Innehållsförteckning för No. 398 från Photography Week

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BULB MODE In modes like Manual and Aperture or Shutter Priority, the max shutter speed you can shoot at is 30 seconds. We’ll be using Bulb mode, which enables you to use a remote shutter release to keep the shutter open for as long as needed – up to several minutes for astro work. We also pushed Colin’s ISO to 1000 on his EOS R, and opened the aperture to f/2.8 to let in as much light as possible. RAW POWER Chris dived into the settings menu of Colin’s EOS R and set it to shoot CR3 raw files, as these will contain loads more exposure information than JPEGs – you need as much data as possible to play with when you’re shooting in near-dark conditions. Chris also got Colin…

1 SKY-WATCHER STAR ADVENTURER PRO Shutter speeds of around 20 seconds and longer will turn your stars from pin-points of light into longer trails as you begin to record the Earth’s rotation. But an equatorial mount like this Sky-Watcher Star Adventurer Pro can be lined up with the North Star to then turn at the same rate as the Earth – this allows you to shoot exposures several minutes long and still achieve those pin-sharp star shots. 2 SAMYANG 14MM F/2.8 Chris says: “This is a prime wideangle lens that provides crisp and sharp images. It’s manual focus only, but that’s not a problem as I only use manual focus at night to get the stars nice and sharp. I generally use this lens on my Canon EOS DSLR bodies…

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DJI has officially launched its latest drone, the Mavic Air 2, and all the signs point to it being one of the best consumer drones on the market right now. There wasn’t a huge amount we didn’t already know about the Mavic Air 2’s specs, following a series of prelaunch leaks, but DJI has now officially announced pricing and availability. You can pre-order the Mavic Air 2 now for £769/$799, with shipping expected to begin this month. A ‘Fly More’ bundle that includes the Air 2 and controller plus a shoulder bag, charging hub, ND filters and three batteries is also available to pre-order, for £949/$999. The Mavic Air 2 is designed to offer the perfect balance between size and features, sitting neatly in between the entry-level DJI Mavic Mini…

‘A MAN WHO NEVER SEES A BLUEBIRD ONLY HALF LIVES’ SHANNON O’SHEA “An Eastern bluebird, photographed at Sea Pines on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. The title of the image is a quote attributed to the American naturalist and writer Edwin Way Teale.” http://tiny.cc/5wwn7y LAND’S END ROMAN POPELAR “This photo was taken at Land’s End in western Cornwall, which is Britain’s most south-westerly point.” http://bit.ly/39PVOew GOOD EVENING KEN CHAM “All the elements came together just right to enable me to get this photo of the Tokyo Tower, the second-tallest structure in Japan.” https://bit.ly/2VCGGga LET THE HAPPINESS IN JASON BUCKLEY “This was taken at the Tate Modern in London at sunset, when the light creates a beautiful patten on the floor of the Turrbine Hall.” http://bit.ly/2VHWVt3 FACEBOOK http://bit.ly/39py9lg FLICKR http://bit.ly/2VIgsJO…

The Displace filter is one of Photoshop’s more unusual and specialised tools. It enables you to distort the pixels in one image based on the brightness values of another, after you’ve turned that second image into a displacement map by converting it to black and white. When you apply the filter, pixels in the first image are shifted up or down, and left or right, depending on the values you enter in the filter’s dialog. This enables you to create some really interesting 3D effects, and in this video tutorial we’ll use the filter, along with layer blending modes, to combine an image of a mask with an image of a tree to create the effect of a tree with a face – you can use the filter on your…

PRO CHRIS GRIMMER In 2015 Chris was shortlisted for the Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year, and he’s twice been shortlisted twice for the UK Astrophotographer of the Year. It’s safe to say Chris knows a thing or two about creating amazing star-filled shots and he uses a whole host of equipment, from converted cameras to tripod heads that rotate to tracks stars and telescopes. APPRENTICE COLIN BRAY Colin is an avid nature and wildlife photographer who’s been taking photos for over a decade, picking up a Canon EOS 1000D as his first DSLR before progressing to the EOS 5D Mark III. However, he’s recently made the switch to mirrorless, investing in Canon’s EOS R, and he’s keen to develop his astrophotography skills, so we teamed him up with Chris…

OUR APPRENTICE SAYS… For this shot, we set up my Canon EOS R on Chris’ equatorial mount again, to track the stars for a minute and a half to make sure they were nicely exposed. I then took a second, shorter, exposure to get a sharp foreground, illuminating the abbey with my torch to make sure this stood out, and combined the two images in Photoshop to create the final result. I loved every minute of my shoot with Chris. As someone who predominantly photographs wildlife it was a real eye opener, and it’s taught me much more about my camera kit – I didn’t even know it was capable of some of the things Chris showed me it could do! I’ll definitely be giving this a go again on…

www.olympus.co.uk £1,599/$1,799 The Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III is a distillation of the company’s most cuttingedge technology, and the apex of its professional camera aspirations. The smallest and lightest pro system in the world, it offers an unparalleled 7.5 stops of image stabilisation (6.5 as a base), unmatched 60fps shooting bursts (18 with AF/AE), and a host of advanced features that aren’t available on any of its rivals. However, when its rivals include the recently-launched Canon EOS-1D X Mark III and Sony Alpha 9 II, does the Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III have what it takes to topple the best professional cameras on the market? And why has Olympus given us a pro body when it only released the Olympus OM-D E-M1X just over a year ago? If you’re feeling…