My backup strategy for photography
People talk about backups left and right, and I think by now most people know the basic backup strategy: at minimum, you should have three copies of your data, with
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Tamron 55BB 500mm f/8 mirror lens review
The Tamron 55BB 500mm f/8 mirror lens is an unusual optic. Perhaps the best website for its history is on adaptall-2.com, but to be brief, it was released in 1983
Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD on Nikon Z: Will I get it?
Tamron just announced the Tamron 35-150mm F/2-2.8 Di III VXD, Model A058 for the Nikon Z mount. As some of you may know, I shoot Nikon. The question is, will
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Nikon 500mm f/5.6 Review on Photography Life
The above shot was one of hundreds of shots I have taken with my favourite lens, the Nikon 500mm f/5.6 PF lens! I recently wrote a review of it on
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Bird Family: Rallidae (Rails)
Total species: 159 The family Rallidae are those mysterious birds that birders like myself fail to find all too often. They look sort of like chickens and their most typical
Tokina 400mm f/8 SZX Lens Review
Tokina (a lens brand by Kenko) recently sent me their new 400mm f/8 SZX mirror lens to test. It’s an all-manual fixed-aperture mirror lens, and I was interested in testing
Bird Family: Anatidae (Ducks and Geese)
Total species: 174 The family Anatidae is made up of ducks and geese. The only confusing exception is the Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata), which is actually in its own family
Do you need expensive gear to shoot wildlife?
In no other genre of photography is emphasis on gear so strong as it is in wildlife. Sports photography also requires roughly equally expensive gear, though sports photographers are relatively
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Learn about the Rufous Hornero
I am pleased to announce a new documentary on the Rufous Hornero, a tropical ovenbird that makes a giant mud nest. The Rufous Hornero is a fascinating bird and this
Learn the basics of editing Raw photos in darktable
As some of you may know, I use darktable to edit my Raw photos—photos like this: We developed an online course that will teach you the basic tools to edit
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