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RAW conversion: Photoshop ACR vs Nikon NX2

Many of you will know this, but for those that don’t, all RAW converters are not the same. Check out the images below. I’ve cut them in two, and although they are the same photos, one side shows different colour rendition and contrast to the other. However, all I’ve done is open the same RAW...

D3s, ISO 4000, no noise reduction? no problem!

I’m amazed. I loved my D3, I really did, but the D3s just raises the bar so much higher. ISO 4000 with no noise reduction and no real noise is phenomenal. It doesn’t matter how much you read about the D3s high ISO, once you experience it for yourself it just seems to defy belief!...

Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2010 winners

So, it’s that time of year again and the 2010 WPOTY winners have been announced. As usual there are some fantastic images selected, with the overall winner this year coming from Photographer Bence Máté from Hungary and his A Marvel of Ants image. After all the controversy over last years winner lets hope things are back...

Milky Way over Maui, Hawaii

Sitting on a Hawaiian island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, looking at the Milky Way clearly stretch out across the sky with the naked eye is an incredible, awe inspiring and humbling experience. But getting an image of it certainly proved tricky, despite having a D3s. ISO 102,000 certainly came in handy though...