tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10856134493184822692024-03-06T08:37:24.562+00:00Richard Waters PhotographyRichard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.comBlogger182125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-19383154711973042652017-12-31T20:07:00.000+00:002017-12-31T20:07:09.157+00:002017 - My Photography Highlights<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For various reasons, 2017 was a year with minimal travel and holidays, so any photographic opportunities were never far from home, in Guildford, Surrey. In fact, one of my most satisfying moments, was capturing lightning for the first time, taken from my house. A few of the shots were picked-up in some of the online editions of UK newspapers, earning me a somewhat underwhelming £20 in commission!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lightning Storm over Guildford, July 2017</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My primary focus has always been on wildlife, and with minimal time on my hands, birds took a front seat this year.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wildlife</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Various interesting birds made appearances (clear highlight being the Red Footed Falcon), alongside some common species. Here are some of my highlights:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cuckoo, Thursley, April 2017</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kestrel, Titchfield Haven, May 2017</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Redstart, Thursley, April 2017</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hawfinches, Dick Focks Pond, December 2017</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Blue Tit, not looking its best, June 2017</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Juv. Blue Tit, July 2017</span></td></tr>
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-56109736644580855052017-06-16T19:02:00.000+01:002017-06-16T19:02:22.806+01:00Red Footed Falcon - Frensham Common<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">On Saturday 10th June, there were reports of a rare vagrant, a Red Footed Falcon (1st Summer male), being seen on Frensham Common, in Surrey, UK, a short distance from where I live. Although I popped over for an hour or so on Sunday, my main opportunity to see it was on Monday evening (12th June), heading over there at around 6:30pm. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here's a map of the area (original source <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiY99rq08DUAhVB2hoKHZhoBXgQFggtMAE&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.waverley.gov.uk%2Fdownload%2Fdownloads%2Fid%2F2911%2Ffrensham_common_guide_2012.pdf&usg=AFQjCNEWFuG5uKx4yuXvxJxGwlm7MKbPyg&sig2=5abDKedPAYUFWhtGDJ-kvw" target="_blank">here</a>), and I've added in red the approximate area I'd seen the Falcon spending time in.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With a few others watching the Falcon (two of whom decided not to stay on the marked path), it didn't take long for me to spot the Falcon. The Falcon's usual behaviour seemed to be to wait towards the top branches of one of the dead trees, then suddenly swoop down to catch some prey, before returning to the same or other branch. Realistically, most photographs are therefore were always going to be of the bird waiting on the branch. With only a monopod, some wind, and a fair distance to the subject, I was never going to get a good shot, either. But nice to get what is known as a 'record shot' (photographic evidence of the species, but certainly not going to win any awards!) - eating a dragonfly</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">We were treated to a Hobby mobbing the Falcon for a minute or two, but the Hobby soon left the area, with the Falcon holding its ground. It all happened too fast for any photos, unfortunately.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After everyone else headed-off, and with the car park only due to shut at 9pm, I thought I'd wait for a while longer, and with the wind dying-down, I was treated to a spectacular show. The Falcon's behaviour changed markedly, climbing high above the tree-line, hovering at times, but also trying to catch insects on the wing (similar to what a Hobby does). It also meant that as well as spending time over King's Ridge (the North-South path to the East of the red), it came South of the East-West path I was standing on, so was much nearer than had been seen previously. See below for some of the shots I was able to get.</span><br />
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-29554725700797588882016-01-02T10:22:00.000+00:002016-01-02T18:58:16.527+00:002015 - My Photography Highlights<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As usual, here's a summary of my photography highlights from the year. 2015 was the first year I haven't traveled overseas for many years, and with all sorts of other things happening to keep me occupied, photography has taken a back-seat. The selection below hopefully shows that the UK has so much to offer, even for the time-poor!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In April, a very obliging fox visited our garden, and seemed happy enough to strike a pose for the camera:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...a baby rabbit was seen on the top of our local hill...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">...and a Fallow Deer was photographed nearby in Sussex</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Having missed out on the eclipse last year courtesy of cloud cover and with my new 500mm lens bought second-hand, I was keen to get a photo of the 'Super Blood Moon'. It meant getting up at 02:30, but was worthwhile:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As it happened, I went out the previous evening to see which settings would work best. I managed to get a shot with a small aeroplane flying in front of the moon, which has come out quite nicely:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And whilst we're on the subject of night-time, here's a shot of Guildford Cathedral, with an obliging firework nearby:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2015 was the last year which the iconic Vulcan was allowed to fly, so I was keen to get a few shots of it. I tried a couple of times whilst it was flying in the South (living near Dunsfold helped my chances!), and managed to get a shot to remember her by</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are some of the highlights from birds I've been able to photograph this year. A return visit to Gigrin Farm in Wales meant I could get a Red Kite photo I was happy with, plus towards the end of the year, two separate Barn Owl viewings were very special. Elsewhere, an OK shot of a Great Grey Shrike was good, but still not in good light. Finally, my local swans gave birth to NINE cygnets, so an early walk along the canal treated me to some special moments. And then there was the Buzzard 'caught in the act'...</span><br />
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-63371208501311417142015-05-10T19:17:00.000+01:002015-05-10T19:24:24.246+01:00Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only an hour away from my home in Guildford, is the wonderful national nature reserve, <a href="http://www3.hants.gov.uk/countryside/titchfield.htm" target="_blank">Titchfield Haven</a>, run by Hampshire County Council. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As their website states, "the Reserve covers 369 acres of the Meon Valley, encompassing a mosaic of natural habitats. River, fen, pools, reedbed and meadow are carefully managed, giving protection to a range of special wildlife".</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Entry is only £4, and parking (on the edge of the Solent) is free. There's an excellent cafe too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I wasn't able to spend much time in any of the hides, but did try them all out. Here's a few photos of what I was able to capture, either from a hide, between them, or outside the Visitor's Centre.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finally, only a short drive away, and with a very hidden entrance is Titchfield Abbey, which is a free English Heritage site. </span><br />
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0Titchfield, Hampshire, UK50.8485889 -1.241713000000004350.768371900000005 -1.4030745000000042 50.9288059 -1.0803515000000043tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-40455724892023017312015-02-07T18:28:00.000+00:002015-02-07T18:28:35.243+00:00Canon News: EOS 5DS and 5DS R<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canon have come up with something groundbreaking here - a brand new 50.6MP CMOS sensor sat inside one of two bodies the 5DS and 5DS R.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Canon 5DS</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The specifications include:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">50.6 MP CMOS full-frame sensor</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Dual DIGIC 6 processors</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">150K Pixel RGB+IR Metering Sensor</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Up to 5.0 Frames Per Second</span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">61-point AF</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Cropped Shooting (</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 21px; text-align: center;">1.3x and 1.6x cropped shooting modes produce 30.5 and 19.6 megapixel files)</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">USB 3.0</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Mirror Vibration Control System</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Interval Timer Shooting</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">Prices for the body are around £2999 at time of writing.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">More details are available <a href="http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS_5DS/index.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><b>Canon 5DS R</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The 5DS R is almost identical to the 5DS, but a "...</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Gotham SSm A, Gotham SSm B, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">low-pass cancellation filter enhances the clarity and sharpness of the high-resolution images with minimal risk of artifacts".</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Gotham SSm A, Gotham SSm B, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">It's priced at £3,199.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Gotham SSm A, Gotham SSm B, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">There are more details available <a href="http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS_5DS_R/index.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></span></div>
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-67431320810803433052015-02-07T18:02:00.002+00:002015-02-07T18:03:24.705+00:00Canon News:11-24 f4 L lens announced<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canon have just released an extremely wide zoom lens, the 11-24 f4 L lens - in fact at time of launch, it's the world's widest rectilinear zoom lens. I am lucky enough to own the 16-35 II L lens, and at 16mm, it can create some stunning landscape shots, so this 'wide boy' must be incredible.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It features three different lens coatings to deliver superb image quality, has minimal distortion, and near-silent AF, with full-time manual override.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Expected to cost £2,799.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More details <a href="http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/EF_Lenses/Zoom/EF_11_24mm_f4L_USM/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-58574143766716712612015-02-07T17:05:00.000+00:002015-02-07T17:06:25.189+00:00Canon News: EOS 750D and 760D<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canon have updated their popular low/mid-range 'rebel'/xxxD DSLR (which started with the 300D - my first digital camera!), and have introduced us to non-identical twins - the 750D (Rebel T6i) and 760D (Rebel T6s). </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canon 750D</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The specifications include:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3.0" (7.7cm) Vari Angle LCD touch screen</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">24.2 Megapixel APS-C sensor </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1<span style="background-color: white; line-height: inherit;">9 all cross-type AF points</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">DIGIC 6 processor delivers full resolution shooting at 5 fps</span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">large ISO sensitivity range of ISO 100-12800 (extendable to ISO 25600)</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Connectivity options include Wi-fi and NFC</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Movies can be recorded in .mp4 format for easy online sharing</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Full HD movies with Hybrid CMOS AF III to track movement and focus smoothly between subjects</span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Creative movie modes</span></span></span></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">£599 for body only.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More details available </span><a href="http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS_750D/index.aspx" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Canon 760D</b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canon 760D</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The 760D shares most of the same specifications as the 750D, but adds a few extra features:</span><br />
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">An eye sensor for use with the optical viewfinder</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LCD information display on top-plate</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quick control dial on the rear</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Servo AF in Live View (which I'd LOVE to have on my 5D Mark III for wildlife filming)</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">£649 for body only.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More details <a href="http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS_760D/index.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-21271606562456221592015-01-30T21:11:00.003+00:002015-01-30T21:11:26.794+00:00Canon News: EOS 1D-X Firmware updated to v2.0.7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canon have released an updated firmware release (to 2.0.7) for their flagship EOS 1D-X.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canon EOS 1D-X</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The changes incorporated are:</span><br />
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<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Improves the AF controllability when shooting in Live View mode with a wide-angle lens (fixed focal length or zoom).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fixes a phenomenon in which, when shooting long exposures (several minutes), vertical lines appear on the right edge of captured images (still photos).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fixes a phenomenon in which the Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) may not perform as intended when in continuous shooting mode and where the shutter speed is longer than 1 second.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Improves the reliability of the control mechanism for the Picture Style Auto setting.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fixes a phenomenon in which the electronic level indicator does not work correctly.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Fixes a phenomenon in which, when using the "Save and read camera settings" function, the color space data that is selected in "Custom shooting mode (C1-C3)" is not saved. *1</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Corrects some incorrect indications on the "English" and "Russian" menu screens.</span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Gotham SSm A', 'Gotham SSm B', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">*1 As a result of this fix, cameras with Firmware Version 2.0.7 will not be able to read the "camera settings file" created with cameras running Firmware Version 2.0.3 (or earlier). If you require the "camera settings file", please create it after updating to firmware version 2.0.7.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">One upgraded, you will be unable to revert to a previous version of the firmware.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The firmware is available to download for Mac or Windows </span><a href="http://www.canon.co.uk/Support/Consumer_Products/products/cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS-1D_X.aspx?type=firmware" style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">.</span></span></span><br />
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-22492555050985907492015-01-30T21:01:00.001+00:002015-01-30T21:20:12.559+00:00Canon News: EOS 5D Mark III Firmware v1.3.3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canon have released an updated firmware release (to 1.3.3) for their popular full-frame DSLR, the EOS 5D Mark III.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Canon EOS 5D Mark III</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The changes incorporated are:</span><br />
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</div>
<ol style="text-align: left;">
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Improves the AF controllability when shooting in Live View mode with a wide-angle lens (fixed focal length or zoom).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Corrects some incorrect indications on the "English" and "Russian" menu screens.</span></span></li>
</ol>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One upgraded, you will be unable to revert to a previous version of the firmware. This may of course have implications for those running any non-Canon 'hacks', such as Magic Lantern.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2000007629395px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">The firmware is available to download for Mac or Windows </span><a href="http://www.canon.co.uk/Support/Consumer_Products/products/cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS_5D_Mark_III.aspx?type=firmware" style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="line-height: 18.2000007629395px;">.</span></span></span><br />
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-74615612369525167912015-01-25T18:55:00.000+00:002015-01-25T18:55:26.119+00:00RSPB Big Garden Watch 2015<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This weekend was the RSPB's Annual Big Garden Watch, the world's largest wildlife survey, which has been <a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/previous-results/" target="_blank">tracking changes in the UK's garden bird population for 36 years</a>. I treated myself to a giant cup of tea and settled down for an hour to see what I could record.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My garden is near some diverse habitats - a city centre, small woods, and a river, so I've been lucky enough historically to see a large variety of birds, often flying low overhead:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Peregrine Falcon with extra wings</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">... and sometimes enjoying the berries from our holly tree:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But with the Garden Watch, the 'rules' are to simply count the maximum concurrent number of each species seen in (not over) the garden in an allotted hour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A few of the usual suspects were of course around - Great Tits, Dunnock, Blackbird and Robin. I was also lucky enough to get my first ever photo of a tiny Wren, and a reappearance of a female blackcap, which I had first seen late last year.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Blackcap (female)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And just beyond the garden, I saw 10 Magpie in a tree - but only one popped into the garden for the hour.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In the allotted hour, I wasn't able to record any sightings of other frequent visitors to the garden, like Nuthatch, but maybe next year!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More details of the birdwatch are available on the RSPB's <a href="https://www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/" target="_blank">website</a>.</span><br />
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-17107608448789439052015-01-04T18:28:00.000+00:002015-01-04T18:28:05.138+00:00Canon News: 6D firmware (v 1.1.6) released<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Canon have launched new firmware (1.1.6) for their budget full-frame 6D. It addresses the following aspects:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fixes a phenomenon in which the camera may not first use the center
AF point to focus, when the AF point selection is set to automatic in AI
Servo AF mode.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Fixes a phenomenon in which focus cannot be
finely adjusted with specific lenses when shooting remotely with EOS
Utility software.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Corrects some Ukrainian language displayed on the menu for ISO Setting.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">UK users can download the firmware from <a href="http://www.canon.co.uk/Support/Consumer_Products/products/cameras/Digital_SLR/EOS_6D.aspx?type=firmware" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">US users can download the firmware from <a href="http://usa.canon.com/cusa/professional/products/professional_cameras/digital_slr_cameras/eos_6d#DriversAndSoftware" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-50901967287003106022014-12-31T12:04:00.000+00:002015-01-01T11:39:15.054+00:002014 - My photography highlights<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2014 has been another year where photography has had to take a bit of a back seat for me, for various reasons. However, there have still been some incredible highlights, including going on a trip of a lifetime, which is where this blog starts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>[Photographs and videos are best enjoyed full screen]</i></span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Himalayas</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In February, I was lucky enough to go on a expedition to the Himalayas to try to photograph the elusive snow leopard. It involved camping at altitude with a night-time temperatu</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">re of -30 degrees Celsius, so not a trip to be taken lightly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There's more details on my <a href="http://richardwatersphotography.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/snow-leopard-quest.html" target="_blank">original blog post</a>, and here's a short video with the highlights, including, if you look very closely, a mother snow leopard, with her two sub-adult cubs.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Lake District</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In April, I went to the Lake District, and had some luck with some nocturnal wildlife, as it were.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">London Marathon</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In July, Istanbul beckoned for a long weekend. I could not recommend it more highly as a city break, with so much to see within a compact area, and an easy-to-use tram service. </span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Iceland</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In October, a trip to Iceland was coupled with some extremely challenging weather conditions - 120mph winds meaning one day was a complete write-off. I'd wanted (again!) to photograph the Northern Lights, but cloud cover/rain meant this was very difficult. In one brief opportunity, we managed to get out into the darkness (and cold!) to get some shots, albeit they aren't great!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Red Deer rut is very popular with photographers, so I thought I'd check out some fallow deer instead. This video shows some males preparing for the rut - well worth watching with sound!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Birdlife in the UK </span></b><br />
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January, the year started nicely with a sighting of a Glossy Ibis
(Plegadis falcinellus) in Surrey - an infrequent visitor to the UK.
They have incredible plumage in the right light. Apparently.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> The
following week, I tried to get a photograph of birds landing on my
feeders, but need to work a lot harder to get a decent shot:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">...and in February, I got a nice shot of a Nuthatch in the garden too:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More recently, Redwings have returned, so it was good to get a shot of one of them eating a berry whole:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stock photography</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finally, my year of stock photography has yet again suffered from an almost complete lack of uploading new images. Some of the old favourites still paid-out though, and continuing a trend of the last few years, <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/g/d50m10?rid=225790" target="_blank">Shutterstock</a> is easily my most successful site:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, following my <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92OpQZrTDS4" target="_blank">footage of flooding on Christmas Eve 2013 in Guildford</a> which was shown on BBC London news, I was paid for the footage to be used in a Channel 4 documentary, "The Storm that Stole Christmas", which aired around April time.</span></div>
Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-38723784205728215222014-12-24T16:39:00.003+00:002014-12-24T16:40:19.895+00:00Canon News: EOS 7D Mark II<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of the most anticipated new bodies from Canon is finally here - the EOS 7D Mark II. It promises to be a popular purchase, especially for wildlife and sports photographers who will benefit from the extra reach of a cropped sensor, and a high frame rate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The original 7D took Canon's cropped APS-C framed sensor to new limits, and set a new bar for movie recording. That was back in 2009, so with competition from Nikon and Canon's own fullframe 6D, it was time for the 7D Mark II to fight-back.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are the headline specifications:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shoot continuous bursts of images at up to <b>10 frames per second</b>.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Shoot at high frame rates and enjoy superb colour reproduction, with <b>dual Digic 6 processors</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Focus on subjects wherever they are, with <b>65 cross-type AF points</b> spread across the frame.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Capture movies at up to 1080p resolution and <b>60fps frame rate</b>. Mic and headphone sockets for full audio control.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Produce great quality photos that are packed with fine detail, with the <b>20.2Mp sensor</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Enjoy smooth <b>continuous focusing when shooting movies</b> and photos in Live View mode.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Integrated GPS</b> means you can Geotag each photo and movie you shoot with your current location – great for travel photographers.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">150,000-pixel metering sensor, with IR detection</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As the lucky owner of a Canon 5D Mark III, this would make a perfect second body. in particular, if the continuous AF focusing when shooting movies works well, that would be incredibly useful when capturing wildlife footage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's currently retailed in the UK for around £1600 (that's overpriced for the early adopters, and should come down relatively quickly)</span>.<br />
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-12533710316358426792014-11-15T21:27:00.001+00:002014-12-23T15:15:30.539+00:00Canon News: EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of Canon's most versatile L-series zoom lenses, covering the 100-400mm range, which was well overdue a replacement (it's 16 years old!), has at last been replaced with a new model:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a completely new design, and loses the instantly recognisable 'push/pull' zoom, to a more traditional rotating ring - much better!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The relatively slow maximum aperture range of f/4.5-5.6 has always put me off for use for wildlife photography, where low light is frequently a challenge. This problem will be partly offset with a much improved image stabilisation (IS), which offers 4 stops, but off course the shallow depth of field will still be elusive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another neat new feature is a new lens hood, the ET-83D. This has a 'side access window', which means you can adjust polarising filters, whilst leaving the hood on.</span></div>
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-30464583130423893552014-05-26T11:42:00.003+01:002014-05-26T11:55:11.470+01:00Canon News: Pair of wide-angle lenses announced<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In what has been billed by Canon as the 'year of the lens' (we're still waiting, but perhaps another reason to look forward to the World Cup!), Canon have announced two new wide angle lenses into their extensive line-up of EF lenses for EOS DLSRs.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM</span></b><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">High performance L-series ultra-wide zoom
lens in a compact design and Optical Image Stabilizer for up to four
stops of correction*.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">Three aspheric lens elements, including a large-diameter aspheric lens, help correct aberration.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">Two UD lens elements help reduce chromatic
aberration from the center to the periphery throughout the entire zoom
range for excellent image quality with high resolution and contrast.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">Optimized lens coatings help provide excellent color balance while also helping to minimize ghosting. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">Highly resistant to dust and water intrusion, enabling shooting even in harsh conditions**.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">Inner focusing and ring USM for silent, fast and accurate autofocusing.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">Circular aperture (9 blades) delivers beautiful, soft backgrounds.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">Minimum focusing distance of 0.92 ft/0.28m across entire zoom range.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">Full-time manual focus allows manual focus adjustment while in AF Mode.</span></span></li>
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* Based on CIPS (Camera & Imaging Products Association) standards.
Testing performed using EOS-1D X Digital SLR camera at focal length of
35mm (35mm equivalent).<br />
** Requires a Canon PROTECT filter (sold separately) to be mounted.
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'm lucky enough to have the f/2.8 version of this lens (which doesn't have image stabilisation), and found it a really useful focal range - 35mm is useful as a walkaround lens, and 16mm really does give an impressively wide persepctive (on a full-frame body, at least).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Canon EF-S 10-18mm</b></span><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> f/4.5-5.6 IS STM</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Designed only for cameras with the APS-C sensor (cropped), this lens creates an incredibly wide perspective.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">EF-S ultra wide zoom lens with an impressive starting focal length (16mm in 35mm equivalence).</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">Compact design made possible by a new 4 group zoom optical system.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">A stepping motor (STM) and newly-designed
focus mechanism support the Canon EOS Movie Servo AF function to provide
smooth and quiet continuous AF during video recording, as well as when
shooting photos.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">A large diameter element and an aspherical lens element help correct aberration to achieve higher image quality</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">One UD lens element helps reduce chromatic
aberration throughout the zoom range for excellent image quality with
high resolution and contrast.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">Optical Image Stabilizer for up to four stops of correction*.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">Enhanced lens coatings help ensure outstanding color balance while minimizing ghosting and flare.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">Circular aperture (7 blades) creates beautiful, soft backgrounds. </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">Rear focusing system, high-speed CPU and improved AF algorithm allow high speed autofocus.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="bold_text">Full-time manual focus allows manual focus adjustment while in AF Mode.</span></span></li>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">*Based on CIPA (Camera & Imaging Products Association) standards.
Testing performed using the EOS 7D Digital SLR camera at a focal length
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-36098806170249741872014-05-26T11:27:00.002+01:002014-05-26T11:28:06.316+01:00Canon News: EOS-1D X Firmware v.2.0.3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In the battle of the flagship DSLRs between Canon and Nikon, in January 2014, Canon released updated firmware for their 1D-X, up to version 2.0.3.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The firmware contains a series of updates, with input from professional photographers, and includes:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Improves AF accuracy in low-light situations and enhances user control of AF shooting parameters</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">More control of exposure by incorporating wider ISO ranges in automated shooting modes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">More precise user customization for faster, more intuitive and adaptable performance</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Canon USA have created a dedicated series of pages which bring all the enhancements to life a little more. Check it out <a href="http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/standard_display/eos_1dx_firmware" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Until the end of June 2014, Canon UK are offering £400 cashback on a new 1D-X from selected dealers, if you trade-in selected Canon or Nikon bodies. More information <a href="http://www.canon.co.uk/1dxtradein/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-57407849452084673412014-05-26T11:04:00.004+01:002014-12-23T15:16:51.360+00:00Nikon News: Flagship D4S <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">In February 2014, Nikon announced a new flagship DSLR, the D4S. Below, you'll find a little more information about this technological beast. Their press release says it accommodates the needs of "...</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">professional photographers who sometimes find themselves working under quite severe conditions". Just to clarify, as an <i>amateur</i> photographer, we too also sometimes find ourselves working under quite severe conditions, e.g. in the last year I've been photographing <a href="http://richardwatersphotography.blogspot.co.uk/2014/04/snow-leopard-quest.html" target="_blank">Snow Leopards at altitude in the Himalayas</a>, and the <a href="http://richardwatersphotography.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/finland-lapland.html" target="_blank">Northern Lights in the middle of a frozen lake at midnight</a>. Both were colder than -25 degrees Celsius at times! Anyway, back to the camera!</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Autofocus</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Key for any wildlife or sports photographer is autofocus behaving quickly, and predictably, even if the subject isn't! The D4S has enhancements compared to its D4 predecessor, with faster initiation, plus a new 'Group Area AF', using five autofocus points, one specified by the photographer.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Image processing</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">"The new EXPEED 4 image-processing engine, a new Nikon FX-format CMOS
image sensor, and an effective pixel count of 16.2-million pixels...", accompanied by an ISO range from 100-25,600 (extendable to a massive range of 50-409,600) ensure that image you capture is processed quickly and accurately.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Movie recording</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The D4S supports a "frame size of 1920 x 1080 with a frame rate of 50p or 60p", with various enhancements to improve the quality of the recording.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Additionally, there are improvements to LAN connectivity, a redesigned grip and a 12-bit RAW format.</span><br />
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-59416956069302672762014-05-26T10:38:00.000+01:002014-05-26T10:38:10.685+01:00Nikon News: 400mm f/2.8E FL ED VR and TC-14E III Teleconverter annonuced<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nikon have recently announced a new fast telephoto lens, alongside an upgraded teleconverter.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">AF-S NIKKOR 400mm F/2.8E FL ED VR</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Key Features:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A super-telephoto fixed focal length (prime) lens with a focal length of 400mm*<sup>1</sup> and a maximum aperture of f/2.8 compatible with Nikon FX-format digital SLR cameras</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Superior optical performance from a new optical design with which
fluorite lens elements (2), ED lens elements (2), and Nano Crystal Coat
have been adopted</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A lighter weight from the adoption of fluorite lens elements and components made of a magnesium alloy</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Adoption of a tripod collar ring utilizing bearings</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Equipped with an electro-magnetic aperture mechanism for more stable auto-exposure with high-speed continuous shooting</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Equipped with a vibration reduction (VR) function for camera shake compensation equivalent to a 4.0-stop*<sup>2</sup> increase in shutter speed</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Adoption of SPORT VR mode</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Adoption of meniscus protective glass with a fluorine coat, produced
using a process exclusive to Nikon for greater durability and superior
resistance to water and oils, for the extreme front lens element</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="marker">*1</span>When used with a Nikon DX-format
digital SLR camera, the effective angle of view is equivalent to that of
a lens with a 600mm focal length in 35mm [135] format.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="marker"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span class="marker">*2</span>NORMAL mode; measured in accordance with CIPA standards.</span></span><br />
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-54489026406048040162014-04-13T20:05:00.000+01:002014-05-26T10:05:44.530+01:00London Marathon 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today, I went up to London to watch the Marathon, and cheer-on the incredible efforts from all the runners. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I arrived in Bermondsey just in time to see the elite women pass:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The women were interspersed with some visually impaired runners, who each had a guide - some of which were larger than others:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wilson Kipsang eventually won the men's marathon, with a course record of <span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1c1c; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.901350021362305px;">2:04.27:</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.901350021362305px;">... and he was followed by Mo Farah, who finished 8th, at </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1c1c1c; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18.901350021362305px;">2:08:21.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">... and then all the rest of the runners went passed...</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Each runner, with their own personal victory</span></td></tr>
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-91540174801983179432014-04-06T14:21:00.002+01:002014-05-26T10:05:56.329+01:00Snow Leopard Quest<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In February 2014, I was lucky enough to join an expedition to try to photograph the elusive Snow Leopard (uncia uncia), in the Ladakh region of the Himalayas. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Snow leopards spend a large part of the year at very high impenetrable altitudes, so the trip was timed when they would come down to lower altitudes - still pretty high though - we camped at around 3,700m.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The snow leopard has unfortunately become a symbol of conservation, with it being persecuted and poached by humans, whilst suffering habitat loss. There are significantly less than 10,000 animals left in the wild, and they are on the <a href="http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22732/0" target="_blank">IUCN's red list of threatened species</a>. They are often solitary, move around in near darkness, and have the most incredible camouflage. So, all the ingredients for a disappointing and cold trip!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The trip started by flying to Leh, an isolated town in Northern India.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We then took 4x4 vehicles into the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemis_National_Park" target="_blank">Hemis High Altitude National Park</a>, until they could go no further, and we set-off by foot, with mules and horses carrying camping gear for us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The campsite was nestled in a stunning valley, next to a frozen river, with amazingly clear skies at night. That meant it was pretty cold though - between -25 to -30 degrees Celsius at night, enough to freeze a tube of toothpaste, no less!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A snow leopard's diet includes Blue Sheep (which seem neither blue, nor sheep-like), but it was encouraging to see several on our trips out from camp:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A Blue Sheep, pretty confident with itself</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">A Blue Sheep with a high vantage point</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Birdlife was also represented, with Snow Cock, Golden Eagle and Cough:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Snow Leopards</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On our trip, we were accompanied by local guides, who were very experienced in searching for snow leopards, using powerful telescopes to scan the hillsides, often well over a mile away. The great news was that we not only had a sighting, but it was of a mother, with her two sub-adult cubs! Here are some photos - underneath in the caption are the number of leopards, as it's not always obvious!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Two snow leopards</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Two snow leopards, in very low light (and about a mile away!)</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At the end of the trip, we had a few hours in Leh:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally, here's a video which shows some of my favourite photos of the trip, alongside a video of the three snow leopards... if you can spot them!</span><br />
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0Hemis National Park33.788137352367336 77.3353542812499232.947308852367335 76.044460781249924 34.628965852367337 78.626247781249916tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-74756310683925323042014-01-04T12:58:00.000+00:002014-05-26T10:06:11.588+01:002013 - My Photography Highlights<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, another year is over, and suffice to say, this year, I haven't had anywhere near as much time as I'd have liked to devote to photography (or this blog with no updates all year!). Despite this though, I'm still pleased to give a quick summary of some of the photography I have been able to do. If you would like to see the images in more detail, you should be able to click one to open up a 'gallery view' to see them larger.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sri Lanka</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photographing wildlife is still my main interest, so was thrilled to be lucky enough to travel to Sri Lanka, famed for its leopards in Yala National Park. Unfortunately, they were elusive during our visits, but I was able to photograph a lot of other species. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The mysterious shadow mountain at Adam's Peak</span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New England</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My other trip this year was to New England in the US, a massively under-rated destination. Not only is Boston a great City (helped by the Red Sox winning the World Series whilst we were there!), but heading North takes you to both the White Mountains and Acadia National Park.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cormorants over Boston Skyline</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A Gannet taking-off...</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A Monet</span> Painting</td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">UK Wildlife</span></b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Badger</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This year, I set(t) mysel</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">f a target to photograph a badger, an animal that's been in the news due to the 'policy' of culling.</span><b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having found an active sett, it became pretty clear that photographing them in very low light was going to be difficult (which gave me some hope the badger cull would fail!). Anyway, for now, I have some initial footage which came out OK (video seems to be easier in low light than photography, for reasons I don't really understand!)</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Red Squirrel</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another iconic mammal in the UK is the Red Squirrel, persecuted by the invasive Grey. I was lucky enough to track one down in the wild (not one of these staged snow-scenes for photographers!) and as well as some nice stills, took a video of some break-dancing!</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peregrine Falcon</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, I've also found a Peregrine Falcon nest, albeit it is difficult to get close to. Via a 'Heath Robinson' approach, I managed to get some footage through a telescope.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also got an intruiging shot over my house of two Falcons, with six wings!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On Christmas Eve, Guildford (alongside a lot of the local area), suffered some flooding. I put some footage on YouTube, and it ended-up in a report braoadcast on the BBC London News. It was also linked to from weatherforecast.co.uk.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b> </b>Earlier in the year, Huffington Post included one of my sunset images of Guildford in one of their <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/09/03/beautiful-sunsets-from-around-the-uk_n_3859043.html#slide=2865779" target="_blank">online galleries</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I didn't upload any images in the last 12 months, so was expecting to see a dramatic fall-off of revenue, as 'freshness' is important in the industry. However, with a few steady-earners in the back catalogue, and courtesy mainly of <a href="http://www.shutterstock.com/g/d50m10?rid=225790" target="_blank">Shutterstock</a>, it was enough to make a tiny, tiny dent in the cost of my camera and lenses - £261 in total.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As 2012 comes to a close, it's time for me to wrap-up the year and summarise my photography highlights. With so many things going on outside photography for me in the last 12 months, it was always going to be tricky to fit much photography in, but I'm pleased to have still had some successes: </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photographing three endemic species in Ethiopia - the Ethiopian Wolf, the Gelada Baboon, and the Walia Ibex</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A shot or two of the Northern Lights </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Earning £281.03 from microstock sales, including some timelapse footage for the first time </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Seeing waxwings for the first time</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://richardwatersphotography.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/camera-found-can-you-help-trace-owner.html" target="_blank">Helping reunite someone with their camera</a></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was a pleasant surprise to hear that I'd been Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards. As well as featuring in their exhibition which was hosted at the Mall Galleries, London, my image also features in their great book:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My honeymoon was in Ethiopia this year and I was lucky enough to get some shots of some pretty rare animals, including the Ethiopian Wolf:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's not everyday that the Olympics come to ones home city, so I was delighted to have some success in the ticket applications and got to see a variety of events. As a normal punter in the stands, I was never going to get great images, but I still have terrific memories of the most amazing spectacle. Some images are available to see in my <a href="http://richardwatersphotography.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/olympics-london-2012.html" target="_blank">recent posting</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For 2012, I had earnings of £281.03, which as you'll see from the chart below, with one agency, Shutterstock, being the most significant part:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I have no firm plans for photography for 2013, but it would be great if I could include the following modest ambitions:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Happy New Year and thanks for taking the time to read this. Feel free to leave a comment, follow me on Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/UK_Richard" target="_blank">@UK_Richard</a>), or 'like' my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/RichardWPhotography" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.</span><br />
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Richard Watershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08586519918584417498noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1085613449318482269.post-84925798681141823352013-01-01T17:12:00.001+00:002014-05-26T10:06:33.442+01:00Finland / Lapland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Just before Christmas, we were lucky enough to spend a week in Northern Finland, in the resort of Levi. Not many people would have chosen Northern Finland as an obvious place to go skiing/boarding, but with a chance to also see the Northern Lights, it was worth a pop! And in fact, it was a terrific holiday - a catered chalet, virtually deserted pistes, adventures on snowmobiles, driving ice karts and husky sledding!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It certainly wasn't a photography break (I even read a fiction book!), but there were some opportunities to take the camera out...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite it allegedly being a spectacular year for the Northern Lights, this isn't that useful if it's cloudy (it almost always is in Finland in December!), or if Auroral activity is low (<a href="http://www.gi.alaska.edu/AuroraForecast/Europe/" target="_blank">this</a> was a great site to check activity). However, near the centre of Levi was a frozen lake, which was a 5 minute trudge to get away from some of the light pollution to maximise the chances of seeing anything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I spent 4 nights on the frozen lake, with durations ranging from 30 minutes, to nearly 4 hours. It's virtually impossible to describe how cold -25°C is, with a wind chill as low as -31°C, but suffice to say with 7 layers on my top half, a balaclava, two hats and a hood, three bottom layers and three paris of socks, I was still very cold!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Whilst waiting for the Northern Lights, I helped pass the time by taking a series of photos of the cloud formations, which I've made into a short time-lapse video:</span>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Eventually, when the clouds did disappear, on the Northern horizon, there was a bit of a show, which was great. Not the 'over the head' displays which can be seen sometimes, but at least there was something! And I was very grateful for my new Canon 16-35 f/2.8 L II, which not only performed amazingly in the cold conditions, but also gave me a wide enough angle!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And here's an example of the Northern Lights, but severely impacted by light pollution (I'm pretty sure the vertical lights were floodlights from nearby buildings.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Finally, there's no daylight as such in Northern Finland during the Winter, but you do get some amazing light none-the-less...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A little late perhaps, but I thought I'd share some of my London 2012 Olympics images, before the year is out! After a little persistence and a large spattering of luck, I managed to get tickets to several events and thoroughly enjoyed the spectacle which was delivered. I also bumped into the torch relay a few times too...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The images below aren't going to be anything like the ones which professional photographers would have been able to take from their privileged positions (and better skill and equipment!), but help remember a unique fortnight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having missed out on seeing Waxwings (</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Bombycilla garrulus) </i>on several occasions in the last couple of years, I had a free morning and thought I'd follow various sightings mentioned on Twitter (e.g. from Matt - @mostlyscarce, thanks!) - and head to North Camp railway station on the Surrey/Hants border.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Earlier in the day, around 28 had been spotted, so I was pleased to see about 40 fly into a nearby tree...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In smaller groups, they then proceeded to head down towards the red berries, where they were greeted with a clatter of shutter releases from the long-lens crowd that had gathered. As well as the 'classic' shot of berry-in-mouth, I also tried to get some with a simple composition and/or flying.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The waxwings would often fly-off and not be seen for over 30 minutes, but during these times, I was also lucky enough to find a couple of Roe deer, as well as a Redwing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can click on the photos below to see them slightly larger.</span><br />
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