1400mm with the 5D Mark II done sharply
I recalled an experiment I did a couple of years ago with my 500mm lens paired with BOTH the 1.4x and 2.0x teleconverters (also known as stacking teleconverters) which yielded a 1400mm focal length at F11 as the largest aperture. I was able to achieve really good results...
April Update-Meet Casey the Black Bear Cub
appy Spring!!! I recently returned from Utah, just outside Zion National Park, where I hosted a workshop (that was held in conjunction with the folks at the Triple "D" Game Farm) with a tremendous group of students. As spring is the time of year when a lot of animals have their youngsters, we had the...
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" ©David A. Ziser Today’s image was taken with the camera I want to love but just don’t. We visited the “mouse” over at Disney’s Animal Kingdom yesterday and took the Safari trip – very cool ...
Advancing Your Photography Guest Takes First Prize in Environmental Photo Contest
Photograph by Florian Shulz Marc’s past AYP guest, conservation photographer Florian Shulz, took the first place Environmental Photographer of the Year Award 2010 for his image above of a few thousand Munkiana Devil Rays swimming in unity, a phen...
Wildlife Photography Offers Beautiful Images and Teaching Opportunities
Photography: gainesp2003 Many people are passionate about photography. They’re fascinated by the equipment, excited by the challenge, thrilled by the sight of beautiful compositions created with a lens, an understanding of light and a photographic eye. But the most successful photographers often have a second passion. They may find photography enthralling, but it’s the subjects...
Selling wildlife photography; cute sells
When I was first getting involved in professional wildlife photography, one of my mentors told me something I've made a point of remembering. What he told me should be obvious, but like much of what should be obvious, it isn't always that obvious until someone points it out to you. And what was...
2009 – My photo year in review plus a new contest
I was sitting back the other day contemplating what a great year 2009 had been. 2010 is going to have to be pretty spectacular to upseat it, but I'm optimistic. My year, like my life, largely revolves around photography and I thought it might be useful to run through the time line and...
Canon 5D Mark II Autofocus Sucks? NOT!!!
I've recently had the opportunity to start going through some of my pictures that I made during my recent Spirit Bear Tour. While I normally prefer to photograph with my Canon 1Ds Mark II, I decided to take a chance and exclusively use my new Canon 5D Mark II for the majority of the...
