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…
Piece by piece
Remember the Wave? One of the risks of visiting wild places is putting your camera gear (and yourself, more importantly) in the way of unexpected events that can sometimes prove…
Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 for seabird photography
Let me start by saying I loved using this lens. Loved it. One of my main aims on a subantarctic trip is pelagic bird photography, which can often be a…
Gear update – Nikon D500
So a while back I lost a lot of camera gear to a freak wave. While that kinda sucked at the time, on the flip side it's given me the opportunity to get…
The Beast – First impressions of the Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6
I'm currently in the Southern Ocean, so these blogs are scheduled in advance. I'll be back in early December with more adventures to share! The Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 is an…
The D500 – First impressions
This year I've been honoured to be chosen as a Nikon New Zealand Featured Photographer. As part of the feature I get to play with some new gear - and Nikon…
Preparing for a Subantarctic Adventure
On Wednesday the 16th of November, I hopped on a plane and headed for Invercargill to begin another subantarctic adventure. I'm beyond excited, and by the time you read this,…
The Gear Blog – Nikon edition
The inevitable question - what camera do you use? Since I get asked this a lot, I thought I'd put together a quick blog as an answer. The real answer…
Using Manual Mode – quick thoughts
I've talked a lot about how I started using Manual mode frequently last year. Why did I change from preferentially using Aperture priority? I'm all for using manual mode on…
My favourite Travel Lens/Camera Combo
This year I've been using the D700 more often than the D300, with the exception of our South Africa trip. I'd forgotten how much I love the lightweight combination of…
Sigma Macro 105mm f/2.8
The newest addition to my little family of lenses is a Macro lens, something I've wanted for quite a while! I've always admired the work of a friend of mine…
Tamron 150-600mm review
We recently spent a week at Mount Maunganui on holiday, a welcome break after work and exams. After a fruitless few months searching for one, we finally found a Nikon mount…
Nikon 70-300mm lens for Wildlife Photography
Photography, and Wildlife photography especially, is very expensive. The big telephoto lenses that are required to get close to wild subjects are costly, but if you are just starting out, or…
Deleting on Camera – Why I avoid it
Much like 'safely removing' USB drives, the nebulous idea that deleting photo files on camera could corrupt the memory card was never something I really invested much thought in. So…
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