Revisiting HDR
My first HDR – or High Dynamic Range – photographic attempts were over a year ago (blogged here) and didn’t turn out so well. So, after reading the HDR book I picked up from Kinokuniya I went about the house
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Sigma 18-250mm
So, after giving it a lot of hard thought, I decided a fortnight ago to get an all-in-one travel lens that would give me a bit more reach beyond 55mm, and which I hope will see extensive use when I’m
Musing about lenses
The professional class of photographers typically insist on prime lenses or nothing. But photography is just a hobby and extra-curricular activity for me. As optically incredible and perfect as some of those f1.4 of f2.8 lenses can be, I just
One year later
Time flies! It’s been just over a year since I bought the D300, and I thought it’d be fun to do a short post on what’s happened to it over the first year I’ve owned and used it.:) Cost $2,450
Armor Class = –10
Check this out: body armor for your expensive DSLR, or in the case below for the D300: Niftly called ‘Camera Armor’, the manufacturer’s blib states that: “Custom Engineered for the Nikon D300, Camera Armor is an always on, protection system
D300 + MB-D10
Most of the pictures I took when I first had my SLR in the 80s were portrait shots. Now, the right way to take portrait-styled pictures is to use an underhand rather than an overhand grip. Besides that taking portrait
If I could dream…
… it’d be of this lens: The Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR LOL. But I’m not crazy: the damn thing costs a whopping ~$2.5K.:(
More CPL foolin'
More fooling around with the B+W circular polarizer filter coupled with the Sigma 10-20mm lens. This quick shot was taken at about 2 pm just outside the living room window over the last weekend, and at 20mm focal length. The
Photographic toys
Here’s a picture of the equipment that Matt brought me, alongside a few other items I’ve picked up in the last month.:) From left to right: Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor Lens Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G
HDR and CPL
One of those things I’ve never really gotten around to doing is play around with Photo editing software. I’ve had them for years – e.g. the very first digital camera I bought in 1999 (a Canon S10) – came with
"But my face is oily…:("
One of those effects of those weeks of spreadsheet-peering is that I’ve become intimately familiar with pricing of camera systems, lenses and accessories. It’s funny too, because currently right now, the local camera body prices for the Canon 40D and
"Got game or not…?"
Ling can say the strangest things. I was explaining and showing her the different functions on our D300 yesterday at home. Clearly impressed, she asked innocently: “Wah – got game or not too?!” “Aiyoh dear, you think this is a
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