D700, 70-200 f/2.8 @ 160mm, 1/200th @ f/5.6
The fine weather this last weekend brought out all the kids from the street on to the patch of grass we call the green. A perfect opportunity when they're such willing models too!
The autofocus combination works really well between the D700 and 70-200, I had the continuous mode set for when the kids were on their bikes and hurtling towards me with no sense of fear (or lens cost). The majority of the shots were shot on single point AF, in shutter priority set to 1/200th sec to avoid camera shake. I know the VR should save me a couple of stops as well - force...
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Interesting bit of viral marketing on Twitter - an Australian photographer called Cameron Laird (@cammo) is giving away his Nikon D2H body to one of the people who follows him on Twitter.
It's a great way to get more followers, how many will abandon him after the draw I wonder - especially as this is on April Fools day! To be in with a chance of winning you'll need to follow the instructions for the competition here. Good luck!
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D700, AF-S 70-200 at 175mm, 1/80th at f/4.5, ISO 200
As I haven't been to the gym for a while it was high time I got out with the Nikon AF-S VR 70-200 f/2.8 zoom that I acquired recently. It's brilliantly balanced on the D700 and feels great, but it isn't half heavy. On the plus side, a couple of hours of wandering around with this lens makes the 24-70 f/2.8 seem as light as a feather! Mental note: leave the 50mm f/1.4 off for a bit...
First impressions - the AF is insanely fast. It tracks well in low light and is pretty quiet too, but you can hear the VR servos fire in from time to time. On that...
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Thanks to @JasonDPG on Twitter for this spot - an underwater housing for the Nikon D700 is on its' way. Although I'm not a diver and rarely even get near the beach (criminal considering we live so close!) I really, really want one of these.
Hold on, they cost $4000. Perhaps I can wait. Here's what the housing will look like:
Credit on this article, and more details on this and many other aspects of underwater photography can be found at DivePhotoGuide.com. Check out their excellent articles section for a selection of other underwater housings for Nikon digital SLRs.
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D700, 24-70 f/2.8 at 28mm, 1/400th at f/5.6, ISO 200
D700, 24-70 f/2.8 at 24mm, 1/800th at f/5.6, ISO 200
Harry persuaded us to take him to the local park on Saturday, the first warm(ish) day in a while. As Mum was around I didn't have to watch too closely as he clambered around and instead the D700 got an airing!
These two shots were amongst my favourite from the day, the converging lead lines up the slide work well for me. The second shot is using the Awesome bw Lightroom plugin, I don't normally play around too much with shots but this effect and the gaze into the horizon is effective.
On Sunday...
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