Scops Owls were high on my list of targets during my trip to Bharatpur, so I was thrilled when my Rickshaw driver led me to a known roost site for …
‘Eclectic’ – Grey Wagtail
I shot this image of a Grey Wagtail on a beautiful misty morning in the woodlands of Keoladeo Ghana National Park, Bharatpur. Having looked at thousands of images taken at …
Decoding Composition – Going beyond the Rule of Thirds
Have you ever looked at an image and thought, “something isn’t quite right here”? Maybe there’s a bit too much empty space to the right, or perhaps the subject feels …
How the COVID-19 pandemic changed my approach to photography
Reminisce. This post is going to be quite different compared to my usual technical ramblings. Over the past few days, I’ve been reflecting on the past year and the direction …
Nikon 500mm f/4E FL – First Impressions
The backstory… As you may already know from my previous blogposts, my primary lens for bird photography is the Nikon 500mm f/5.6E PF. Or at least it used to be.. …
Little Grebes
One of my main goals as a bird photographer is to showcase the local species in a different light. This year, I wasn’t expecting to do much over the summer …
Topaz DeNoise AI vs. Neat Image – Battle of the giants
Noise Reduction (NR, for short, since that term’s gonna come up a lot in this post) is an oft-misunderstood topic. It’s not as easy as it sounds since proper NR …
Review: Nikon 500mm f/5.6 PF – Autofocus and Teleconverter Performance
This post was initially supposed to be a discussion about the Nikon 500mm f/5.6 PF’s (500PF) autofocus capabilities, but a lot of elements regarding the lens’s performance with a teleconverter …
Review: Nikon 500mm f/5.6 PF – Image Quality
Nikon’s super-light 500mm f/5.6 PF lens is a game-changer. It fills a very special niche and offers something that no other lens on the market offers, at least not at …
Salalah 2018 – The Land of Frankincense
Welcome to the third and final part of my Salalah 2018 series. Over the course of three posts, we’ve explored the mountains, natural springs, beaches and cliff-sides of Salalah. We’ve …