Will DxO PureRAW 2 IMPROVE My Images?

Over the years I've barely changed my landscape photography post processing workflow, but DxO PureRAW promises to change all that! It claims that its demosaicing, denoising, lens correction and deep learning technologies will improve sharpness, and reduce distortion, chromatic aberrations, and vignetting. Those are some bold claims, so I decided to try it out for myself. The results surprised me!

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Reviewing the SunwayFoto GH-PRO II + Geared Head on Location at Dartmoor

Why use a geared head? What's so good about the Sunwayfoto GH-PRO II+? What's new with the + version? Is this the best geared head for landscape photography? Join me on Dartmoor as I answer all those questions and I also capture landscape photographs in some unexpected conditions.

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Photographing The Lake District 2nd Edition - A fotoVUE Guidebook by Stuart Holmes - On My Bookshelf

With lakes, mountains, rivers, picturesque villages and Britain's favourite view, the Lake District has it all! In this special episode of On My Bookshelf, I go on location to tell you all about the new and improved 2nd edition of Photographing The Lake District and to try one of the book's new high mountain walks.

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300th Blog Post - My Landscape Photography Adventure in Iceland

The world is full of amazing places to photograph, but few countries have captured the heart and imagination of photographers like Iceland has. In this blog post and short video, I'll show you some of the locations I visited on my trip to Iceland and the landscape photographs I was lucky enough to capture.

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Photographing Dartmoor - Hound Tor - A 5 Minute Photo Adventure

Is it worth going out with your camera even when the conditions are grey and flat? I think so! In this video, I share the reasons why I went out to Dartmoor on an overcast morning to capture some landscape photographs. Grab yourself a cup of coffee because it's time for another 5 Minute Photo Adventure!

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Photographing Dartmoor - Rippon Tor - A 5 Minute Photo Adventure

Chasing the light is a phrase often used by landscape photographers but in this 5 Minute Photo Adventure from Dartmoor, I literally find myself running around Rippon Tor chasing the light!

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Photographing Dartmoor - Honeybag Tor - A 5 Minute Photo Adventure

Grab yourself a cup of coffee because it's time for another 5 Minute Photo Adventure. In this episode I'm photographing Honeybag Tor (nr Haytor) on Dartmoor. Can I capture some landscape photographs to help inspire you to get out with your camera?

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One Man and His Dog Plus Camera on Dartmoor

My plan was just to head out for a nice walk on Dartmoor with Monty. I didn't plan to make a 5 Minute Photo Adventure video, but sometimes the conditions are too good to ignore. Join me and Monty as we photograph East Mill Tor and explore what is beyond.

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Landscape Photography with the Nikon Z 24-120 f/4 S on Dartmoor

Is the Nikon Z 24-120mm f/4 S Nikon's most versatile lens for landscape photography? In this video, I head out into the real world with my Nikon Z7 to put this lens to test to see how it performs when capturing landscape photographs of Dartmoor.

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Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 AF for Nikon Z Mount - Review with Real World Concert/Gig Photographs

In this video, I look at the Viltrox 85mm f/1.8 autofocus lens for Nikon Z mount. Over the last few weeks, I've had this lens attached to my Nikon Z7 and I've been using it to capture images of the concerts/gigs I've been photographing. I'm missing a fast prime from my gig photography kit bag so will this fill the gap?

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Photographing Dartmoor - West Mill Tor

In this 5 Minute Photo Adventure I head out to photograph West Mill Tor on Dartmoor. Not even the forecast of a clear blue sky was enough to stop me grabbing my Nikon Z7 and going on a mini landscape photography adventure.

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Vallerret Milford Photography Gloves - A Landscape Photographers Review

Landscape photography can be a miserable activity if your hands are wet and cold. In this video, I head out to the wilds of Dartmoor to capture some landscape photographs and to share with you my thoughts on the new Milford gloves from Vallerret. Are these photography gloves the perfect balance between warmth and waterproofing?

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PHOTOGRAPHING ICELAND Vol 1 & 2 - A fotoVUE Guidebook by James Rushforth - On My Bookshelf

Are you planning a photography trip to Iceland? Have you photographed Iceland? Or are you simply interested in learning more about the landscape and locations of Iceland? In this episode of On My Bookshelf, I look at Photographing Iceland Volume 1 and 2 by James Rushforth and published by fotoVUE. It claims to be the most comprehensive and detailed guidebook of Iceland ever published. But as you'll find out in this video, this title is so much more than a guidebook.

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