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A beginner’s guide
Learning from examples
Understanding histograms
Understanding exposure compenstation
Preventing washed-out colours
Getting sharper pictures
How many megapixels is enough?
Fast lens, slow lens — What’s the difference?
Noise in your images — What causes it, and what can you do about it?
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
How much gear do you need? — Sometimes, less really is more
Macro photography part 2 — Ironing the bugs out of bug shots
Macro photography part 2 — Ironing the bugs out of bug shots
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
Blog: In pursuit of the Waterskiing Duck
An unhelpful guide to Nature Photography
Great moments in Nature Photography (Not)
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?
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
City critters
Camouflaged critters
Cute stuff
Darters
Feeding wild animals
Extreme close-ups
Try to guess what is in these photos