Alpha Photography Blog

Sports photography is another skill entirely.  In a previous post I talked about needing the right equipment for underwater photography - the same goes for sports photography.

I rocked up to a surfing competition thinking my 480mm lens would cut it.  Not even close!  There were so many professional and amateur photographers at Sunset Beach Hawaii, and nearly all had pro or semi-pro serious telephoto lenses (minimum 600mm) attached to their cameras, on tripods.

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How do animals know how to look incredibly cute, and add a touch of ‘how could you ever leave me at home alone?’, to their expressions?

I have a dog who is particularly good at this, so felt compelled to share a few proud happy snaps of Mirabell - a 5 year old poodle, who really knows how to pile on the cute.

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Hawaii is blessed with many things - one of which is beautiful scenery.  There are also so many colours everywhere, even breaking up a normally dreary city skyline.

Firstly, there’s those manmade moments where you think to yourself, “I wonder what I would look like as a pineapple?”…

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Having good underwater equipment is a must for good photos, as I recently was reminded.  Here is the product of a disposable underwater camera:

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On a recent visit to Oahu, Hawaii, there was a bit of a grey day, so I decided to explore the history of Hawaii in downtown Honolulu.  The first stop was a glimpse into the Hawaiian monarchy.

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