Vernon Chalmers Photography

Photography as Biodiversity Observation | Vernon Chalmers Photography Explore how nature photography can become biodiversity observation through repeated observation, identification, documentation and pattern recognition. Vernon Chalmers is a Cape Town-based professional Canon photography trainer and photographer with extensive experience in nature, birds in flight, landscape and environmental photography. His photographic practice combines practical camera technique with sustained observation of recurring field locations in the Western Cape. Through Vernon Chalmers Photography, he documents photographic subjects, locations and observations while developing practical approaches to photographic learning, visual analysis and image interpretation. His biodiversity photography work is based primarily on first-hand field observation and an evolving personal photographic archive. Core Scientific & Observational Roles Virtual Vouchers: Digital photos capture physical characteristics and ...

LOML ( MMSI: 538072943) Balance 502 Catamaran | Maritime Observation System Photographing and identifying LOML, a Balance 502 performance cruising catamaran, in Table Bay through the Maritime Observation System. LOML | A Balance 502 in Table Bay, Cape Town LOML, the Balance 502 performance cruising catamaran Love of My Life , sailing in Table Bay near Milnerton Lighthouse, Cape Town. The BALANCE 502 identification is visible on the mainsail. Photographer's Note:  LOML: Balance 502 catamaran   was photographed by Vernon Chalmers in Table Bay, Cape Town. The image forms part of the Vernon Chalmers Photography Maritime Studies Project. Maritime Observation System | Table Bay, Cape Town LOML: A Balance 502 catamaran There are moments in ship spotting when identification is straightforward. A vessel appears on AIS, the name is visible, the photograph confirms the physical characteristics, and the record almost writes itself. Then there are the other moments. A vessel appear...

BRIGHT SKY IMO 9465435: Maritime Observation in Table Bay | VCP MOS BRIGHT SKY IMO 9465435: a VCP Maritime Observation System study of vessel identification, photography and maritime research in Table Bay. Photographer's Note:  BRIGHT SKY (IMO 9465435)  was photographed by Vernon Chalmers in Table Bay, Cape Town. The image forms part of the Vernon Chalmers Photography Maritime Studies Project and is also published in the Shipspotting.com database. From Observation to Identity in the Table Bay Maritime Observation System BRIGHT SKY (IMO 9465435) The addition of BRIGHT SKY , IMO 9465435, to the Vernon Chalmers Photography Maritime Observation System (MOS) is another example of how a distant vessel can become a documented subject through a combination of observation, visual evidence and subsequent identification. The observation was recorded on 29 September 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa , with the vessel name BRIGHT SKY and IMO number 9465435 visible in the Ship Spotting ind...

NOOSFERA (IMO 8904496) – Ukrainian Antarctic Research Vessel in Cape Town NOOSFERA (IMO 8904496), a Ukrainian research vessel and former James Clark Ross, photographed in Cape Town as part of the VCP MOS ship spotting project. NOOSFERA (IMO 8904496) Table Bay, Cape Town Photographer's Note:  NOOSFERA (IMO 8904496)   was photographed by Vernon Chalmers in Table Bay, Cape Town. The image forms part of the Vernon Chalmers Photography Maritime Studies Project and is also published in the Shipspotting.com database. A Ukrainian Antarctic Research Vessel in Cape Town NOOSFERA (IMO 8904496) The appearance of NOOSFERA in the VCP Ship Spotting record introduces something rather different into the developing Maritime Observation System (MOS): not a conventional commercial cargo vessel, tanker or offshore support vessel, but a research vessel with a strong Antarctic identity . The Ship Spotting record captured on 29 September 2026 identifies the vessel as NOOSFERA , IMO 8904496 , assoc...

Copyright Infringement Cape Tourism: U nauthorized Commercial Image Use Cape Tourism is using an image by South African photographer Vernon Chalmers without a commercial licensing agreement or explicit permission. The specific infringement involves a photograph of the Milnerton Lighthouse taken from Woodbridge Island looking towards Table Bay. The image is currently being used on Cape Tourism's website on their Western Cape Lighthouses page. Overview of the Cape Tourism Copyright Infringement The Infringed Work : An early morning landscape photograph of the Milnerton Lighthouse. The Infringing Entity : Cape Tourism (capetourism.com). Current Status : No licensing agreement exists between Vernon Chalmers and Cape Tourism. Current Vernon Chalmers Licence Agreement While Vernon Chalmers has previously licensed select images via National Geographic for legitimate tourism campaigns produced for the South African Tourism Board , third-party portals like Cape Tourism are not covered by t...

Canon VCM Autofocus: The Future of Canon EOS R Focusing Explore Canon VCM autofocus, Voice Coil Motor technology and its potential role in the future of intelligent EOS R focusing. This article examines Canon VCM autofocus within the broader development of the EOS R system, connecting Canon's documented lens technology with practical autofocus considerations for photographers, including Birds in Flight photography. Forward-looking sections are identified as technological interpretation rather than announced Canon specifications. Canon VCM: From Lens Motor to Intelligent Focus Actuator Canon VCM autofocus represents more than another lens-motor technology. It points toward an increasingly integrated autofocus architecture in which the camera's recognition and tracking intelligence, the RF communication system and the physical focusing mechanism of the lens operate as parts of a single high-speed system. For photographers following the development of Canon's EOS R system, thi...