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| The grachts of Amsterdam, Netherlands |
f/2.5, 1/8 secs, ISO 800
Showing posts with label Nikon D300s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nikon D300s. Show all posts
Monday, January 28, 2013
Night lights, Amsterdam
f/2.5, 1/8 secs, ISO 800
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Late For Play
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| Late for play - horses on slopes, Kaufbeuren, Bavaria, Germany |
f/20, 1/125 secs, ISO 200
The Bavarian Countryside
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| The Bavarian Countryside, Kaufbeuren, Germany |
f/8, 1/800 secs, ISO 200
Friday, August 31, 2012
Dragon on the Edge
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| A dragonfly balancing on a leaf edge ... |
f/7.1, 1/640 secs, ISO 400
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
The Solitary Bee-eater
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| Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis |
f/7.1, 1/8000 secs, ISO 400
Sunday, August 26, 2012
The Black Lored Tit
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| Black-lored Tit, Parus xanthogenys |
f/7.1, 1/200 secs, ISO 400
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Small Wonders
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| Small Wonders, or the joys of close up photography |
f/7.1, 1/400 secs, ISO 400
The Coppersmith
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| Coppersmith Barbet, Crimson-breasted Barbet or Coppersmith (Megalaima haemacephala) |
f/6.3, 1/160 secs, ISO 400
Friday, August 24, 2012
Drongo At Dusk
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| Bronzed Drongo, Dicrurus aeneus |
f/7.1, 1/200 secs, ISO 400
Cro(w)file
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| House Crow, Corvus splendens |
f/5.6, 1/3200 secs, ISO 400
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Bronzed Drongo, on bottlebrush tree
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| Bronzed Drongo, Dicrurus aeneus |
f/8, 1/160 secs, ISO 400
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Coffee Break at Cafe Puck
A set of pictures, taken with a D300s and the Nikon 85 1.8G, at f/1.8 and ISO 200, with shutter speeds between 1/50 seconds and 1/1600 seconds.
Location and props courtesy Cafe Puck, München.
Over a cup of coffee, and some useless banter :)
Find it on Google Maps here.
P.N. I make a double appearance in one of the pictures above.
Friday, June 22, 2012
Münchner Freiheit @ Munich
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| Münchner Freiheit, Munich, Germany |
f/2.5, 1/30 secs, ISO 400
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Pink Lily
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| Pink Lily |
f/1.8, 1/60 secs, ISO 400
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| Pink Lily |
f/1.8, 1/50 secs, ISO 400
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
The Picnic Crasher
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| The Picnic Crasher, English Gardens, Munich |
f/5.6, 1/250 secs, ISO 640
This small little gate crasher was captured with the 85 1.8G and the close up lens combination. This post is more about the detail that can be had with this combination, than any purer photographic objective.
To give a sense of how small this fellow was, and how much cropping has gone in to get to the image above, check the original capture below,
And to put the size of the bag into perspective, see the image below where the same bag sits besides a Nikon 1 10-30 VR lens and a Parker roller ball pen.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
85mm 1.8G Macro?
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| English Gardens, Munich |
f/1.8, 1/500 secs, ISO 200
A tripod, or a steadier hand, would have made a significant difference to the picture above. Nothing extra has been done to the background, the Canon 500D close up and the wide open 85mm ensure you get a smooth OOF background.
The shot below is taken after stopping down. These flowers are very small and scattered all throughout the grass.
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| English Gardens, Munich |
f/5.6, 1/60 secs, ISO 200
Another Daisy Close Up
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| Daisy close up, English Gardens, Munich |
f/4, 1/250 secs, ISO 200
Here is another daisy, up close and personal. The combination of the 85 1.8G and the close up lens appears to be a great alternative for times when you don't want to carry a dedicated macro lens.
Below is the center portion of the flower, cropped heavily, and this shows that this combination can deliver the goods.
Daisy, close up with the 85mm
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| Daisy close up, English Gardens, Munich |
Nikon D300s + Nikon 85mm 1.8G + Canon 500D Close up lens
f/4, 1/1000 secs, ISO 200
This is a close up of a small daisy, using the recently released Nikon 85mm 1.8G combined with a Canon 500D close up lens, on a Nikon D300s. While I do use a 105 VR, the purpose here was to test if this combination could help me get close and sharp if I were to just carry the close up lens along with a 35 and 85 when traveling light. My conclusion is a resounding 'yes, I can'.
The un-cropped version of the image is below.
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| Daisy close up, English Gardens, Munich |
f/4, 1/1000 secs, ISO 200
Blackbird and the 85mm
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| Blackbird foraging in the English Gardens, Munich |
f/1.8, 1/500 secs, ISO 200
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| Blackbird foraging in the English Gardens, Munich |
f/1.8, 1/500 secs, ISO 200