by Peter Llewellyn | Sep Tue 2019 | Blog, Equipment
In recent years travelling with camera gear has been an increasing problem as carry-on requirements become more restrictive, and actual application of weight limits more regularly applied. Indeed, when travelling to Turkmenistan on Tukish Airlines they were actually...
by Peter Llewellyn | Sep Mon 2019 | Blog, Equipment, Nikon, Photography tips
As we move into September the Southern migration of shorebirds is in full swing. The main way station beaches are full of life as these long distance travellers rest and fuel up for their long journeys, in some cases thousands of miles well into South America, but...
by Peter Llewellyn | Aug Mon 2019 | Blog, Equipment, Nikon
This item is sold – there will be another available soon I have one of my Nikon D3’s for sale. Body only (no lens) in excellent condition. No dings, or scratches other than a couple of small wear marks on top of pentaprism. Regularly serviced by Nikon....
by Peter Llewellyn | Aug Sat 2019 | Blog, Equipment, Latest images
I have recently been having real difficulties with getting really sharp images with my 500mm f4 lens. I have tried different camera bodies and re-calibrated the lens using Lens align with Focaltune software, with each of them, both with and without the TC-14...
by Peter Llewellyn | May Thu 2019 | Blog, Latest images, Wildlife
An Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) which is Nova Scotia’s provincial bird, sittiing on a nest, Hydro power station, Annapolis River, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada, As many will know my wife and I have spent the last 20 months living in Mexico but, for a...
by Peter Llewellyn | Mar Fri 2019 | Blog, Software
The long awaited Photo Mechanic 6 has now been released and I have been using it extensively for the past week. As many will know, Photo Mechanic is an essential part of my workflow for all my images, both sport and wildlife and is my program for culling outtakes and...
by Peter Llewellyn | Jan Mon 2019 | Blog, Latest images, Photography tips
Last night I spent several hours photographing the 2019 super blood wolf moon. I was lucky to have perfectly clear skies and a warm evening to shoot this amazing phenomenon. Your camera needs to be locked down on a very sturdy tripod and head as the slightest shake...
by Peter Llewellyn | Oct Wed 2018 | Blog, Software
First, let’s be clear, I no longer use Lightroom. ( See https://peterllewellyn.com/new-workflow/) However, I did use Lightroom for many years and, as it’s still the most popular program for handling RAW files, I include it here for comparison Imaging...