Category: Digital photography
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Orange-backed Troupial
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it My photo is just Ok, but it’s not as nice as the one from Rémy Robin, hereafter, which I thank for allowing me to present it here: Copyright Rémy Robin – All rights reservedClick on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Orange-backed Troupial (Icterus croconotus, Troupiale orange).…
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Brazilian Ruby (Brazilian Hummingbird)
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Hummingbirds are awfully difficult to shoot in a photo: They move fast, they never stay put, they’re small. But they are so beautiful. Brazilian Ruby (Clytolaema rubricauda, Colibri rubis-émeraude). Brazil, 2007.
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Canon EOS 5D Mk II or Canon EOS 6D/7D
It’s not only a naming game. Since people are waiting for a possible launch by Canon on the 24th of January, and since they don’t see anything coming during the waiting period, speculations abound. Now the rumour is that Canon will launch only a EOS 450D (or Rebel XTs, Rebel XTS, the silver version of…
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Bare-faced Ibis, Whispering Ibis
Click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it Bare-faced Ibis, whispering ibis (Phimosus infuscatus, Ibis à face nue). Brazil, 2007.
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Canon 5D replacement, rumours about sensor size
It’s amazing the number of unfounded rumours flowing currently about the future replacement of the Canon EOS 5D camera, a nice Full Frame digital SLR from the market leader. It seems that Canon has put a tight cover on all information, it is quite probable that an announcement will be made on 24th of January…
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Rufous horneo, finally visible
For those of you who had been disappointed not to be able to see the photography of the Rufous Hornero, I want to tell that I’m back from my trip to South America and I have been able to repair the image.
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Red-capped Cardinal
Click on the thumbnails image to enlarge them Red-capped Cardinal (Paroaria gularis, Paroare rougecap). Brazil, 2007.
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How to identify birds?
After having shot a few hundreds (er… a few thousands) photos in Brazil, I ended up with a stack of images. Some were easy to label. Some were less esay to label. Particularly, for wild birds, the problem is to quickly determine the species that is appearing on the photo. Several solutions are open to…
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Amazing images of Earth seen from space
Source: 11 phenomenal images of earth.