Otago Wildlife Masterclass November 2022
We had another stunning weekend in Ōtepoti for the Wildlife Photography Masterclass a few weeks ago! I've not run a workshop in spring before, so it was interesting to see…
Freeze-frame
This image is actually a still taken from a video, shot handheld on a rolling boat! There are four species of seabird cruising through the frame, and while the video…
Blue morning
A wee while ago I went up to Tāwharanui for a morning wander with Yusuf (see his photos here!), looking for birds, looking for light, looking for nice images. The…
Wildlife in portrait
Kotoreke / Marsh Crake | Nikon Z9 + 800mm f/6.3 I've been shooting a lot in portrait mode recently, flipping the camera on its side and trying a different perspective.…
Up close with the albatrosses – Nikon Z9
For our weekend Wildlife Photography Masterclass in Otago, I borrowed a Nikon Z9 to see how it would play with my usual workhorse lens - the Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6. Shooting…
Bird Photography with the new Nikon Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S
Impressions of the new Nikon Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S lens for bird photography - what a dream lens!
Spongey inspiration
Some time last year, I stopped editing and sharing photos. I didn't stop making photos, but after the shutter-clicked, the process stopped. I just couldn't get excited enough about my…
Spring babies
Spring really is a fantastic time for bird photography, with babies abound. As well as the pīpīwharouroa from last week's post, I enjoyed following this pīwakawaka/pied fantail family around as…
Pīpīwharouroa
Last spring I finally managed to get some photographs of pīpīwharouroa - Shining cuckoos - that I really like. They're so elusive, noisy but sneaky and perfectly camouflaged. There were…
Into the green
Every now and then I get an itch to try something completely different with my camera. Sometimes it's videos, sometimes it's double exposures. Forests are such a mess of pattern…
Photo Updates
Doing a PhD during a pandemic has annihilated my weekly habit of blogging. It's been a bit tough to maintain space in my schedule and brain for photography, let alone…
Antipodean albatross
Why you should Vote Toroa for Bird of the Year
Why you should vote #seabirdsnottreebirds and support toroa/Antipodean albatross for #BirdoftheYear