Monthly Archives: September 2012

Shooting at Magic Hour With an Off Camera One Light Set Up

A Guest Post by Xavier Burgin from QTL Images.Professional or amateur, all photographers can agree shooting during the magic hour can produce aesthetically amazing results. Landscape photography especially shines during this period, but the magic hour is not restricted to … Continue reading

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Featured Photographer – Staffan Widstrand

Professional photographer and writer. Author of 9 books (3 of them awarded the title ?Panda Book of the Year? by WWF). Winner of 11 awards in the ?Wildlife Photographer of the Year? competition. ?Nature Photographer of the Year? in Sweden … Continue reading

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Featured Photographer – Franco Banfi

I was born in 1958 in Lugano and I started wildlife photography as a hobby. I always liked to be in the wild, be part of nature and subjected to the oddities of the weather. I hate to stay shut … Continue reading

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Featured Photographer – Georg Popp

A landscape photographer in a classical sense, I use large-format camera systems (4×5?) almost exclusively, but don?t feel old-fashioned in doing so. I see myself more as an artist, like a painter, with the creative freedom that comes with this … Continue reading

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Featured Photographer – Magnus Elander

When it comes to photography, I?m autodidact. My picture taking began purely as an amateur?s documentary. Often on bird and wildlife watching trips to odd places around the world. Does anyone still remember Pentax Spotmatic, Novoflex and Kodakchrome 64? My … Continue reading

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Featured Photographer – Louis Marie Pr?au

Professional photographer since 2001, I take special care to share with a large audience the emotions felt when subjecting myself to wildlife, therefore participating to its preservation.Before the fulfilment of a new assignment, I take the time to learn about … Continue reading

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Featured Photographer – Danny Green

I was born and still live in Leicestershire with my wife and two children. I became interested in Nature from a young age and was very rarely at home, always wandering the woods and rivers looking for wildlife. My late … Continue reading

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Bug odds and sods 19-09

Some recent mixed bug shots from the garden.Brian V. Male mosquito on spider’s web natural light ISO3200Muscid fly on sunchairBattle scarred earwig hiding in Japanese anemoneAutumnal dronefly hoverfly Full flash ISO1600Hoverfly Eupeodes sp.Greenbottle fly on Canna leaf- natural light View … Continue reading

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Bug odds and sods 19-09

Some recent mixed bug shots from the garden.Brian V. Male mosquito on spider’s web natural light ISO3200Muscid fly on sunchairBattle scarred earwig hiding in Japanese anemoneAutumnal dronefly hoverfly Full flash ISO1600Hoverfly Eupeodes sp.Greenbottle fly on Canna leaf- natural light View … Continue reading

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splash on the edge of the universe

This is your chance to have a one-on-one critique with master photographer and all-around great guy Marc Muench. We’ve all seen him active in this forum, been awed at what he can do with his camera, read his publications and … Continue reading

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Bug odds and sods 19-09

Some recent mixed bug shots from the garden.Brian V. Male mosquito on spider’s web natural light ISO3200Muscid fly on sunchairBattle scarred earwig hiding in Japanese anemoneAutumnal dronefly hoverfly Full flash ISO1600Hoverfly Eupeodes sp.Greenbottle fly on Canna leaf- natural light View … Continue reading

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Bug odds and sods 19-09

Some recent mixed bug shots from the garden.Brian V. Male mosquito on spider’s web natural light ISO3200Muscid fly on sunchairBattle scarred earwig hiding in Japanese anemoneAutumnal dronefly hoverfly Full flash ISO1600Hoverfly Eupeodes sp.Greenbottle fly on Canna leaf- natural light View … Continue reading

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