2023…an update

January 04, 2023  •  Leave a Comment
Hello! Let me wish you a happy new year for 2023. I hope the new year brings good things! I realise it has been an age since I wrote a blog. I disappeared, I stopped posting on my Facebook and Instagram pages, I didn’t make any You Tube videos…everything fell silent! Why? In 2022 I took a conscious step back from photography for a number of reas...
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The Lumix 200mm f2.8 lens: when to use it?

November 28, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
One of the questions I get asked the most is, should I buy the 100-400mm f4.0-6.3 lens, or the 200mm f2.8 lens? That question is then often followed by: which is the sharpest lens? Let's address the first question... Whenever I am asked for recommendations of cameras or lenses, I always respond with a question: what type of photography are you do...
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Having to work hard to get images

October 04, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
As photographers, sometimes we go through periods whereby we have to work harder to get our images. This can be for a variety of reasons; inability to access a location, lack of time when in the field, poor weather or light, or just plain bad luck. I think I speak for all wildlife and nature photographers when I say that 2020 has been beyond chall...
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The story behind the frame

July 26, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
As camera technology progresses and we see more cameras launched in the mirrorless segment, I read more and more online about camera specifications. Yet it is very rare I actually see anyone explain how these specifications actually translate into actual camera craft. Even worse, when the cameras are launched and handed to the usual community of in...
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Minimalism - a trend for the current times

June 21, 2020  •  Leave a Comment
As I write this on the summer solstice, I am wondering where this year has gone. Lockdown has started to ease up, and it feels like we are now starting to accept, albeit reluctantly to the "new normal". These past months since lockdown began have been completely unproductive. Even if I could go out, unfortunately I have had a number of health issue...
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