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Luck and Chance in Wildlife Photography

A recent outing to find spring migrant birds reminded me yet again just how important luck is in wildlife photography. That’s not to say every photo requires immense luck. For instance, consider this photograph:
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Photography News: DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Rumor, Nikon Spring Sales

Last week, humanity—and, let’s underline it, photographers—logged a rather remarkable record. No group of photographers has ever ventured as far into space as the crew of Artemis II. The images we’ve seen from their mission so far are simply stunning. It got me thinking about my own personal altitude record for photographing birds, and I realized it was last year’s shot of a Carunculated Caracara right at the summit of Rucu Pichincha (4,784 m). But now, let’s take a look at the photography news that emerged last week in our familiar corner of the universe.
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Imagining, Planning, and Pre-Visualizing in Photography

The idea for this article arose because of a mistake that I made on my recent trip to Nepal, and an interesting photo opportunity that I missed because of it. However, every mistake can make us better at photography if we analyze and learn from it, so that’s what I’m here to do today!
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DxO PhotoLab 9 Review

When Adobe abandoned perpetual licenses for Lightroom years ago and moved entirely to a subscription-based model, many photographers were frustrated. That frustration, however, became fertile ground from which a whole range of RAW developers sprang up. One of them is DxO PhotoLab, now in its ninth generation.
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My Camera Equipment for Hiking in the Himalayas

It’s tricky to pick the right camera equipment for a trip, especially when weight and size are important priorities. No camera out there is free from compromises, and the compromises usually grow as the gear shrinks. All of that was on my mind when choosing camera equipment for my recent trek in Nepal.
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