My latest project and quite easily one of the largest I have ever had the pleasure of doing is now live. My new hardcover photo book is now live on Kickstarter. Grab a copy of the book here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/marksmithosprey/osprey-photo-book
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I just posted my first video of 2021. In this video I take questions from viewers and readers like you and answer them to the best of my knowledge. Some of the questions I answer include: Sony A9 or Canon R5? Is the Sony A7SIII good for still photography? What type of file is best…
Photographing birds is always an amazing experience. People will often ask me what my favorite bird is and I can now easily answer that question. My favorite bird is the incredible Osprey. Every single day is a fight for survival for the Osprey and it tackles all of its challenges like a true champion. This…
When Sony let me borrow the 300MM 2.8 GM lens, I wasn’t too sure where it would fit in. Within a few days of use, I totally understood. It is tiny, lightweight, extremely sharp and renders amazing images and video but I wanted to see how this lens performed with the 2x teleconverter. How did…
I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of the annual Fall Mullet Run. When the fish show up, the bird photography can get a little on the wild side. With the absence of the mullet, the local birds have singled out a small tide pool where they have been spending their mornings catching other types of…
Sony recently introduced a new firmware update for the already impressive A9 mirrorless camera. This firmware update introduced a new feature called “Real Time Tracking.” This new feature is supposed to lock focus on a target and never lose it. How does Sony’s Real Time Tracking work with bird in Flight Photography? Let’s find out….
It isn’t every day that you get to see thousands of fish being taken by predators in the air and the water but when the Fall Mullet Run happens along the east coast of Florida, that is exactly what transpires. I spent a couple of days combing the beaches in Fort Pierce waiting for the…