Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Portfolios, Pro photo, Travel
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

If you are a wildlife photographer, your experiences may vary from one place to another. But what would be your own reaction in the situation that Mattias Klum found himself into? He found a lioness who failed to see him at first, then walked so near that he could no longer focus on his long [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Shoot, Travel
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
A photo trip is probably a unique experience for most of us. So, you should not miss the event just because things did not go the way they should have. In most cases, you will never go back in this same photogenic location, at the same exciting time (it could be India and its colors, [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Travel
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
You have a new photo camera, you go on a photo trip far off, you join a public event, but you want to bring back an imperishable memory: Put all the aces in your hand to ensure that your photo camera will be stolen as soon as possible. It pumps adrenaline up, it helps find [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Portfolios, Travel
Monday, February 28th, 2011
As you certainly know by now, the Discovery space shuttle is currently flying its last mission, during which it will rendez-vous with the International Space Station (ISS) which has been assembled by several countries in low Earth orbit in the recent years. To honor it, I have the pleasure to present a few stunning pictures [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Travel
Saturday, February 26th, 2011

Today starts the Venice Carnival. We already saw a lot of these photos, but they are still really marvelous, aren’t they? photo © 2010 US Army Africa | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2008 Nicolò Bonazzi | more info (via: Wylio) photo © 2010 US Army Africa | more info (via: Wylio) photo © [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Share, Shoot, Travel
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Cold weather is back and if you have fortitude, you will go out and shoot in the frozen light of Winter. Animals are slow, easier to approach (but limit yourself to reasonable distances to avoid frightening the animals out of their nest; By this weather, it could be a death sentence on your conscience). Landscapes [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Shoot, Travel
Monday, January 3rd, 2011

« 2011, Neiges et Glaces du Monde » (2011, Snows and ices of the world) is a project of Marion Jonchères, French mountaineer, sportswoman, adventurer to the end of the world. During a full year, this frail young woman will face cold and altitude while climbing icy summits all over the world, on all continents. [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Buy, SLR, Travel
Thursday, December 30th, 2010

These recent days, we spent time evaluating the possibilities offered by each of the major photo SLR brands for the wildlife/nature photographer, but I would now like to also add a few wider comments. First, it appears clear that the already existing equipment of a photographer has an inordinate weight in everybody’s choice (you can [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Pro photo, Sony, Sony accessories & lenses, Sony Alpha 700, Sony Alpha 850, Sony Alpha 900, Travel
Thursday, December 30th, 2010

When Sony first entered the SLR market in 2006, not many people were sure it would be a successful move for a company with a no significant reputation outside of the compact point-n-shoot world of cameras. However, they drew a bold ace by buying the assets of Konica-Minolta (essentially all SLR photography assets for Minolta). [...]
Posted by Yves Roumazeilles
Nikon, Nikon accessories & lenses, Nikon D3s, Nikon D7000, Pro photo, Travel
Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Nikon: The biggest digital camera seller in the world (mostly because of its sales of compact photo cameras), an internationally famous reference for the quality of its lens and it SLR cameras. Wildlife photographers (professionals as well as amateurs) must take this offering very seriously. But the fame did not come from nothing, and the [...]
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