Flowers in the Backyard
Not much I can say about these. I mounted the Nikon 105mm f/2.8 and went out to the backyard in search of flowers It was the first time I’ve mounted this macro lens on the Nikon D800E and I was very pleased with the results.
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I want sharper images!
These were taken on a trip to Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge in January of 2019. I was having trouble getting sharp images with my Fuji X-T3 and Fuji 100-400 mm lens and ended up throwing most of them away. I’ve since learned to shoot a faster shutter speed and to also turn the image stabilizer…
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The Columbia Gorge
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New Nikon D800E
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The Seattle Butterfly House
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Hike at Staircase Rapids
When the Olympia Camera Club took a fall field trip to the Staircase Rapids part of the Olympic National Park, I figured there wouldn’t be many landscape type views within the forest, so I took my Macro lens and focused on some of the smaller details along the trail. There was lots of moss, mushrooms…
