WWT Llanelli Bird Sanctuary (Pt2 – Nikon P1100)

Yesterday we looked at the Nikon Z6ii (with the Tamron 150-500mm) images taken at WWT Llanelli. Today in Part 2, we look at the images taken with the Nikon P1100 and discuss impressions of the camera. The Nikon P1100 is a premium bridge camera with a huge focal range of 24mm-3000mm, all without a digitalContinue reading “WWT Llanelli Bird Sanctuary (Pt2 – Nikon P1100)”

WWT Llanelli Bird Sanctuary (Pt1 – Nikon)

Today we had a lovely visit to WWT Llanelli where we took photographs of birds! That were quite a lot around the area, but the most enjoyable part was just enjoying the day. This is part 1 of a 2 part post. For this part I will concentrate on the images taken from my NikonContinue reading “WWT Llanelli Bird Sanctuary (Pt1 – Nikon)”

This year I’ve been using a very different aperture approach to my previous life in photography – plus other big changes!

Those of you who know me know that I love shallow depth of field, and that I almost exclusively keep my aperture wide open, or nearly wide open. It is something I’ve always done, and I have a number of reasons on why I like to do this.  “What I like about shooting wide openContinue reading “This year I’ve been using a very different aperture approach to my previous life in photography – plus other big changes!”

RapidRaw (1.5.2) – A Review And Update

RapidRaw 1.5.2 represents a major milestone for this lightweight, open-source RAW editor available for Windows, Mac and Linux users. Developed by Swiss developer Timon Käch (CyberTimon), it has quickly evolved from a proof-of-concept into a high-performance alternative for photographers who find mainstream tools like Adobe Lightroom too bloated or expensive. At just under 30MB, RapidRawContinue reading “RapidRaw (1.5.2) – A Review And Update”

The real question is, once you are done editing and shared them initially, what do you honestly do with your photos?

There is no greater feeling than completing your image after editing (be it editing a raw file, or just cropping and straightening a jpeg). The first thing you do over the next few days is share your wonderful new images to your Facebook account, Instagram etc or your website for others to enjoy and forContinue reading “The real question is, once you are done editing and shared them initially, what do you honestly do with your photos?”