Digital Camera Magazine August 2024

There’s a definite wildlife theme this month, with treats in store for lovers of this photographic genre. Our cover feature (p50) adapts some key content from the updated edition of The Wildlife Photography Workshop by Ben Hall and Ross Hoddinott, while we go to watch the spectacle of red kites at feeding time in One to One (p8). Puffins feature in Photo Active (p16), as does a raft of other projects to enjoy outdoors, and you can enjoy the winners of the Environmental Photography Award 2024 in Hotshots (p42). Also this month, Camera Clinic offers a crash course in flash (p72) and there’s a hands-on preview of the Fujifilm X-T50 (p102). Enjoy the issue. SUBSCRIBE AND GET A LOWEPRO TRUCKEE SH120 BAG WORTH £27!* Turn to page 40 This issue’s…

Donn Delson Photographer The Los Angeles-based aerial photographer recently exhibited his work in London. We find out more about his unique ‘down’ photography style. Page 118 Will Cheung Photographer and writer A fellow of the Royal Photographic Society and the former editor of many photography titles, Cheung is the man behind Camera Clinic, which continues on page 72 Paul Way Photographer With 30 years experience of photographing birds, who better to deliver a workshop on capturing the majesty of magnificent red kites? Page 8 Jon Devo Photographer & writer Our resident tech columnist considers the latest developments in photography and digital imaging. Read his latest dispatch on the future of virtual reality, on page 100 Ben Hall Wildlife photographer Seeking to awaken people to the diversity of the natural world,…

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When the opportunity arose to join the leading wildlife photographer Paul Way for red kites feeding time at Gigrin Farm in Wales, I didn’t envisage the sheer number W of birds that would appear. My previous experiences of bird reserves tended to involve patient waits for species that might turn up, in small numbers, and only for a fleeting time. But Gigrin Farm is a different matter entirely. I’d love to be able to avoid the trap of making references to scenes reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller The Birds, but standing in the hide at Gigrin Farm, this did cross my mind – albeit I don’t recall any birds of prey in the 1963 film, and humans aren’t under attack today. Quite the opposite: if you want to get…

1 Canon EOS R5 “My go-to camera, the R5 is world-class. The 45MP full-frame sensor is brilliant for the photos I take and the animal tracking is priceless for wildlife photographers.” 2 Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS II USM “Used with a mount adapter, the focal length is perfect for photographing red kites. Because it’s an f/2.8 lens, I get sharp images and creamy backgrounds.” 3 Sigma 70-200mm DG OS HSM | S “This focal length range is excellent. It enables me to shoot wider shots at the lower range to capture more birds, almost creating a landscape which I can’t do with my Canon 300mm.” 4 Canon Extender EF 1.4X III and Extender EF 2X III “Useful for giving me extra reach when photographing kites on the ground. I always carry both…