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These super-telephoto zooms make birding easier than ever
Birding used to be a pretty difficult genre to break into. However, with super-telephoto zooms being easier to access and having cameras with animal tracking, this once challenging activity is now a...
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Shutter Notes: Lorraine Smart — Kingfisher
Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and...
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Shutter Notes: Stephen Thackeray — Orb Weaver
Welcome to Shutter Notes, our weekly community feature. Shutter Notes gives you the chance to get to know our community members a bit better. Each member will share a little bit about themselves and...
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Capturing the beauty of wildlife
Capturing the beauty of wildlife is anchored on the importance of practice, perseverance and patience. You also need to work on developing the qualities and skills needed for successful animal...
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Meet the grey-headed flying fox
Meet the grey-headed flying fox (Pteropus poliocephalus). They are megabats and the largest of Australia’s four types of fruit bats. They are cute and fascinating but seriously endangered. There is a...
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Exploring the roar of the wild: Capturing the essence of wildlife photography
Wildlife photography is a thrilling and rewarding genre that allows us to immerse ourselves in the untamed beauty of nature. The challenge lies in capturing the essence of the wild and bringing it to...
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Birding from a boat
A fellow birder, my friend Ted Grussing, has a small skiff and invited me out for a birding session on Lake Pleasant in Arizona. It was wonderful as it was a target rich environment. You can get close...
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Want intimate wildlife images? Here’s how to get them
Getting to eye level with wildlife subjects can be a bit of a challenge. Here’s one way to get down. I use a black flying disc to mount my camera on a gimbal. Beats trying to move a tripod along the...
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Sandhill Crane behavior at Whitewater Draw Wildlife Preserve, Arizona
My last article on Sandhill Cranes at Whitewater concentrated on low light in friendlier situations. Before dawn and after sunset, the cranes are quite active coming and going. ISO needs to be cranked...
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