Richard Peters Photography blog

Sunday, 14 March 2010

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FREE STUFF : Win a Lowepro Topload Zoom2

Ok it’s time for another giveaway! I’m busy working on some new articles but whilst I do I thought it was time to for another freebie to be offered up. This time in the shape of a brand new Lowepro Topload Zoom 2 bag. As usual this will be totally free to the reader who wins, regardless of country of origin, with no postage or anything to... [Read full article]

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Coming at you Live from Texel, Holland

I’m currently on the Island of Texel, Holland with fellow photographer Rene De Heer. We are here for the week (20th-27th Feb) and hoping to get a few nice images during our stay. So far the weather has been a mixed bag…the first 24 hours have brought us glorious sunshine, snow storms and fog! It is also very cold with plenty of frozen water... [Read full article]

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Nikon D3s firmware update v1.01

Well, it’s only been out for a brief period but Nikon have already upgraded the firmware for any owners of it’s new high ISO king. If you are lucky enough to own one of these then get yourself the latest firmware as it offers several improvements over the original firmware. A list of which and links to both the Mac and PC versions of the... [Read full article]

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Nikon 24mm 1.4 AFS and 16-35 f4 VR announced

There here…well, pretty much! Nikon has announced it’s up coming additions to it’s lens line up in the shape of the new 24mm 1.4 AFS and 16-35 f4 VR – so catering to the needs of wide and semi-wide angle shooters out there. There are some sample images and product brochures available for your viewing pleasure and to help wet... [Read full article]

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Intervalometers (timer release cables)

What’s an intervalometer I hear you ask? Well, if you want to shoot time-lapse with your Nikon or Canon DSLR, then you need to be able to set your camera to take a photo at set intervals and/or for a set period of time. Depending on your model of Nikon you will have this function already built in but if you are a Canon shooter, at the time of... [Read full article]

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WPOTY 2009 winner disqualified

Some of you may have been following the claims that the winning shot of WPOTY 2009, the leaping wolf, was in fact a captive animal and the shot was staged. The photo was under investigation by the organisers of the Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition and today, they have made the decision to disqualify the winning image... [Read full article]

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