Category: Photography
Distance Shooting with Nikon’s 70-300mm VR Lens
Being an avid amateur (perhaps advanced amateur at that) photographer, I replaced my older telephoto lens with a new choice, the Nikon AF-S 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 VR.
Just a shot of my snowy view this morning…
Going Wide With The Sigma 10-20 Lens
Earlier this year, not too long after my previous lens acquisition, I started shopping for a wide angle lens. I’ll give an overview of the lens that made the cut.
Victoria got a treat yesterday: the renowned aerial acrobatic team known as the Snowbirds put on a performance above the Dallas Road waterfront. It was quite the draw: plenty of people turned out for the event, which is part of celebrations for British Columbia’s 150th year. I took my camera with my 70-300mm lens, and [...]
I’ve added a new lens to my camera bag.
Well, it’s not often I get a picture like this one. The other day, I was watching a great blue heron on the ground in Beacon Hill Park, when it made a sudden movement, and I realized it had snatched a dragonfly out of the air. Lucky that I had my camera, and [...]
An important aspect of digital photography is the format the pictures are stored. There is currently a non-generalized RAW format used by most camera manufactures, and there is an up-and-coming standardized format proposed known as DNG. I’ll explain the differences between the two, and why I use one of them.
I was in the market for a new camera, and eventually decided on the Nikon D50, a digital SLR made for camera enthusiasts.
