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  • 25.06.2016 - Nikon D500 – animal magnet
    Text and photos: Sven Za ček   450mm f4, 630mm f5,6 or 450mm f2,8, 630mm f4 and 900mm f5,6 or 600mm f2,8, 840mm f4 and 1200mm F5,6. Great numbers, aren’t they? These are the angles of view that Nikon D500 offers together with 300mm F4 VR , 300mm F2,8 VR and 400mm F2,8 VR lenses and 1,4x and 2x converters. We are talking about the equivalents of the angles of view, not focal lengths. These numbers are the dream of every animal photographer! Nikon D500...
  • 23.06.2016 - New firmware update gives performance boost to Nikon D5
    Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 23 rd June 2016: Nikon has released new firmware, C: Ver. 1.10, that expands function of its flagship Nikon FX-format digital SLR camera, the D5 . This firmware offers a major upgrade to the camera’s shooting capabilities, delivering four key improvements. It offers extended maximum recording times for movies, including 4K UHD, while adding three convenient functions, such as flicker reduction for still photography. In addition to these four major...
  • 22.06.2016 - Normal lens is way better than just a normal lens
    When purchasing a DSLR camera, you usually get a lens with it that is called a kit lens. This is not a lens type but it is a lens put into the camera kit by the manufacturer and its indicators might be different as to what the manufacturer expects. Most of the time, manufacturers choose a wide angle lens that satisfies the main needs of the photographer in different shooting situations. For keeping the price of the kit moderately low, kit lens cannot be of high quality and optical power....
  • 22.06.2016 - When photographing children, be their friend
    Text and photos:  Margit Grünthal I started to photograph when my son was born. Taking photos of my own children became a hobby and later a job. Photographing children can be very hard and really fun at the same time. They have numerous expressions that are interesting to capture – their sincerity, childlike innocence, shyness and sometimes it is even great to capture a child who is angry, having a tantrum or being sassy. Children grow up very fast and it is natural...
  • 14.06.2016 - Capturing children playing football
    Text and photos:  Sergei Stepanov When your child is passionate about football, it comes naturally that you’d like to capture these moments. All it takes is just grabbing your camera and entering pitch. It might happen so, that reviewing taken pictures after the game you might get frustrated – part of the series isn’t sharp at all, on other pictures you barely find your child, where he played he’s best… Even worse if most interesting plays of the...
  • 14.06.2016 - The findings of detectorists help us understand history.
    Text and photos:  Aivar Pihelgas Usually in the spring or autumn, when the fields are empty and have the smell of freshly tilled soil, you might notice men who seem to wonder around, headphones on, metal detector in one hand and shovel in the other. Those who are familiar with the field know that there are about 400 to 500 detectorists in Estonia who have purchased a metal detector and try their luck by searching the ground. I was lucky to have spent half of a day with Raoul Annion...
  • 10.06.2016 - Polarization filter gives many new opportunities
    Text and photos:  Aivar Pihelgas Polarization filters or “polas“ as photographers affectionately call them, are one of the most popular type of filters in today’s digital photography era. The effect of the polarization filter  is almost impossible to create during digital post-processing. While using this filter (mostly during outdoor photography), you need to consider that the dark grey glass of the filter reduces the light that reaches the lens from 1.5...
  • 08.06.2016 - Looking at this spring’s Cypripediums through different lenses
    Text and photos: Aivar Pihelgas This winter and spring were probably favourable to one of the most beautiful orchids of our forests – Cypripedium. The places that I am used to visiting each year were able to surprise me this spring – I cannot remember seeing that many flowers for a long time. Usually, seeing one Cypripedium flower has a wow effect. Can you imagine ending up on a meadow where there are hundreds of those. I counted the flowers of one Cypripedium clump and I...