Author & Editor Author: Starrynight Editor: <Please add your name here if you have edit this article> Photographs and article are copyright of starrynight Information on internet The information in English are mainly provided by English speaking foreigners that visited Hokkaido. This provides a useful rough guide but do bear in mind that bird species and pattern changes according to seasons. Some sites: http;//homepage2.nifty.com http://bluebonnet.at.infoseek.co.jp/birdingjp-e.htm http://www2.marimo.or.jp/Nimuoro/e-nemuro/animal.htm Recent site with english (feb 2008) http://www.visit-hokkaido.jp/en/ Getting there There is no direct flight from Singapore. Sapporo is the main city. But I chose to land in Kushiro ... Read More

Author By Arthur Chng Contribute by starrynight Images of books are for the recommendation purpose. Title: The Art of Bird Photography Book image from amazon.com Type: Complete Guide to Professional Field Techniques Author: Arthur Morris Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Price: S$42.80 Where to buy: 1. Riceball Photography Bookstore (Singapore) Address: The Adelphi, #B1-38, The Adelphi, 1 Coleman Street, Singapore 179803 Tel/Fax: 65 63367076 Operation hours: Mon - Sat 11am - 7pm 2. http://www.amazon.com/Art-Bird-Photography-Professional-Techniques/dp/0817433031 Remarks: Topics covered include making correct exposures, capturing bird behaviour and action, instruction on how to best approach wild birds without causing them undue ... Read More

Author & Editor Author: Starrynight Editor: <Please add your name here if you have edit this article> Article is copyright of starrynight Introduction I realized that bird photography tour is different from the ‘usual’ holiday. Bird photography tour has its own specific aim and hence special preparations as well as mindset will make a difference. First and foremost, I will always prepare to enjoy what comes along. Rather than getting upset of what shots I have missed out or what birds I have not seen. This is important. I ... Read More

Author & Editor Author: Starrynight Editor: <Please add your name here if you have edit this article> Photographs and article are copyright of starrynight Introduction Florida, USA was an ‘accidental’ trip. I was going to and back from Costa Rica and because the journey was so long, I decided to break my flight. Florida offers lots of wildlife / birds and I just need to supplement a small amount of $$ to stop over. After all, the great Arthur Morris hailed from this sunshine state so why ... Read More

Author & Editor Author: William Susanto Editor: <Please add your name here if you have edit this article> Photographs and article are copyright of William Susanto Where to go Africa is a big continent with 54 countries. Firstly one must decide on the destination to visit. Of course the more popular countries would be South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, Egypt and Rwanda. The article henceforth will focus mainly on wildlife photography in Kenya. During the peak wildebeest migration month from July-September, lodges/camps in Kenya get filled up pretty fast. ... Read More

Author & Editor Author: tsechien aka Choo Tse Chien Editor: <Please add your name here if you have edit this article> Article is copyright of tsechien aka Choo Tse Chien Birding Roadtrip Safety Seeing that there are now almost weekly northward jaunts for birding in Malaysia and the chronically recurring horror stories about equipment theft and the uncanny ability of crooks to detect cameras & laptops in cars, I thought pen out some basic precautions here lest a few of us get too caught up in the ... Read More

Author & Editor Author: Jay Editor: <Please add your name here if you have edit this article> Photographs and article are copyright of Jay Introduction Parit Jawa and Sungai Balang are two locations in West Malaysia which offers good opportunities for photographing a wide variety of bird species. While the area is considered a more rural part of West Malaysia and is unfamiliar to most tourists, avian photographers and birders have long discovered the potential that these two locations have to offer. Blue Throated Bee Eater Parit Jawa Parit Jawa ... Read More

Author & Editor Author: Starrynight Editor: <Please add your name here if you have edit this article> Photographs and article are copyright of starrynight Introduction - Why Perth? Relatively near ~ approx 5 hours flight Safe and family friendly. Sites are easily accessible if self drive. Other places to visit include casino (if your luck is good, you may be able to bring back a 600mm – although this method of purchasing is strongly discourage), wine valleys, chocolate factory etc Weather is fabulous except during peak ... Read More

Author & Editor Author: Roger Deng Editor: <Please add your name here if you have edit this article> Photographs and article are copyright of Roger Deng Introduction If you have not been to the US or have not really done any sort of drive trip in US, hopefully this article can help as a guide. My trip was done during 2006, Sept to Oct period. It was a 'balanced' trip for me and wife as she loves shopping while I love nature and landscapes. According to my Budget ... Read More

Introduction Found a couple of panning shots taken from my recent trip in France... I had intentionally taken those shots with various setting to share with people who are interested in panning shots, the impact of the setting. Technique Certainly just for sharing, not a professional in any way and I might be wrong, though I have often been successful taking such shots.... The following are auto-cart racing taken in Normandy, they are not true professional but the carts has a maximum speed of close to ... Read More

Introduction This article touch on simple method of using noise ninja to minimise noise in a image. Technique This image is resize to web size posting and no noise reduction is applied.   Click on Profile Image to let noise ninja decide on which area of the image to denoise. After Noise ninja profile an image it show square box in the image where noise is detected. Sometime it detect noise on the subject which in this case is the owl. However it is not desirable to denoise the ... Read More

Introduction In this multi-part article I will present some of DPP's feature that I found very useful. Any inputs are welcome to make this a better article. DPP stand for Digital Photo Professional made by Canon targeted for Professional Use. The latest version can be download from Canon website but you will need to install the base software from Canon CD supplied along with your camera. Introduction Part 1 Quick Check Tool This part 1, I will cover this useful feature call "Quick Check Tool". I'm ... Read More

Introduction This article describes the basic RGB workflow required for various consumer printers available in the market. The most important aspect of getting good prints out of your printer is a well calibrated monitor. I used the Pantone Colorvision's Colorplus calibrator (cheapo one) for my monitor calibration. To me, this is the quickest and effective way to do it. Alternatively, you can do visual calibration (using eyes) using various softwares but those are not preferred as your eyes have different judgement under different lighting ... Read More

Author & Editor Author: Starrynight Editor: <Please add your name here if you have edit this article> Photographs and article are copyright of starrynight Introduction Below is a compilation of places the contributors had been, planning to go or dreaming to be. The guide / tour agencies stated were used by the contributors and found to be reliable. However, contributors bear no responsibilies on the information stated. Members are urged to do their own research and contact the related agencies for details and clarifications. Hope you guys ... Read More

Author & Editor Author: Starrynight Editor: <Please add your name here if you have edit this article> Photographs and article are copyright of starrynight Introduction India … a land rich in culture and history. I have heard so much about her that I decided to have the first hand experience. Of course wildlife and birds are my first priorities … and one of my main objectives is to see Sarus Crane. Overview of India http://www.tourindia.com/htm/homepage.htm Some birds and wildlife that may interest you. http://www.ecoindia.com/animals/birds/ Planning the trip Once again I did ... Read More