How to Photograph Birds in Flight

A fantastic tutorial by Richard Peters at www.naturettl.com

It can be incredibly rewarding to photograph birds in flight. Equally, however, there can be nothing more frustrating than the very same thing. As with any and all types of wildlife photography, success is down to a combination of the usual factors which you have to juggle with: namely, light vs shutter speed vs aperture vs ISO. Unless you are fortunate enough to live in one of the sunnier parts of the world, you’ll rarely have the ability to photograph every bird in flight at f8, 1/8000 sec and ISO 100 and to be honest ....

Full article after the link

via How to Photograph Birds in Flight.

Jeffrey Friedl's Blog » Jeffrey’s Autofocus Test Chart

A cracking article on Jeffrey Friedl's blog about testing the autofocus on your camera and lenses ...

This post describes an autofocus test chart I've developed, why I think it's better than others I've seen, and how to use it to test the autofocus of your camera and lens:

1. Introduction


2. What Makes a Good Test Chart


3. How to Print It (downloading offered here)


4. Preparing to Use It


5. Taking the Shot


6. Interpreting the Results

1. Introduction

If you suspect that your modern SLR or SLR lens has autofocus problems, you can use a chart like the one offered on this page to perform some tests.

... full article after the link

via Jeffrey Friedl's Blog » Jeffrey’s Autofocus Test Chart.

Five Reasons You Should Outsource Your Photo Editing Chores - Phowd Blog

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Reason 1 – Liberate the Photographer in You

As much as you love to shoot, post processing photographs often demand hours of backbreaking work ......

via Five Reasons You Should Outsource Your Photo Editing Chores - Phowd Blog.

Northern Seascapes - South Shields Soaking

Looking for Northern Seascapes ...

South Shields, The Herd Groyne

Located on a small groyne (that’s a rigid hydraulic structure built from an ocean shore (in coastal engineering) or from a bank (in rivers) that interrupts water flow and limits the movement of sediment to you and me and yes I did have to Google it, what did we ever do before Wikipedia) Built in the mouth of the Tyne, in 1882 it still acts as a navigational aid to ships, oh and of course a nice location for the rats.

[caption id="attachment_374" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] The Herd Groyne, South Shields[/caption]

The Shot

Keith could have done with the new wellies (Muck Boot), to be precise, last Wednesday, got a right soaking trying to get the perfect angle / shot of the Herd Groyne Lighthouse at South Shields.

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Getting There

Use NE33 1LH (Little Haven Hotel) in your GPS and there’s a pay and display car park to the right of the hotel that’s right on the beach, £1.40 for two hours (as of 3rd quarter 2014).