Author Archives: ShutterBug

Behind the Photos: A Bearded Vulture in Flight

pay per click advertising As a nature photographer, I am often absolutely captivated by the subjects I photograph. One of the clearest examples of this occurred during a trip, which I would define as a pilgrimage, at high altitude in … Continue reading

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Viltrox AF 14mm f/4 Air Field Review

Typically, wide focal lengths are expensive. The cheapest first-party lens that can reach 14mm for Nikon Z is the Nikon 14-30mm f/4 S lens, which is about $ 1200. However, Viltrox has recently released the Viltrox AF 14mm f/4 Air … Continue reading

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Photographing the Fierce Behavior of a Hummingbird

As crazy as a loon, as dead as a dodo, as wise as an owl, as mad as a wet hen… You’ll find bird-inspired sayings in nearly every language. Yet it’s curious that one of the largest bird families of … Continue reading

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Photography News: Leica M EV1 and Fuji X-T30 III Announced

A few weeks ago, I led a short weekend workshop focused on wildlife photography in Šumava National Park. As I sat in a hide, I started thinking about which technical question I get asked most often. At the top of … Continue reading

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Nikon AF Zoom-Micro Nikkor 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6D Review

The Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 70-180mm f/4.5-5.6D is an iconic lens originally released in 1997 for Nikon’s F-mount SLRs. It is one of the only macro lenses that is also capable of zooming, and Nikon never released a true follow-up to … Continue reading

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