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Calibrating your monitor can be a Waste of Time
Categories: EducationRead more: Calibrating your monitor can be a Waste of TimeAn article about the usefulness of monitor calibration for photo editing purposes. The harsh truth about the matter is once the image is being viewed somewhere else in the world on another device you have no control over that environment. The debacle over a recent Game of Thrones episode demonstrates this effect clearly. Read more…
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Pic of the Day – Kookabarra with Breakfast
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Kookabarra with BreakfastCanon EOS 6D 1/500 sec. f/5.6 451 mm, iso1600 This was shot a few years ago, with my old camera. When you go back through your old catalogue you never know what you may find.
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Was Canon blinded by the Mirrorless Revolution
Read more: Was Canon blinded by the Mirrorless RevolutionA link to an article putting forth the argument that if Canon gave people the features they wanted in a their cameras, they needn’t have gone down the mirrorless road. Read the article over at petapixel.com
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Pic of the Day – Spangled Drongo
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Spangled DrongoCanon EOS 6D Mark II 1/1000 sec. f/5.6 400 mm iso12800 I was lucky to get this one. It was very early in the morning, hence the high iso. If I had more time I could have played around with shutter speed and the iso, but birds generally don’t sit around for long.
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Pic of the Day – Rainbow Bee Eater with Breakfast
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Rainbow Bee Eater with BreakfastCanon EOS 6D Mark II 1/2000 sec. f/5.6 400 mm iso400 A good start for the day for this bird.
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Pic of the Day – Rainbow Bee Eater
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Rainbow Bee EaterCanon EOS 6D Mark II 1/2000 sec. f/5.6 400 mm iso400 A bit of a birding walk for me on Sunday morning. It was turning into an uneventful day until I came across these birds. I have been after them for some time and luck would have it that they were sitting in a perfect…
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Pic of the Day – LucyLuxPinup
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – LucyLuxPinupCanon EOS 6D Mark II 1/200 sec. f/4 102 mm, iso 100 An organised photo shoot of the very talented Lucy Lux. Have a look at her Instagram page @lucyluxepinup.
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Pic of the Day – Straw-necked Ibis
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Straw-necked IbisCanon EOS 6D Mark II 1/2000 sec. f/5.6 400 mm, iso 2500 Came across this bird while on a weekend holiday. My first go with the Canon 100-400 L lens.
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Pic of the Day – Abandoned Shack
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Abandoned ShackCanon EOS 6D Mark II 1/1000 sec. f/6.7 31 mm I’m going through a bit of a Black and White phase at the moment.
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Photo Shoot – Boggo Road Gaol
Read more: Photo Shoot – Boggo Road GaolI was fortunate a few weeks ago to attend a photo shoot at the Boggo Road Gaol here in Brisbane. Everyone was an enthusiastic participant, with the models doing an exceptional job on costumes and makeup. There was a strong interest in Black & White photography, and I thought considering the location it was a…
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Link – Removing a Fly from a Canon 70 – 200 f/2.8 L
Categories: Photography GearRead more: Link – Removing a Fly from a Canon 70 – 200 f/2.8 LAn interesting article on what effects dust (or a fly) inside a lens has on image quality. Also, what is involved in disassembly and reassembling a lens to clean it out. Read the article at Lensrentals
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Pic of the Day – Brisbane City
Categories: Pic of the DayRead more: Pic of the Day – Brisbane CityCanon EOS 6D Mark II 30 sec. f/13 81 mm, iso100 Trying out something new in Topaz Studio, it’s called digital frames.
V & C Impressions
Almost Grey Nomads caravaning around Australia