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Bird Photography: Camera Essentials

Grey Currawong (Caiguna, Western Australia): Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, Canon F4 600mm Lens + 1.4x teleconverter, F5.6, 1/320, ISO2500 at...

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Olympus OM-D E M1 MKIII

Scarlet Robin: Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III, Olympus M.Zuiko ED 12-100mm f/4 IS Pro Lens, F5, 1/2000 sec, ISO400 (at 100mm/200mm full frame...

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I'm In LOVE: Topaz DeNoise AI

I've never been into gimmicky software much, but every now and then I succumb and give something a go and, boy, am I happy that I tried...

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Christmas Island: The Galapagos of the Indian Ocean

Hands up who thinks that the only thing of note on Christmas Island (CI) is a very ugly and controversial detention centre? Yep. You...

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Instagram: The Must Dos and the Definitely Don'ts

by Georgina Steytler Okay. Okay. I know! I mean what has the world come to when a bird photographer starts writing blog posts on...

Five Steps to taking Good Bird Photos with a Mobile Phone

Australian Pelican (Monkey Mia, Western Australia). Taken with a Huawei P30 Pro. So you think its impossible to get a decent bird image...

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Eyre Bird Observatory

Major Mitchell's Cockatoo (Lophochroa leadbeateri) (F8, 1/3200, ISO640) photographed against the white sand dunes Tucked away on the...

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Top Tips for Better Bird Photography

I often get asked what are my top tips for bird photography? In reality there are innumerable ways to take great bird images and each...

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Why and How to enter Photo Competitions

I know that feeling. You are staring at photos on your computer screen and you have no idea if you should even enter the competition, let...

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