Review: Sony FE 100-400 G Master Lens for Landscape Photographers
My initial review of the very much anticipated E-Mount tele-zoom lens, the Sony FE 100-400 GM (Master) f4.5-5.6 OSS (SEL100400GM).
Sony A7RII (ILCE-A7RM2) Memory Presets (1, 2, M1, M2, M3, M4) for Landscape Photography
A couple of years ago, when I was getting to grips with my Canon 6D, I read Alex Nail’s blog about using his custom modes to set up a camera with the commonly used parameters. On the first read I have to say I, like many perhaps, didn’t see the point. However I tried…
Powerpoint Remote for Smartphones – A Handy Photographic Speaker’s Tool?
I’ve been giving presentations to some local photographic clubs recently. I’ve used Microsoft Powerpoint for some time now, and although there are plenty of other open source programs out there now, I still prefer Microsoft’s software and also I’m lucky to have access to Office 365. It comes with Microsoft 2013 (now 2016). I’ve always…
Haytor Aurora Borealis, Dartmoor
I thought I’d write a quick blog on a recent trip, to try and capture an Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights), from Dartmoor, as I have had a few questions about apps and camera settings. After installing a great little Android app when I was in Iceland this year (Aurora Alert) I often get periodic alerts…
Lecture: Newton Abbot Photographic Club
I was invited to speak at the Newton Abbot Photographic Club recently to talk about my landscape photography. The first half was talking about how I got into landscape photography, almost 3 years ago to the day, when I first bought my Canon 5DII. I explained how I progressed onto shooting without filters and then…
Go Outdoors Blog – Outdoor Photography
I was happy contribute a photograph and short piece to the Go Outdoors blog – “Discover the Outdoors With Your DSLR ” – and sub-article about taking photographs with a DSLR/FF camera which also included using phone and actions cams to get the best out of why they can offer. I chose an image I…
On Landscape Article – What happens between capture to computer & print?
I recently wrote and artcile for On Landscape magazine about post-processing and why outputs maybe different both between photographers but also our own, depending on our mood and the delay after shooting.
http://www.onlandscape.co.uk/2015/09/thoughts-about-post-processing/
A7R (ICLE-7R) or the A7RII (ICLE-7RM2) – Initial Impressions
I’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of the A7RII (ICLE-7RM2) for a while now. I pre-ordered it and received it about 2 weeks ago now. Whilst I have not had a chance to test everything, I have read a lot of the reviews on the net, and agree with most of the non-biased ones. The…
How We Photograph – Does It Matter?
This is a topic that keeps on surfacing on the inter-web, magazines, forums especially in the landscape photography community. I find it like many old arguments, like digital vs film. It takes many guises and also is often taken to inappropriate extremes: I always use graduated filters vs I always bracket my exposures I don’t…