I overestimated the home field advantage yesterday. While shooting along the creek, my foot slipped and I splashed into the water with all my gear. The plan was to get a photo of a hunting kingfisher for today's Photography News. Instead, I made two observations that I would like to...
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Photography News: DxO PureRAW 3, Canon R5 & Nikon Z9 Deals
They say the best camera is the one you have with you. Well, maybe that's true of a camera, but what about a lens? In accordance with Murphy's Law, I would say the best lens is the one that's currently at home in my study, about 300 km away. I'm...
Pergear 35mm f/1.4 Review
Lenses with a fixed focal length of 35mm are among the most popular ever. It stands between wide angle and normal lenses, taking the best of both. They can provide a nice field of view, minimal distortion, and a pleasant depth of field. In this review, I'll take a look...
Photography News: The Longest Leica SL Lens, WPPI 2023 Sales
Return from paradise. Those are a few words to describe my day yesterday. I left behind the breathtaking nature of Colombia and its lovely people and returned to pre-spring Europe, lovely in its own way. (I will now be able to answer your comments that have been piling up under...
The Laughing Kookaburra: Decisive Moments in Wildlife Photography
The term "decisive moments" is usually associated with the famous photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson. His domain was photographing the everyday life of the French streets with his Leica and 50mm lens. An all-manual film camera is not exactly suited to action photography. To capture the decisive moment required anticipation, practice, and a...
What to Take on a Wildlife Photography Trip
One time when I was packing for a wildlife photography trip, I wrote a list of my equipment on a piece of paper - complete with lenses, batteries, clothing, and so on. I wanted to have a useful reference for the next trip, but then the "next trip" came along...
Photography News: Sony ZV Rumors, Nikon Europe Sale
Photography companies can remind me a bit of cicadas. You wait for ages and ages, and there's no sign of them. Then suddenly, out of nowhere, everything is announced at once. Well, the last few weeks, a lot happened - whereas this week, it was eerily quiet. But like the...
Peak Design Travel Tripod Review
I tend to think of a tripod as a necessary evil. Even with today's image stabilization, a tripod is still a requirement in many cases, so it's important to find one with the right balance of characteristics. What does that include? Small size, sufficient height, good vibration absorption, high durability, easy...
A Rare Encounter with the Crested Eagle
Most who visit the lowland tropical forest for the first time will be surprised to find that, despite popular documentaries, it appears rather empty. You can walk for hours in the green gloom and not find a single big animal. It makes it all the more rewarding when an encounter finally occurs.
Photography News: Nine New Lenses, Wacom Tablet Sale
After finishing this week's Photography News, I went out into the streets of Prague. While testing an interesting new lens, I visited places where the average Prague resident wouldn't often venture. From the Charles Bridge, I photographed the largest castle complex in the world - Prague Castle. I tried to...