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Photograph of the Month December 2024 – Emperor Penguins

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The photograph of the month for December 2024 (and the last for the 2024 year!) comes from my recent expedition to the world’s most southerly Emperor Penguin colony at Gould Bay in the Weddell Sea region of Antarctica (Trip report coming soon). This was from what I felt was our best day on the sea ice with soft overcast light conditions and gently falling snow. In these conditions, it isn’t hard to make good photographs when you have such stunning subjects in front of you. In this instance, it was just about waiting for the tender moment when the adult bent down to better shelter its small chick; which was huddling close for warmth.

Canon EOS R1 Firmware 1.01 Update December 2024

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Canon has released new firmware for the EOS R1. The firmware is primarily bug fixes. New features are not expected before Q1 2025 at the earliest. Personally, I want the ability to assign pre-capture to one of the multi-function buttons (hopefully early next year). Update includes:

  1. The Wi-Fi connection status is now identifiable by the colour of the [FTP Transfer Icon].
  2. Adds [Protect Images] and [Rating] during FTP Transfer.
  3. Adds the ability to change [Custom Shooting Mode] while writing images to the media (BUSY).
  4. Fixes an issue in which the camera may become inoperable if a lens that does not communicate with the camera is attached when repeatedly shooting while using HDMI output.
  5. Fixes an issue in which the camera may become inoperable if an image is cropped while other images are being transferred to an FTP server.
  6. Fixes an issue in which Err70 may occur when using an application software such as Camera Connect, and the load on the smartphone increases.
  7. Fixes an issue in which image stabilization may become unstable in movie mode when panning diagonally while using some stabilization rigs (such as monopod or handheld rigs).
  8. Fixes an issue in which all images may not be copied when copying multiple selected images in the camera.
  9. Fixes an issue in which another manufacturer devices (such as strobe or remote camera trigger) may work during pre-continuous shooting.
  10. Fixes an issue that may, immediately after shooting, cause the screen to take a long time to turn off when using a button that has been assigned the “Screen off” function.
  11. Fixes an issue in which Look File settings may apply to multiple custom picture files.
  12. Fixes an issue in which the AF frame movement may not be smooth when several shooting information items are displayed and the multi-controller is operated.
  13. Implements a fix to include custom pictures when saving camera settings.
  14. Improves operation stability during network communication.

Download Canon EOS R1 firmware v1.0.1 on the Camera Connect app or Canon HK

World Photographic Cup Selection 2024 Team Australia

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The World Photographic Cup (the Olympics of Photography) has just announced its country selections for 2025. I am very proud to have been included again in Team Australia. In previous years I was fortunate to take out the Silver medal in the Nature category with my photograph of an Emperor Penguin family. For 2025, my photograph of back-lit playing Cheetahs will represent team Australia in the Nature category. This will be my fifth time representing Australia.

Emperor Penguin Expedition Video Update from Antarctica November 2024

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Sometimes, technology can be wonderful, and with the aid of Starlink, we now have reasonable internet access from the remote sea ice at Gould Bay in the Weddell Sea region of Antarctica. Please enjoy these eight video updates on our expedition so far: 1-Arrival at Union Glacier Runway in Antarctica, 2-Arrival at the Union Glacier Base Camp, 3-Tour of the Union Glacier Accommodation, 4-Flight to the Emperor’s Camp, 5-Arrival at the remote Emperor Penguin Camp, 6-The Walk to the Emperor Colony, 7-Arrival at the Emperor Colony and 8-Photographing at the Emperor Penguin colony.

WNPP Episode 109 – Canon EOS R1 Set-Up and Birding Punta Arenas

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I have just published episode 109 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I discuss my thoughts on the setup of the Canon EOS R1, including what is new and improved and what is missing (but coming via firmware). I also discuss my experience with a local guide birding around Punta Arenas in South America for half a day—a few short hours just outside of town that proved highly productive.