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A beginner’s guide
Learning from examples
Understanding aperture
Understanding shutter speed
Understanding histograms
JPG versus RAW
Understanding exposure compensation
Preventing washed-out colours
Getting sharper pictures
Photographing the moon at night
How many megapixels is enough?
What’s a 100% crop?
What are specular highlights?
What is bracketing?
Fast lens, slow lens — What’s the difference?
Photographing small critters in the dark
Noise in your images — What causes it, and what can you do about it?
Wildlife photography — Using your DSLR for animal shots
Bird photography part 1 — Using your DSLR for bird shots
Bird photography part 2 — Using your DSLR for even better bird shots
Macro photography part 1 — Using your DSLR for bug shots
Macro photography part 2 — Ironing the bugs out of bug shots
APS-C vs full frame — What it means to digital SLR photography
Pixel density in APS-C vs full frame sensors
Choosing a lens — Getting it right can help your photography as well as save you money
How much gear do you need? — Sometimes, less really is more
Tips for using tripods — Getting the most out of them
Macro photography part 2 — Ironing the bugs out of bug shots
Macro photography part 2 — Ironing the bugs out of bug shots
How I take photos of frogs — A technique suited to these cute little subjects
Image editing — Using software to ‘fix’ your photos
Using a telephoto lens to blur the background — Why it happens
One simple trick — The easiest way to get better wildlife photos
Image stacking — Using software to achieve extraordinary Depth of Field
Sneaky deep-etching — Cutting complicated objects out of their backgrounds
Understanding colour temperature
Working in harsh light — getting some colour back into middle-of-the-day photography
Understanding resolution
Blog: In pursuit of the Waterskiing Duck
Cartoons
With link to cartoon samples gallery
Cartoon expression machine
Using mouse clicks to create cartoon expressions
3D illustration
with link to 3D illustration samples gallery
3D illustration articles
How I made the Cheddar Warrior illustration
How I made the 3D cow
How difficult is it learn 3D software?
About Mark David
Mark’s published books
Pic of Mark juggling tennis balls while windsurfing
What’s with this ‘Nature Stuff’
then?
Giant stick insect
How many eyes do insects have?
Bulldog Ants
What is a bug?
Venomous or poisonous
What does the word ‘feral’ mean?
Feeding wild animals
Some common Australian orb weavers
Golden orb weavers
Huntsman spiders
Fear of huntsman spiders
Commensal spiders
How many eyes do spiders have?
How I catch spiders (to take them outside)
Net-casting spiders
What is a spider?
How long do spiders live?
Indian Mynahs
Noisy Miners
Noisy Miners, Indian Mynas — The differences between them
Australian White Ibis
Starlings
Brush Turkeys
Common water birds around Sydney
Masked Lapwings
Black and white birds in Eastern Australia
The Australian Magpie
Pacific Black Ducks
Black Swans
Are they crows or ravens in Sydney?
Geese teeth
Birds’ knees — Do they bend forwards or backwards?
Rainbow lorikeets
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos
Glossy black Cockatoos
Australian Pelicans
Lantana
A few big Australian trees
Some unusual Australian trees
Why Australia’s giant trees might never return
Fire and the Australian bush
Lizard bite
Asian House Geckos — More than just a pretty face?
City critters
Camouflaged critters
Cute stuff
Darters
Feeding wild animals
Swapping Cane Toads for tree frogs
Extreme close-ups
Try to guess what’s in these photos