Winners of the Bird Photography of the year

 Wondering who and what photos got the Best Bird Photography of 2024? Click on this link are enjoy the winners' pictures. 

The winning entries in this year’s Bird Photographer of the Year competition were just announced. Patricia Homonylo was named the overall winner for her conservation-themed image of the thousands of birds killed in one year by colliding with windows and other reflective surfaces in urban areas. Competition organizers were once more kind enough to share some of the other winners here, selected from a field of more than 23,000 entries.

A must watch video

 This is an excellent video that shows you the importance of light, specifically backlight, in wildlife photography. You can see beautiful pictures taken using this technique.  

 

I love incorporating backlighting in my photography as much as possible. It adds a sense of drama and depth, elevating the composition far beyond what you'd achieve with frontal lighting. The way backlighting enhances silhouettes and contrasts makes the scene more visually striking, creating mood and atmosphere that wouldn't be as impactful with the light coming from the front.

I still have a long way to go to achieve the same results as shown in the video. While it's motivating, I recognize there's a lot of practice and learning ahead for me to reach that level.

Canon Fall Featured Photo Gallery 2024.

Canon Community selected one of my pictures to be part of the Fall Featured Photo Gallery (it’s the one under Ctitanic)!

Here is the link.

War photography

This year, two movies were released about war photography: Civil War and Lee. The first follows the journey of two war photographers during a fictitious scenario of an American Civil War in current times. One of them is named Lee, as a tribute to the war photographer Lee Miller, who also inspired the second movie, Lee. Lee Miller was an American photographer, model, and war correspondent known for her surrealist art and groundbreaking work during World War II. Miller became one of the few female war correspondents, documenting the horrors of the war, including the liberation of concentration camps. Her powerful images and fearless approach made her a pioneering figure in war photography.

Both films vividly depict the horrors of war and the vital role that photographers play in bringing those realities to the world. They highlight the brutal dangers faced by photographers and journalists, many of whom are killed in the line of duty, and the courage they show in continuing to document these conflicts, one photo at a time.

I highly recommend to watch these two movies. 

Rolling Shutter and more

The following video gives you all the information you will ever need about rolling shutter and how it’s manifested in Canon’s cameras.

Light and shadow

Photography is a delicate dance between light and shadow. I absolutely love the pictures I took this weekend. The way the light filters through the flower creates a mood that's hard to put into words. Click the link to view the full details of the picture.

Frustrations with a newly released camera

This is not just happens when you buy a new version of a camera that includes new features. It happens with mostly everything. New features demand more resources and more resources demand more “juice” aka power resulting in the need of new redesigned battery. This is what is happening with the Canon R5 Mark II. The issue is that the camera is being sold but there is not any stock of those new batteries and the old batteries restrict many of the features of the camera and those restrictions are not well documented. The following video is about what to expect if you are forced to use the new R5 Mark II with your old LP-E6NH battery.