Monthly archive June, 2009

Feature film shot entirely with Nikon D90

Despite being a gadget person there are times when I see converging technologies built in together without proper thought. One of these, and a bugbear of mine, is video on a DSLR. Yet today news emerges of a feature film…

Comparing Nikon supertelephoto lens sizes

Check out this great video from LensRentals.com comparing the different sizes of Nikon telephoto lenses. I’m never going to grumble about the size of my 70-200 f/2.8  again!

To think that wildlife shooters use a 600mm…

Dogs in flight

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Nikon D700, 24-70 AF-S @ 70mm, 1/640th at f/7.1, ISO 200

The New Forest confuses some people in that it’s not just trees. There are lots of wide open spaces to enjoy, often shared with…

Willow and Leather

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Nikon D700, 70-200 VR with 1.7 Teleconverter at 340mm, 1600th @ f/4.8, ISO 450

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Nikon D700, 70-200 VR with 1.7 Teleconverter at 340mm, 1600th @ f/4.8, ISO 800

Summer’s arriving...

Lake Vyrnwy at dusk

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Nikon D700, 17-35 AF-S at 24mm, 6 seconds @ f/22

A quick postscript on the Red Kite trip – arriving at Welshpool late Friday and keen to make the most of the weekend