Category: Photography

Photograph of the week: Young deer in the wilds of Tuscany

Photograph of the week: Young deer in the wilds of Tuscany

By on Apr 17, 2013 in Adventure Travel, Europe, Featured, Italy, Photography, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Equipment, Western Europe   - Read 2465 times

Experiencing a real adventure has become increasingly difficult in today’s world. In years gone by, one of the most common dangers of a trip to the wilderness was to encounter wild animals; nowadays it’s nearly impossible to meet creatures of any kind. Recently, however, wildlife watching has found a valuable ally in modern technology through [...]

Africa’s first permanent photo safari operator

Africa’s first permanent photo safari operator

By on Nov 25, 2012 in Adventure Travel, Africa, Botswana, Photography, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Equipment   - Read 9688 times

Traditionally there has always been conflict on the back of a game viewing vehicle between people of differing interests…. predominantly birders and non-birders and, more recently, between photographers and non-photographers. A new company operating in Botswana’s Chobe National Park aims to solve that conflict by catering purely to people with an interest in wildlife photography. Pangolin [...]

Could our passport photos one day be in 3D?

Could our passport photos one day be in 3D?

By on Nov 15, 2012 in Asia, Fun Stuff, Gadgets, Japan, Photography, Regions, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany   - Read 2545 times

Remember those days when you used to have to go and find a photo booth to get your passport photo done?  I suspect that most people probably do them on their home PC nowadays, but those photo booths still exist.   But in Japan they’re busy taking them to the next level. Technology is moving [...]

The world’s most expensive camera

The world’s most expensive camera

By on Aug 15, 2012 in Gadgets, Photography, Travel Equipment   - Read 2556 times

You could be forgiven for thinking that something like the Peartree Leaf AFi 10 medium format camera ($43,675) or the special edition Diamond IXUS ($43,083, marking the 10th anniversary of their IXUS range) would be among the most expensive cameras in the world, but actually they’re not.  In fact, they don’t even come close.  The most [...]

The digital camera of the future?

The digital camera of the future?

By on Aug 10, 2010 in Gadgets, Photography, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany, Videos   - Read 452 times

A German designer named Andrew Kupresanin has come up with a digital camera called ‘Nadia’ that assesses the aesthetic beauty of the photograph you’re taking. Rather than show a LCD viewfinder image of what you’re shooting, it displays a percentage. The higher the figure is to 100%, then supposedly the “better” the picture, presumably taking [...]

Nikon D5000

By on Jun 15, 2009 in Photography, Travel Equipment   - Read 164 times

Have you seen the new Nikon D5000?   It comes with a unique 2.7″ LCD vari-angle monitor which makes it easy to take pictures from any angle, 12.3 megapixels and EXPEED image processing system for high definition images.   It also offers Live View with four AF modes and enhanced creativity with HD movie function [...]

Win a dream getaway courtesy of Small Luxury Hotels of the World

By on Mar 19, 2008 in Accommodation, Hotels, Photography, Regions, Travel Equipment, Worldwide   - Read 192 times

How does a 5-night stay at any of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World grab you?   They have 440 hotels across 70 countries and are running a photographic competition with the winners being selected by celebrity photographer Andy Earl. Each winner will also be presented with a Nikon D80 Digital SLR camera. The [...]

A carry-on case for photographers

A carry-on case for photographers

By on Feb 15, 2008 in Air Travel, Luggage, Photography, Speciality Travel, Travel Equipment   - Read 171 times

Travelling by air isn’t always easy for photographers these days – not with the new airline baggage restrictions. A company called CaseCruzer has tried to address their plight and come up with the Photo StudioCruzer 1510 – a really tough, airline-legal carry-on case. The case’s modular interior gives photographers flexibility for storing and transporting equipment [...]

Top tips for travel photography

By on Jan 11, 2008 in Photography, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany, Videos   - Read 207 times

Here are some basic but nevertheless useful tips for when you next take your camera on your travels, courtesy of What Digital Camera.

Mobile office from Nissan

Mobile office from Nissan

By on Oct 23, 2007 in Asia, Business Travel, Japan, Photography, Regions, Speciality Travel, Travel Equipment   - Read 167 times

One for some of the business travellers among you!  Nissan is to unveil a new mobile office concept at the  40th  Tokyo Motor Show which begins this Friday. Their NV200 concept has a rugged exterior and a rear packed with features. This latest model happens to be specially deisgned for professional ocean photographers and is [...]

Get snapping…

Get snapping…

By on Jul 24, 2007 in Arctic, Ecuador, Europe, Norway, Photography, Polar Regions, Regions, South America, Travel Equipment, Travel Miscellany, Western Europe   - Read 426 times

Fancy a trip to Arctic Norway or the Galapagos Islands?    National Geographic, famed for its own stunning travel photography, is running  its 19th  World in Focus photography competition. First prize is a trip to your choice of the above two destinations.   If instead you just want to gawp at the amazing images from [...]

Lichfield Suite at Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong

Lichfield Suite at Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong

By on Mar 08, 2007 in Accommodation, Asia, China, Hong Kong, Hotels, Photography, Regions, Travel Equipment   - Read 162 times

The Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong is  creating a  new exclusive suite in honour of the celebrated British photographer Patrick Lichfield. Lord Lichfield was the photographer behind the Mandarin Oriental’s “He’s a fan/She’s a fan” advertising campaign, and regularly stayed at the Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong, long considering it his Asian home. Reminiscent of the 1960s [...]

18 carat gold SLR from Pentax

18 carat gold SLR from Pentax

By on Dec 23, 2006 in Photography, Travel Equipment   - Read 191 times

To celebrate its 60th anniversary, Pentax‘s Korean distributor, ASAHI, is releasing an 18 carat gold and leather SLR with a captivating look.  This  camera combines  new with old – it’s a film  camera but is waterproof and dust-resistant, with a shiny gold and alligator trim. Also out now is the rather more modern, 10.2 megapixel [...]

Canon EOS 400D

Canon EOS 400D

By on Oct 16, 2006 in Photography, Travel Equipment   - Read 191 times

The new Canon EOS 400D – known as the Digital Rebel XTi in North America (and EOS Kiss Digital X in Japan) just to confuse us all – is a 10.1 megapixel digital SLR with a 2.5″ display and 9 point AF. As the successor to the EOS 350D, it is more than  likely to [...]

Aquamask from Fuji

Aquamask from Fuji

By on Jul 18, 2006 in Accessories, Photography, Travel Equipment   - Read 154 times

Fuji Photo Film U.S.A. Inc., has devised a new, custom-made ‘Aquamask’ – a protective housing designed specifically for Fujifilm’s FinePix A400 and A500 digital cameras. The Aquamask is a tough, protective shell that allows for full digital camera operation as it protects the models from sand, dust and dirt, plus water up to a depth [...]

Nokia N72

Nokia N72

By on Jul 04, 2006 in Accessories, Gadgets, Photography, Travel Equipment   - Read 216 times

The latest in the Nokia Nseries is the Nokia N72, a phone with a 2-megapixel camera and integrated digital music player. Arguably the most stylish of all the Nseries phones, the Nokia N72 is also equipped with dedicated capture and music player keys, an integrated browser, FM radio and support for Visual Radio. It could [...]

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