I've shot quite a lot of images in the past two (COVID lockdown) years. Most have been using just an iPhone. Lazy? Probably, but it's also because most serious travel has been off the menu and, unless it's a 'big' trip, I just couldn't be bothered carrying a heavy bag when an iPhone seems to do the job.  |
| Pic Natalie Hitchens (Canon EF100-400mm lens) |
I've even produced a couple of annual garden photo books recording our lockdown veggie garden progress - for fun, and as a record of what survived, and what didn't. Using an iPhone has been a boon because it's so easy - but I've noticed that, even under the best shooting conditions, under close scrutiny, my phone snaps are never that clear - 12 million (tiny) pixels crammed into a very small chip. So, on a recent road trip to Phillip Island, it was a pleasure to get back into the habit of using a large sensor with its big pixels, RAW file capture and expensive glass once again. What I had forgotten was the effort required to lug a chunky DSLR + long telephoto lens around. My phone weighs 172g (iPhone 6 Plus) while my Canon EOS 5D MkIII + EF300mm f2.8 lens weighs nearly 3.5kg, a massive difference.
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| Pic Natalie Hitchens (Canon EF100-400mm lens) |
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Black stingray stooging along the shore in Narooma's Mill Bay
Pic Natalie Hitchens (Canon EF100-400mm lens) |
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The majestic Australian Magpie up close, Mallacoota. Canon EOS 5D MkIII + EF 300mm f2.8 lens.
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A Little Wattlebird up close, Raymond Island, VIC. Canon EOS 5D MkIII + EF 300mm f2.8 lens.
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A captive Stone Curlew, one of a pair in the Phillip Island Koala Sanctuary as part of a project to breed them in captivity as numbers in the wild are endangered. Canon EOS 5D MkIII + EF 300mm f2.8 lens (at f2.8 to minimise the two layers of cage netting).
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The majestic Cape Barron Goose - these were dotted everywhere around Phillip Island. Canon EOS 5D MkIII + EF 300mm f2.8 lens.
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Kookaburra, Phillip Island. Pic Natalie Hitchens (Canon EF100-400mm lens)
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The majestic Black swan ruffling its feathers at the suitably named Swan Lake, hide - next door to the Penguin Parade on Phillip Island. Canon EOS 5D MkIII + EF 300mm f2.8 lens + 2X EF Extender
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Australian Willie Wagtail. Canon EOS 5D MkIII + EF 300mm f2.8 lens.
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A pair of resting Welcome Swallows up close, Mallacoota. Canon EOS 5D MkIII + EF 300mm f2.8 lens.
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Silver Gulls, Narooma. Canon EOS 5D MkIII + EF 300mm f2.8 lens.
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A New Holland Honeyeater among the bottlebrushes in Cranbourne Gardens, VIC. Canon EOS 5D MkIII + EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6 lens
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A very inquisitive female Superb Fairy Wren, Cranbourne Gardens, VIC. Canon EOS 5D MkIII + EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6 lens.
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| Dusky Moorhen strutting its stuff in the Swan Lake wetlands, Phillip Island |
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| Swamp Wallaby taking a drink, Swan Lake wetlands, Phillip Island |
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Spoonbill working the shallows, Swan Lake wetlands, Phillip Island
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| Cute, but as yet unidentified duck, Swan Lake wetlands, Phillip Island |
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| Female Chestnut Teal, Swan Lake wetlands |
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| A nice bit of forest walk approaching Swan Lake wetland |
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