I don’t know about you, but here outside my window at the 50th parallel north, spring has arrived in full force. At least, that’s what the Nuthatch outside my window has been persistently announcing since early morning. If you’ve been in a deep winter’s photographic slumber, it’s time to charge your batteries, blow the dust off your lenses, and format your cards. The biggest harvest of the year is about to begin – not just for farmers, but for wildlife photographers!
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One truly fundamental idea in composition is that you should exclude anything from your photo that doesn’t add to your message. An errant branch, footprints on the ground, whatever harms your story – leave them out of the composition, and you’ll get a stronger photo. But… what if you can’t exclude them completely?
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Some principles apply to every genre of photography, including many of the creative and compositional techniques that you use. However, I find that each genre has its own nuances and differences. Today, I’d like to share five compositional techniques that are especially relevant in bird photography. These aren’t rules – instead, they are ideas that encourage you to experiment and flex your creativity when photographing birds.
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Announcement season continues in full swing, with Sony announcing two new lenses today: a 16mm f/1.8 G and a 400-800mm f/6.3-8 G. The first is a less expensive (and potentially more practical) alternative to the Sony 14mm f/1.8 GM. Meanwhile, the second is Sony’s longest lens yet!
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Panasonic just announced the long-awaited successor to the original S1R from 2019 – the Panasonic S1R II! The new camera has a smidge less resolution (44 vs. 47 MP), but it features big improvements in other areas. Most of all, the new S1R II is more portable and gains a major boost in speed and performance.
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