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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Dahlias Galore!
October 4, 2016 I got a new camera a couple weeks ago, but I seem to be having a hard time getting out to give it a workout. So yesterday I made the drive to Tacoma to Point Defiance Park to explore the gardens there. They have a duck pond, a dahlia garden, a rose…
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The Columbia Gorge
April 30 and May 1, 2016 We’ve spent time in the past photographing the waterfalls of the Columbia Gorge, but this trip we spent more time on the Washington side of the Gorge with the intent of photographing the wildflowers at both Dalles Mountain and Rowena Crest. In the past, the end of April was…
Percival Landing
It has been awhile since I’ve taken the camera out. I don’t know why, but after a pretty busy June and July, I’ve just been taking a break. But I’ve started to feel antsy and needed to get out and shoot something. So I headed down to Percival Landing at sunset to catch the golden…
New Nikon D800E
I finally broke down and ordered my new camera. I’d been debating for months on what I should get and finally decided on a Nikon D800E. I knew this camera would take exceptional images, but I will admit I was a bit worried about 36 mega-pixals and the file sizes that would result from such…
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Trip to Tacoma
Every year I go to Alaska in March to volunteer for the Iditarod. As a result, I’ve met people from all over the world, and have come to call many of them good friends. So when one of these friends from the San Francisco Bay Area said he was going on vacation to Seattle, I…
Practicing Birds in Flight
This week I bought a “new, used” camera. I found a Nikon D3S with very low shutter actuations for sale on Craigslist. I wanted the D3S for its 11 frames per second burst mode to help in capturing birds in flight. I mounted it with my 70-200mm and headed down to Percival Landing to practice…
