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  1. Scott Murray

    Last night at work for 2 months

    Ok well here I am at my start of a 12hr shift and its my last one for 2 months yeehaaaaa. Tonight is all about finalizing what is need for my trip, I am considering a Sony action camera to strap to myself, this will come in handy when I trek to find the Mountain Gorillas. I also need: shower...
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    Something Every Photographer Needs to Know

    I have been scouring the internet in regards to camera equipment and what to take on safari, I have came across something that I would never had thought of... Shower caps!!! Some people have suggested covering just the lens so that dust doesn’t get on it as this could show up in your...
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    Second body or more glass???

    Ok I am thinking of either getting another body or more glass aka lenses. And if I got a second body what would compliment the D800 that I already have??? As for budget goes I do not want to spend more than $5000AUD. Any thoughts? As most know I do a lot of landscape and wildlife photography...
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    Blogs

    Hey I was wondering if there is a way that new blogs and new posts to blogs can be updated in the "Whats New" section aswell as normal posts...
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    Last minute order for Africa.

    Ok I have been considering the Lowepro Dryzone 200 for a while and have decided to get it shipped in today, luckily my store has one in stock... The DryZone protects gear in the most difficult situations – travel by canoe, kayak, dugout or dinghy assignments in the super-fine, blowing snow...
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    To crop or not!

    I thought I would create a separate thread regarding whether or not cropping is acceptable, and if it is in what cases. My thoughts are this. I will crop a photo if I physically cannot get to a subject so that they fill the frame, this could be caused by various reasons. Subject is flighty...
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    Africa - Tripod or not

    Well I am still debating to take a tripod to Africa, and tonight I have thought about it and it brings me to my time in Thailand where I never had it and managed with out. These are the photos I took with out a tripod... And my make shift tripod... That hat will be with me in Africa ;)
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    Photographing Gorillas

    This is the reason why I love night shift, it gives me time to do a lot of research. I have been reading up on how to photograph the gorillas that I will be seeing on the side of a volcano int the rain forest in Rwanda. Apparently due to the black fur of the gorillas I will have to use -1/2 to...
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    Graduated Neutral Density Filters

    I am considering buying a couple of Grad ND filters for my 16-35mmVR lens. Would I be better off with the typical screw in types or go for the Lee square types?
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    My first timelapse

    Here is a timelapse that I did the other night, it was for around 1hr and all processed within the D800 except the wave sounds and title which was added in imovie. Wasn't a bad first attempt, but not being able to edit the photos left it a bit bland. Maybe next time I will go later and use...
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    Getting excited..

    With only 10 days to go before I take off for Africa I am getting nervous and excited. In 3 days I start taking my Malaria pills which I am hoping I do not get any bad side effects from! I will be providing updates in regards to any side effects. Now with the release of the new 80-400mm which...
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    Snap shot...

    Ok this is literally a snapshot of a scene from a 4wd in pouring rain. I like it and think it has value, the ISO is high... Thoughts and criticism please....
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    14 days...

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    Cropping on D800

    Today i was lacking reach for my bird pics even with an 80-400mm VR. Here is the un-cropped and cropped version of a photo. Cropped... Un-cropped...
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    Green Tree Frog

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    Dragon Fly

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    Fogg Dam

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    Wallaby.

    Here is a wallaby that I got this morning.... He had his mouth full lol
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    17 days UNTIL....

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    Transfer rates to External HDD

    Ok I have been doing some testing and it seems that I can transfer to my lacie 1TB hdd around 8gb in 3mins. Is this acceptable? This is via firewire 800 not USB 3.0 as my mac doesn't have it.
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