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This blog is designed to give lessons in photography, kayak photography, and as a platform to share kayak videography experiments. There is a lot of good information here, so feel free to browse through archives and enjoy-
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Approaching wild animals, without walking towards them
The key to approaching wild animals, is to remember that they are wild. Profound isn’t it? Well, for this lesson, it boils down to this- if you walk directly towards an animal, that is an aggressive form of behavior. In … Continue reading
Posted in How To, nature photography, photography, wildlife photography
Tagged animals, how to, nature, outdoors, photography, tutorial, wild animals, wildlife
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Finding scale in New Zealand
So often when taking photographs, we see something amazing, raise our cameras, take the shot, and walk away very pleased with ourselves. Until we get home and review our pictures. We were so impressed with how much larger or smaller … Continue reading
Posted in documentary, How To, How To, marine life, nature photography, New Zealand, photography, SLR
Tagged beach, camera tips, how to, new zealand, photo, photography, scale, starfish, tutorial
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Intro to aperture, shutter speed and ISO: Part I Aperture
There are three main factors within your camera that affect the proper exposure of your photographs. They are the aperture (how much light you let pass through the lens at any given moment), the shutter speed (how long you let … Continue reading
Posted in How To, photography, SLR
Tagged aperture, f stop, how to, photography, tutorial
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