There is more to fine art photography of wildlife than a super telephoto lens and a frame full of critter. A properly focused and exposed full-frame image of a stationary wild animal can be a challenging and worthwhile pursuit. I call this type of shot the “field-guide” shot. That is, it is a perfect image […]
Tag: wildlife photography
Birds from Ooty, India
Ooty is a picturesque hill station located in the Western Ghats region of South West India, roughly about 300kms from Bangalore. A touristy place infested with lots of picnickers, honeymoon couples, families, travelers.. yet its a place that’s bowls you out with the diversity of bird life you get to see. Below is a glimpse […]
Federal (Scarlet-headed Blackbird)
Esta es un ave emblemática de nuestro país Argentina. El Federal (Amblyramphus holosericeus), ha sido y es perseguido y capturado por los cazadores furtivos ya que su comercialización como ave ornamental es alta lo que ha producido una gran merma en sus poblaciones y coloca a la especie en peligro con calificación de VULNERABLE. Esto […]
Canon’s Best Macro Lens for Nature Photography: Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L
It may surprise you that I believe Canon’s 180mm macro lens to be the best macro lens for nature photography. After all, a few years ago, Canon released a new macro lens, the EF 100mm f/2.8L. It’s smaller, lighter, cheaper, auto-focuses faster, has a wider maximum aperture, and it even sports a new hybrid form […]
Exposure Compensation for Wildlife Photography
I’m teaching at a Camera Club tonight, and the topic will be exposure compensation for wildlife photography. I wrote a three page handout and also put together a PowerPoint presentation for tonight. I thought some of you may want to see these, so I’m including a couple links to them here: Lesson Handouts Lesson PowerPoint Feel free […]
The great migration – circle of life
Every year thousands of wildebeest moving to the Ndutu-Plains in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Tanzania to give birth of their calves. In the Ndutu-Plains they find best conditions, because the grass there has special minerals that are important in the first weeks for rearing the calves. Within 3 to 4 weeks up to 500000 […]
Costa Rica Photo Journal by Don Getty – Part 1 of 3
I recently was in Costa Rica for nine full days of photography, putting over 7,000 clicks on my cameras. In order to give you a taste of the trip I decided to give you a daily photo journal of my experience in 3 parts. Day 1 was just photographing around the bird feeders at Selva […]