While outside this afternoon, I met a friendly little fellow …
We went to Hanging Rock, Mt. Macedon, and Rupertswood Mansion on the weekend, per my suggestion, to try and get some decent shots. No luck - landscapes are amazingly hard to capture. The day wasn’t too bad, but the photos were very definitely disappointing:
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The biggest problem was the monochromatic look of everything - when you end […]
Just a quick post about some incoming search trends. I’ve had quite a few people hit my site looking for information about grey market cameras - here’s what I have to say.
The major camera manufacturers lock up each region around the world through exclusive wholesaler arrangements. So, if you want to buy a Canon or […]
Now that I’ve picked up my AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D and 70-300mm f/4-5.6G lenses, how are they I hear you ask?
The simple answer? Surprisingly good. I paid only $179 AUD for the 70-300mm and $189 AUD for the 50mm, and for the price, they’re an amazingly good deal. I took them to the Melbourne Zoo on […]
Playing around with night photography and depth of field:
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My first attempt at doing a high dynamic range (HDR) image. The D80’s great - very cool. Tell you what though, there’s so much functionality in there, I think it’s going to take me quite a while before using it’s second nature …
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Flights are confirmed (but not booked), camera will be ordered soon. At this point, over the next month and a half, I’ll probably be through:
Melbourne
Sydney
Canberra
Brisbane
Wellington
Auckland
Hawaii
North Carolina
Looking forward to things calming down a little, to be honest. All I need is Perth, Adelaide, and Darwin, and I’d have the ANZ royal flush. At least I’m not […]
I’ve decided which one I’ll get. After much internal debate, I’ve finalised on the Nikon D80. I’m planning on buying the body only and purchasing separately:
Nikkor Lens AF-S DX 18-70mm f3.5-4.5G IF-ED; and
Nikkor Lens AF 70-300mm f4-5.6G
According to Thom, the 18-70mm has far less chromatic aberration than the 18-135mm. So, while I’ll miss the extra […]
Added photos from Thailand, New Zealand, Greece, and Turkey. Looking back, it’s amazing how few photos you take when you’re using film. And, I’m not sure whether I’ve gotten better with time or not, but they were also generally pretty poor quality. I blame the camera.