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LENSBABY : Creative Shooting With The Lensbaby 2

December 19, 2023

Creative photography is certainly a lot easier with a Lensbaby attached to the camera as I found out after taking delivery of a Lensbaby 2. Although it is a lens, I think the Lensbaby is more of an accessories, something that is small and easy to carry around that will give any photographer a different type of shot. I purchased my Lensbaby 2 from MPB Photographic this week. I have…

Canon EF300mm F2.8L USM With Canon EF 2x II Extender

Shooting sports I now use a Canon EF300mm F2.8L USM mounted to a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and sometimes use a Canon EF 2x II Extender. I have read many reports on the Internet about how they work but my experiences of using one are not very good to say the least. This weekend I attempted to shoot part of a cricket match using a Canon EF 2x II Extender, normally when I shoot sport, I set all my exposures manually and am constantly adjusting them as the light changes through the game. My set up was as follows; Camera – Canon EOS 1D Mark IV Lens – Canon EF300mm F2.8L USM Canon EF 2x II... more»

Panning Photography Practice: Roadside With Canon 1D Mark III

Panning Photography practice is not as dull as it sounds, but I got a few funny looks from people in their cars as I pointed my Canon EOS 1D Mark III with the 70-200mm at them! This technique of taking photos is something I rarely do as the types of things I photograph would not suit the results. Saying this it is fun and the effects it creates in the images is quite nice. While walking back from my local town centre from a previous job I figured I would leave my camera out and take some pictures on the way home. When I got to a road, I thought I would give Panning... more»

Taking Winter Morning Pictures With A Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS USM

Canon EF24-105mm f4L : A few winter morning pictures taken using a Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS USM. The lens was mounted to a Canon EOS 1D Mark III with the pictures being taken in Beverley and Hull. It was bitterly cold this morning with plenty of frost everywhere. When I woke up I found my car totally covered in ice so took a few pictures to share on Beverley Photographer. My camera was already set up with a Canon EF24-105mm f4L IS USM so I used that and took a few pictures of my car first of all, then some in Hull and a couple on the Beverley Westwood. I was quite... more»

Sports Photography With A Telephoto Lens

Sports Photography is something I do a lot of and one of the problems I found was trying to get a telephoto lens with a enough reach without needing to re-mortgaging my house. The system I use is Canon and in my time I have used the Canon EOS 40D, Canon EOS 7D, Canon EOS 5D Mark II, Canon EOS 1D Mark II and the Canon EOS 1D Mark III. In terms of lens choice, I started with the Canon EF Zoom Lens 75-300mm, and over time have changed to using a Canon 70-200mm F2.8 L IS USM and more recently a Sigma 150-500mm f5.6-6.3 DG HSM OS. The Sigma 150-500mm allowed me to get the reach I wanted and... more»

Sports Photography : Shooting Football With A Canon EF 400mm f2.8L USM

Canon EF 400mm F2.8L USM was the lens used for this sports photography shoot featuring Beverley Town Football Club and Sculcoates Amateurs. The Canon EF 400mm F2.8L USM was mounted to Canon EOS 1D Mark IV with exposure being set manually. For some time, I have been using the Canon EF 400mm f2.8L USM lens, mainly for cricket but more recently to shoot amateur and professional sport. Given the size and weight of the Canon EF 400mm F2.8L USM I always fix it some sort of support, in this instance, I used a Manfrotto Monopod. So to summarise, the equipment used for this job was; Canon EOS 1D Mark... more»

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Canon EOS 1D Mark III – Worth Every Penny

I have been using a Canon EOS 1D Mark III for about a month now and have s far enjoyed using the camera so much and despite it being an older model from the Canon EOS range it certainly still holds it own. This was an upgrade from a Canon EOS 1D Mark II which for nearly two years was my work horse when covering sporting fixtures like football and rugby either with Sigma 150-500mm or Canon 70-200 attached to the body. The reason I upgraded to Canon EOS 1D Mark III was the desire to get better results in high ISO levels, and so far I have not been disappointed. The camera itself was not too... more»

Speedliters Handbook by Syl Arena : Book Review

Speedliters Handbook is a book that I discovered by pure chance after browsing the Internet why studying off camera flash techniques. By Syl Arena the Speedliters Handbook is geared up for Canon shooters giving very good pointers on how to get the most out of your speedlites. Having purchased this book I like to think of the Speedliters Handbook as a manual that is far more user friendly then the booklet shipped with Speedlites. For example, within days of getting the book it made me think differently about many things to do with how I used my Speedlites and when I used my... more»

HDR Photography : Sample Pictures Using A Canon EOS 5D Mark II

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Yongnuo YN 622C E-TTL Wireless Flash Trigger Review

Yongnuo YN 622C is one of the newest products from Yongnuo that allows you to take your Speedlite off the camera while giving the photographer plenty of control through the camera’s menu. Having looked into various systems for off camera flash I settled with the Yongnuo YN 622C as it seemed to offer everything I wanted at a very reasonable price. Out of the box, I hooked up the Yongnuo YN 622C system to a Canon 430 EX II Speedlite and a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and fired off a few shots and everything worked out just fine. The Yongnuo YN 622C worked seamlessly with the Canon menu... more»