The Backyard Astronomer’s Guide The touchstone for contemporary stargazers. This classic, groundbreaking guide has been the go-to field guide for both beginning and experienced amateur astronomers for nearly 30 years. The fourth edition brings Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer’s invaluable manual completely up-to-date. Setting a new standard for astronomy guides, […]
World Bamboo Day is a day of recognition to improve the awareness of bamboo worldwide. The Bamboo plants provide cellulose that requires minimal maintenance, multiplies quickly, and doesn’t need any pesticides. Their rapid growth means that more cellulose is available on the same cropland than with other raw materials. Bamboo […]
1/2000 at f2.8 I could spend hours at this keyboard waxing away about my experiments, tests, those of others, quotes from all sorts of books, advice from the photo pundits, the online stuff etc. etc. and in the end, I’d only have contributed to the confusion. When I was shooting […]
Florida has always been a big favorite of ours for many years. Its one of those lovely warm places that we can actually drive to. With beautiful coastlines, tropical wetlands, scenic riverways and enchanting wildlife, Florida offers one of the best nature photography destinations in the world. With borders opening […]
In the next Issue of PHOTONews magazine (Fall/Winter 2021) our wildlife and nature expert, Tony Beck, explores the mysteries of “inner space” in a special feature that he calls “Nuts about Macro!” Hibiscus Reproductive Parts Camera: Nikon D850 Lens: Laowa 100mm F2.8 CA-Dreamer 2X Macro set to minimum focus distance […]
ILFORD PHOTO is pleased to announce the launch of 3 exciting new products. Two of these products support their goal of encouraging and enabling film photographers to take the next step in their analogue journey and experience the creativity and magic of darkroom printing. The third is the perfect holiday […]
Tethered photography has become one of the greatest boons to photography. Images are sent to your computer, so you don’t need to worry about running out of memory cards. You can change exposure settings from your computer. Most tethering software will let you apply your presets as the photo is […]
Sometimes we wait for optimum conditions to head out with our cameras; blue sky, bright sunshine, warm weather, spectacular subjects… but there are times when conditions are not ideal, and these photo opportunities can present challenges that result in fascinating photos. Today, I would like to encourage you to take […]
In this pandemic year, with non-essential travel discouraged, I decided to focus on the wildlife preserves and scenic attractions near my home. One of the anomalies that has emerged during this most unusual year is that several species of rare birds have found their way to Quebec – providing avid […]
Good News for Nikon Z , L Mount and EOS-M users! Laowa add Nikon Z mount on 5 models which are 4mm f/2.8, 9mm f/2.8, 24mm f/14, 9mm T2.9, 15mm T2.1 & 15mm T2.1; L Mount for Cine lenses – 9mm T2.9 & 12mm T2.9; Canon EOS-M to Argus 33mm f/0.5, and Canon […]
