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White-water kayaking images

PeakImages — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 16:46:17 +0000

Wednesday was a miserable day – dull, grey and wet. So as I needed images for an outdoor photography book I’m working on, there was only one choice – pick a sport where rain really doesn’t make any difference to the image – kayaking of course! My camera got to try out [...]

Spring is finally arriving – it’s time for macro flower photography!

PeakImages — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:34:10 +0000

Spring feels very late this year. In recent years the snowdrops in our garden have started to flower in mid-late January. This year it’s almost two months later.

But now that the snowdrops are well and truly out – and nearly being overtaken by later flowering plants such as crocuses and even [...]

Oread Mountaineering Club 60th Annual Dinner – testing out the 5DMk2′s high ISO capabilities!

PeakImages — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:07:19 +0000

Oread Mountaineering Club 60th Annual Dinner - testing the low light/high ISO capabilities of the 5DMk2 to its max

My local climbing club, the Oread, celebrated it’s 60th Annual Dinner last night. I very nearly didn’t go, despite the fact that it’s quite a historic occasion, as I simply have too much [...]

Honing story-telling and shallow-depth of field (aperture) skills in photography

PeakImages — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 14:50:40 +0000

Learning about depth of field and lens apertures can be daunting to the novice photographer. As can putting together a series of images that tell a story in pictures. This articles covers both topics with a simple home-based project. [...]

Canon Remote Control RC-1 Review – update

PeakImages — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:14:51 +0000

I promised an update on the Canon remote control when I’d used it a little more, and here it is.

At first I was really excited by this new gadget. It’s really small, lightweight and looked like it should be a major step up from either using the timer, or the timer wired [...]