A Robin sits and sings behind me as I’m shooting other birds! They are always so beautiful and very tame compared to other wild birds. Shot with the Nikon Z6ii and the Tamron Z150-500mm. Edited in the brand new RapidRaw 1.5.5 using some of its new features, including its new manual noise removal. Using moreContinue reading “A Robin Sits And Sings”
Monthly Archives: May 2026
A Walk Around Bedford Park – Railway Halt And Old Open Cast Mine
I had not been to Bedford Park for a while, so it was nice to walk around the area again today. It is a circular route taking in an old railway line and halt, an old open cast mine, ancient iron works and plenty of scenery. I wanted to do something a little different, soContinue reading “A Walk Around Bedford Park – Railway Halt And Old Open Cast Mine”
Photography Questions I’m Always Asked
Being so involved in the photography world for such a time, and having hands on experience with so many different cameras over the years I get asked questions on a regular basis. This blog will answer those questions in the hope that they can help some of you. Here are some of the most askedContinue reading “Photography Questions I’m Always Asked”
Darktable – A Look At AI And General Masking
Yesterdays article got me some amazing feedback, some of which was asking me why I did not think that Darktables AI masking was not in the same league as other software. Today we will look at the AI masking in Darktable, as well as its masking in general. Firstly, before we begin, you will needContinue reading “Darktable – A Look At AI And General Masking”
Why I’ve stopped using Darktable and use RapidRaw.
Long time readers of this website know that I have been quite the advocate for Darktable over the last decade or more. Darktable is free and open source software that is considerably more powerful than a free photo editing program should be. It is something I have relied on for my “me” images (i.e, notContinue reading “Why I’ve stopped using Darktable and use RapidRaw.”
