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Night photography is very popular, and if you go out to take photos on on any given night here in my hometown of Melbourne, you will find other photographers doing the same thing. Night photography can create magical imagesand you are able to see things with the camera, that you can not see with your eyes alone. Your camera can do a better job at taking in the lights than you can.

HDR image of Docklands, Melbourne.

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I’m not one who generally tends to pay much attention to DXOMark scores, but this one quite surprised me. Released in 2014, Tokina’s AT-X24-70mm f/2.8 Pro FXseems to do pretty well against the main competitors, and actually scored higher than Nikon’s current model24-70mm f/2.8E ED VR, released in 2015. So, if you’re a Nikon shooter [...]

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With the Ricoh Theta m15 showing as discontinued for a couple of colours on B&H, and the demands of VR and 360 camera users already increasing far beyond the 1080p limits of the Theta S, now would be a great time for Ricoh to announce a new 4K VR camera, According to Pentax Rumours, that’s [...]

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When you start learning about photography, the whole process can be overwhelming with its complexity. But, when you break it down into smaller pieces that you can tackle one at a time, you... more

Whether simply to give your iPhone or GoPro footage a little more polish or to film your next masterpiece, gimbal camera stabilisers have become a pretty common item in our kit bags lately. But with great 3 axis control comes great responsibility. In this pair ofvideos from Aputure’s 4 Minute Film School, we’re told of [...]

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With only one or two exceptions, camera straps have remained largely the same since their inception, and they’ve always had the same complaints made about them; that they put too much strain and pain on your neck and back, especially with a heavy DSLR and lens. Now, Ponte Leatherhave made an interesting modification to the [...]

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This post will probably sound harsh to some but it’s needed as street photography has a problem. It may be because of a so-called renaissance in street photography in the past few years or just the fact its become fashionable but the sheer number of terrible photos is quite impressive. Its bad and the reason [...]

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DJI first introduced geofencing capabilities to its drones in 2013. It’s a technology that uses the GPS data to prevent drones from flying into no-fly-zones such as airports. Now, DJI have released GEO (Geospatial Environment Online) which provides drone pilots with up-to-date informationon where restricted locations exist. As well as the permanently restricted areas that [...]

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A few weeks ago, the folks from the Cooperative of Photography brought us an excellent video on takingour photography to the next level. One of the projects highlighted in that video was on UV photography. Starting simple and building it up to produce something amazing. This time, the Cooperativeare back with photographer Markus Bergerand some [...]

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Star trail photography not so difficult with the correct planning and appropriate gear

In this short article I will show you, the night sky enthusiastic, that by using the right gear and proper planning, you too can make beautiful star trail photo.

Actually, shooting the stars is not that much different from any other kind of photography, and a decent composition is the key to an outstanding photo. Here are some star trail photography tips to help you.

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