Some colourful & tropical images for this grey rainy day in Britain

Whilst it is overcast and tipping down with rain here in England, I’m once again dreaming of the tropics – I can’t wait to head to the South Pacific in October if all plans work out, should give us plenty of time to get some more tropical photographs to keep me inspired through the next [...]

Tethered shooting with Lightroom and Canon 40D – How To

Specify watched folder in the EOS File Utility

Canon tethered to Lightroom tutorial.
Having not used a tethered setup in a while as I usually work on location, I had to double check everything was working correctly for an upcoming project. I thought I would compile my thoughts into a ‘How-To’ for other people who might have problems setting up tethering.
How to shoot tethered [...]

Wildlife photography with the Canon 40D and Sigma 70-300 APO DG Zoom lens in South Africa

Just got back from a couple of weeks in South Africa, photographing wildlife in the Medikwe game reserve on the Botwana border at Tau lodge. I primarily used the Sigma 70-300 APO DG Zoom lens with my Canon 40D, seemed to work a treat. This was one of the first main outings since getting [...]