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Canon has released firmware v1.5.1 for the Canon EOS R3. It’s a relatively small firmware update that addresses named and unnamed bugs. Other cameras have also been updated, including the EOS R5 and EOS 1DX MK3.

Camera Remote Application: It is now possible to register the focus position in the preset function of the CR-A100. When used with the CR-S700R robotic camera system, it makes it easier for the photographer to focus on the intended subject distance and shoot.

It is now possible to erase only voice memos attached to images. In addition, it is now possible to add and add voice memos to protected images.

Enhanced security when sending captured images via FTPS transfer.

If you press the “Exposure Compensation/Aperture Value Setting Button” while looking through the viewfinder, you can check the time in the viewfinder.

Fixed a phenomenon in which the camera operation was rarely effective after touch operation, and [BUSY] was displayed even when the camera was operated.

<Fixed a phenomenon in which the viewfinder and monitor screen were displayed, and shooting was not possible in rare cases due to the operation of the AF-ON> button operation and the timing of the viewfinder on sensor.

Fixed minor bugs.

Download firmware v1.5.1 for the EOS R3

Yesterday, I wrapped up my 2023 Wild Wolves of the Taiga Forest and Golden Eagle and Eagle Owl extension workshops in northern Finland. Perhaps the first part of the workshop should have been more aptly named the Wild Bears of the Taiga Forest this year, as we had fantastic encounters with bears every day of the workshop. One day included five bears in front of the hides! We also had good encounters with both Golden Eagle and Eagle Owl. I will have a full workshop report, including photographs, on my return to Australia in late October. In the meantime, bookings are now open for the 2025 workshop – several places already spoken for. Please drop me an email to register your interest and for further information.

I am now back in Sweden and making my way to Iceland, where I will then fly to the East coast of Greenland to guide my Scoresby Sund expedition for landscapes and icebergs.

The awards have just been announced for the 2023 Nature’s Best Photography competition, and happy to report the only photograph I entered this year (I don’t actually remember entering) has been Highly Honoured in the Polar Passion category. The photograph is one of my personal favourites from Gould Bay, deep in Antarctica – home to the world’s most southerly Emperor Penguin colony. You can see all the winners and highly honoured HERE.

I have just published episode #82 of my Wild Nature Photography Podcast. In this episode, I provide an update on the two wildlife workshops I am leading in North Finland for Wolves, Bears, Golden Eagles and other wildlife. I also discuss my thoughts on how best to maximise your next photography workshop, tour or expedition investment so you can get the best from your investment and time in the field.

Only a few places remain on the 2024 Zululand South Africa ground-level Wildlife masterclass before it will be sold out. You can get an idea of what to expect from this workshop by reading the 2023 trip report HERE and by checking out the portfolio on my website HERE. This is the workshop for you if you have ever wanted to photograph African wildlife at ground and eye level. For more information please download the PDF or drop me an email.