The most important piece of equipment you need for night sky photography is a solid tripod. You want a sturdy solid tripod, not any flimsy light weight tripod that can get blown way by wind. A strong tripod will last a life time, Manfrotto and Gitzo are two popular brands …
When it comes to shooting portraits, there are a lot of gear that we use to create the perfect images, reflectors, soft boxes, beauty dishes, ring lights, strobes, just to name a few. Likewise for landscape photography, we have filters, filters and more filters. If you are a frequent landscape …
When it comes to taking landscape photos, have you ever asked yourself these questions? What’s the best camera setting? Should I use f/11 or f/16? Where should I set the focus? Should I focus the rocks on the foreground or the mountains at the far end? Like all kind of …
If you are thinking to get a lens but can’t decide which one, check out this post “which lens should you choose” where I have listed the recommended lenses for the different shooting occasions. In the post, I recommended the Nikon 14-24mm/Nikon 17-35mm and Nikon 24-70mm for shooting landscape. Some …
ND filter reduces the light intensity reaching to the sensor or film through the lens, which effectively slows down the shutter speed. This is useful if you want to capture water motion or add motion blur to your image. When using ND filter under bright condition, it gives you a …
It feels like summer with another perfect trekking weekend. Our trekking started in the morning and ended in the evening after spending six and a half hours on the Hawkins Hill and Seal Colony. The trip started off at the Brooklyn Wind Turbine, follows Hawkins Hill Road, up to the …
Another prefect weekend for trekking. The trip started early at Burdan Gate carpark at the end of Muritai Road. Heading south is the beautiful Pencarrow Coast Road. The trek is fairly long and will cover quite a bit of distance, so travel light is essential. I only brought the Nikon …
Off to Karori Wildlife Sanctuary for a bit of trekking today. We spent about 3hr+ trekking around the place, exploring the wildlife and habitats in the area. Ara Kawau – electric boat Reaching to the top of the dam Tilt-Shift shot of the dam We then off to the Turbine …
From wiki Hyperfocal Distance is the closest distance at which a lens can be focused while keeping objects at infinity acceptably sharp; that is, the focus distance with the maximum depth of field. So you can set the focus to hyperfocal distance (using appropriate aperture and focal length), then …
