Great moments in Nature Photography (Not)

Sometimes I’m just not quite fast enough when I take a photo. These photos show how close, but also how far, I sometimes get from perfect timing. None of these pictures have been cropped — I present them to you in all their (lack of) glory

Indian Myna

Another Indian Myna

Superb Fairy-wren. Lousy timing

Noisy Miner

Rainbow Lorikeet

This was more a case of bad panning than bad timing but it kind of fits the theme. Pacific Black Duck

Pheasant Coucal

Getting started with digital SLRs
A quick guide to understanding your new toy

Learning from examples
Picking up where the first article left off

Megapixels
How many is enough?

Understanding histograms
Making sense of this handy tool

APS-C vs full frame
The differences explained, and what it means to your photography

Fast lens, slow lens
What’s the difference?

How much camera gear do you need?
Sometimes, less really is more

Washed-out colours in photos
Why it happens, and how to prevent it

Understanding exposure compensation
Why your photo subject can look so badly exposed, and what to do about it

Getting sharper pictures
Understanding the things that stop your photos from being tack-sharp

Noise in your images
What causes it, and what can you do about it?

Photographing small critters
in the dark
How I take my shots when there’s no light

Using a telephoto lens to blur the background
Here’s an easy-to-understand explanation of why it happens

Macro photography part 1
Using your DSLR for bug shots

Macro photography part 2
Ironing the bugs out of bug shots

One simple trick
The easiest way to get better wildlife photos

Bird photography part 1
Small, distant, and feathered does not have to mean a bad photo

Bird photography part 2
More hints for beginner bird photographers

Using software to ‘fix’ your photos
A few suggestions for image editing

Image Stacking
Using software to achieve extraordinary Depth of Field

Photo Library
Pics of Australian critters

The elusive waterskiing duck
It started out as a fun idea …

Wildlife photography — this guide will not make you into a better photographer
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