As a wildlife photographer, I appreciate the value of photography equipment and accessories which are adaptable and versatile. 3 Legged Thing have introduced a range of Ultra Plates via a Kickstarter programme. There’s a lot more to them than a normal quick release plate! Ultra Plates come in four [...]
I took this photograph in the Sabi Sands reserve of South Africa’s Greater Kruger. We were crossing a dam and I looked back to see an amazing sight of an elephant herd approaching and drinking from a watering hole. A dead tree with what I think are [...]
It's no secret I am a strong advocate of using monopods for wildlife photography and film work. I've talked about it many times on blogs on my website and also over on our African Photography Safaris Podcast. My current monopod, which is as much a constant addition to [...]
Date: September 2023 Media: Park Cameras Interview One year on, another interview with Park Cameras at their Wildlife Day in Burgess Hill, UK with Fujifilm UK Watch here
As expected, today's Fujifilm 'X-Summit' in Stockholm was a GFX (medium format) led event. The new GFX100 II was sort of expected, but I was surprised to see the announcement of a GF500mm f/4 lens in development. If I were a betting man, I'd have placed my wager on seeing [...]
On our Isle of Skye 'Highlands & Eagles' trip, I spotted this Northern Diver taking to flight as we passed by in the boat looking for white-tailed sea eagles. I was using the Fujifilm X-H2S with the XF100-400 at 30 frames per second. On finding focus, I took 40 [...]
Date: October 2022 Media: Park Cameras Interview An interview with Park Cameras at their Wildlife Day in Burgess Hill, UK with Fujifilm UKWatch here
Today sees the launch of the 3 Legged Thing "Darkness" range of monopods and tripods. I've been using a 3 Legged Thing Alan 2.0 monopod for a little while now but I also have this new more subtle and stealthy matt black "Darkness" version. It seems like a good [...]
I've recently had the pleasure of photographing some native UK wildlife with a pre-production Fujifilm X-H2S and XF150-600mm lens. The X-H2S was officially announced during the Fujifilm X-Summit on 31st May 2022. The XF150-600mm was added to the lens road map in 2021 but its official specification was also [...]
Date: February 2021 Publication: FUJIFILM X website A FUJIFILM X Story I wrote and provided photographs for titled '#10YearsOfXMount | My Fujifilm Wildlife Journey' for the FUJIFILM X website. Read X story
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