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Shoot like a pro – Lens collars

Posted on 15. Oct, 2009 by Paul Burwell.

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Many pro photographers use tripods and monopods in their daily work. One accessory for a lens (sometimes included and sometimes not) that makes using a “pod” a lot easier is a…

Learning wildlife photography – The three B’s

Posted on 07. Jan, 2009 by Paul Burwell.

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Learning wildlife photography – The three B’s – In an earlier article on my series on learning wildlife photography, I covered the three P’s of patience, patience and well, patience.

The three B’s are equally important and really contribute to making an image compelling and distinct. And to summarize, the three B’s of wildlife photography are…

Learning wildlife photography – Making sharper images – Part 3

Posted on 06. Jan, 2009 by Paul Burwell.

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Learning wildlife photography – Making sharper images – Part 3 – In this final instalment on making sharper images, we’ll discuss a few more things to think about when you’re trying to make the…

Learning wildlife photography – Making sharper images – Part 2

Posted on 05. Jan, 2009 by Paul Burwell.

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Making sharper images – Part 2 – In the last post I discussed some of the finer points of using your camera’s auto focusing features to help compose an image and get what’s important (the eyes!) in focus. Let’s look at some additional factors that go into making sharp images.

Lenses – The higher quality the lens, the better images it can produce. And unfortunately…

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Polarizer for the super telephoto shooter

Posted on 22. Nov, 2008 by Paul Burwell.

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To be honest, I had never considered using a drop-in polarizer on my Canon 500mm F4L IS lens until I read a blog entry on Singh-Ray’s blog about Ethan Meleg using one for his wildlife photography. What was exciting about this polarizer was that where the Canon Polarizer loses two stops of light, the Singh-Ray [...]

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Jobu-Design Black Widow

Posted on 20. Nov, 2008 by Paul Burwell.

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As a dedicated wildlife photographer, I often use a telephoto lens. My favourite lens for wildlife photography is Canon’s 500mm F4L IS lens. Without questions it is a beautiful lens. But, it’s also quite heavy. Together with my 1Ds Mark II and maybe a teleconverter or two, it can weigh well in excess of 12 pounds.