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Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts

Wednesday, 10 September 2014

An Amateur’s Guide to Wildlife Photography

From urban geese and snowy stags in Scotland through to underwater habitats and forest close ups, the standard of images at the 2014 British Wildlife Photography Awards was incredible. You can see the winners’ gallery here. If you’ve been inspired by the amazing images from the competition, professional nature photographer Paul Hobson shares his top tips for amateur photographers looking to capture the great outdoors.

Taking wildlife close-ups

Taking extreme close up photography, also known as macro photography, is a great way to capture a new perspective of nature. But showing the intricate details of wildlife in a larger-than-life way can be tricky. Here are Paul’s top macro tips:


Try to get low: Lying down on the ground to photograph close-ups creates a lovely blur effect before and after your subject, helping it really stand out. A plastic sheet is a useful thing to have in your camera bag to avoid getting wet and muddy.

Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Making Music - The Fun Way

It's Tuesday evening already and while failing go concentrate on my work duties, I though of a fun topic to present to you - making music.



WAIT ! - Hold on... Don't hurry to leave the page because: "This is not for me, I'm not a musician..."
Well, guess what ? Neither am I..