As with everything in photography, how to set your camera as a wildlife photographer can be subjective. But very few things are more important – camera settings and can affect wildlife photos in a uniquely powerful way. This article aims to clarify the most common settings a beginner wildlife photographer should master and how to set them properly!
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Imagine a parrot on a branch about to fly away, or a monkey peering its head around a tree. Do you want to hit that shutter right away and take a shot? How could you not? It’s a beautiful animal – and surely in wildlife photography, we can’t control much… right? Actually, this could not be further from the truth! Today, I’ll give you some tips on how to simplify your composition in wildlife photography and take stronger photos.
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Nature photography is an activity with strong therapeutic potential. With few exceptions, it requires walking, which might be the healthiest sport ever. Most of the time you are breathing fresh air. And the sounds of nature, especially birdsong, have been proven to have therapeutic effects. What about the negative effects of going to bed late or getting up early? This can be easily solved by hanging your hammock next to your tripod, as I did in the case of this photo from northern Bohemia. How about you, do you like sleeping under the stars? If you’re reading this in the morning, I may not be able to offer you coffee, but I can at least offer you fresh news from the world of photography.
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Sony has just announced the second generation of its wide-aperture 85mm prime lens, the Sony FE 85mm f/1.4 GM II. It took eight years of development from the first generation, which was released in 2016. Where have those eight years shown up when looking at the specs of the lens?
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Tamron recently announced that their 50-400mm f/4.5-6.3 lens is going to be available for the Nikon Z system beginning September 19th! This $ 1300 lens could be a budget alternative for the Nikon Z 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 S, and a brighter alternative to the Nikon Z 28-400mm f/4-8.
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