Filed under: Misc Talk
Well the move is finally done, this old blog will no longer be updated so instead make your way over to my new one at richardpeters.co.uk/blog and be sure to update your bookmarks! I have disabled all comments on artilces now and if you have stumbled on my blog from an old link on the net somewhere, I have included a link at the top of each article to take you to it’s new home. I’ll be updating various links on the main websites I use later today so you hopefully no longer arrive at this old blog first.
What about my email/RSS updates?
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Well that’s it, thanks to everyone for your comments and emails, I look forward to more of the same on the other side…
Richard
Filed under: Misc Talk
Just another quick message to say my website has been successfully moved and next up it’s the turn of this blog. That should have moved home by the end of this week so I’ll save my future posts for once it has moved (including pictures and a write up of a helicopter shoot I did over Central London a couple of days ago)
Watch this space…
Filed under: Equipment Reviews | Tags: 600mm bag, lens trekker 600 AW II, lowepro, photography
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600 AW II
Filed under: Photo Shoot Stories | Tags: deer rut, photography, red deer, wildlife
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7 a.m., I’m standing in the middle of a field of bracken, the sun isn’t up yet, it’s foggy and all I can hear is the roar of unseen Stags coming from all directions…this is what nature and wildlife photography is all about…! Go back an hour and a half, it’s 5:30 a.m. and my alarm has just gone off. A little voice in my head says ‘roll over, go back to sleep’, I’m so glad I ignored it…
Stag in sunrise mist
Filed under: Photo Shoot Stories | Tags: deer rut, photography, red deer, wildlife, wildlife photography
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Well, not too much luck with capturing the action of the rut as yet…I’ve only witnessed a couple of minor scraps. But, I am having a great time getting shots of the deer in varying light/weather conditions whilst looking for the fights.
Female Red Deer in bracken
Filed under: 600 f4 AFSII | Tags: 600/4 bag, Nikon, nikon 600 f4, photography
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Whilst waiting for Lowepro to release an updated version of the Lens Trekker 600 (seems the older one isn’t quite big enough for a D3 & 600 VR so they are making the bag larger) I decided to see if I could get my non-VR 600 f4 in to my 200-400 bag as a stop gap measure…turns out not many people seem to know about this one, but the CL-L2 bag that is supplied with the 200-400 VR will also fit both the 500 and 600/4 primes. I’ve read a few comments from owners saying the lens simply does not fit in this bag but as you can see from the pictures, it simply does!
600/4 in CL-L2 bag
So, how did I achieve ‘the impossible’? Lets find out…
Filed under: Photography News | Tags: D3x, nikon medium format, nikon mx, photography
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After the recently posted ‘Something Big’ teaser…things are getting even more interesting with new adverts and pictures emerging further supporting the possible release of a medium format Nikon system.
Nikon MX teaser (from Nikon Rumours)
Filed under: 200-400 VR | Tags: 200-400 VR review, Nikon, nikon 200-40 vr, photography
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After 30 seconds or so the VR starts earning its money…! My answer to the question, is the 200-400 VR handhold-able?
The Nikon 200-400 VR
I first saw one of these lenses ‘in the metal’ at my friends house years ago and my initial thought was ‘That is stupidly big, how could you carry that around all day?‘. And I think that tends to be the thing that shocks most new or potential owners most, as in your head you just don’t associate a zoom with something thats going to be this big and heavy. Read on to see my opinions on some of the more frequently asked questions from potential owners…
