Category: Digital photography
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Invisible made visible with the SD14
The Digital Single Lens Reflex (DLSR) camera SD14 from Sigma is very interesting for the enthusiast amateur of Infra-Red (IR) photo: It has an easily removable IR-rejection filter. This is because Sigma wanted to ease the access to the sensor (and its cleaning operations) but it also brings an easy way to convert in minutes…
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Leopards in South Africa
After presenting you images of many wild animals, here come those we were specially coming to meet in South Africa: Leopards. Young male Leopard in a treeHe was eating an impala up there Young male Leopard in a treeHis name is Matimba and he still hunts with Safari, his mother Lying leopard, yawningImpressive display of…
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Birds of South Africa
God created Africa with a billion birds. So, a photo safari specializing into leopards will naturally stop to shoot images of a vulture, an eagle, or -more discreet- a roller: Pied Kingfisher Woodpecker in black & white African Hoopoe Lilac-breasted roller Lilac-breasted roller Some glossy starling I could not identify precisely(Rueppell’s Glossy-Starling?) Lappet-faced vulture Brown…
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South African lizard
This 1st of May is reason for celebration of work (or is it workers celebration? :-)) So, let’s look at one of animals most associated with not working: The lizard, spending endless hours lying on rocks in the sun. Lizard in the sun Lizards in the sun(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)
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Wild dog and jackal in South Africa
Small predators, but a dangerous set of fangs: Yawning jackal Wild dog(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)
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Lastest 40D rumour: Available in July
It was quite some time that anybody had any news of the long-expected Canon EOS 40D digital camera. Today, a rumour is popping from a forum. It would be arriving on the shelves in July. From Fred Miranda forum. To be confirmed, of course.
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South Africa: One hour with the Cheetahs
Shooting a few good images is quite often a matter of time. The following sequence extends over slightly more than an hour (and sometimes, fed with waiting the photographer looks for a different subject like in the last photo of the series) and we only stopped because night was about to come: Cheetah Cheetah Cheetah,marking…
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Golden orb web spider
A magnificent web weaving spider observed in good light. It is a nice female of 3-4cm and you can recognize a much smaller male a little higher on the web: Golden orb web spider (femelle and male, back) Golden orb web spider (femelle and male)(Click on the thumbnails to see the larger image)
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Break your gadgets open on line
If you are willing to discover the entrails of your prefered technology gadgets but you do not want to loose the advantage of the warranty that goes with your purchase, here is a solution: Go to the web site open by EEtimes that allow you to visit the deepest of many consumer electronic devices that…