot there in 1888. While strong willed and greatly experienced by his previous forays in the ancient Mayan cities of Guatemala, Maudslay endured tremendous hardships for his…

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What to Photograph in Greece

April 6, 2017 By Dvir Barkay 23 Comments

What to Photograph in GreeceGreece is one of those countries one must visit in their lifetime, thanks to its rich historic and cultural heritage, stunning landmarks and its natural beauty. Although there are many spots to check out in Greece, I will guide you through some of the most ancient and beautiful parts of this amazing country.

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Dabbling in Street Photography

March 9, 2017 By Dvir Barkay 16 Comments

Dabbling in Street PhotographyI am a nature photographer. The implication being that the bulk of my work concentrates on documenting and working with the natural world around me. Now one can make the claim that human beings are very much a natural part of the environment. But over time, our uniqueness as a species and our unique way of life has created a strong distinction between ourselves and the natural world which we inhabit (and so often destroy in the process). My work…

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Fire and Brimstone

January 25, 2017 By Dvir Barkay 22 Comments

Fire and BrimstoneA little less then a year ago I posted an article at PL detailing the itinerary of a day in Yellowstone National Park. Since that article I had the pleasure of revisiting the park during my yearly foray to the land of “fire and brimstone.” The reason I visit the first National Park of the United States history every year is for a project I have undertaken to document the change of seasons that occurs there every autumn. Yellowstone National…

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A Day in Yellowstone

June 28, 2016 By Dvir Barkay 39 Comments

A Day in YellowstoneYellowstone National Park. That is really all one needs to say to get the message across. What could very well be the most photographed National Park in the world needs no introductions. Yellowstone harbors all of the elements that make the “West” of the United States such a compelling area for photographers. It’s combination of landscapes, geothermal activity and wildlife is a photographers dream. And yet, for a place with so many splendors, you would think I would not get…

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