Generally photographers select a wide angle lens for landscapes or seascapes. Landscapes and seascapes often ask for a lot to be included in the image but sometimes a long telephoto lens can be used to emphasise some aspect of the image. In the next two examples I have used a wide angle lens of 28mm…
I am finding that the wide angle, Nikon 28mm f/1.8 lens is an excellent lens for both seascapes and landscapes. The first image here is one that I wanted to impart a very wide angle of view and yet not place the distant waves and horizon too far away. A much wider lens would have…
I love walking around with my Nikon 28mm f/1.8 AF-S lens on my camera, it is a compact little lens and just so sharp, beautiful for landscapes, water scenes and seascapes. For both the images below I used this lens together with my Gitzo GM5561T, monopod. In this first shot I placed the boat in…
One of the prime aspects of Kangaroo Island is of course the wildlife and it is very abundant all over the island. It is wonderful to see the Sea Lions entering and leaving the surf and also to see them swimming around in the ocean. For this type of photography a long lens is required…
This pelican in flight has been captured at Kingscote, Kangaroo Island. This is surely the place to see pelicans, as there are literally dozens of then around this town, they even have pelican feeding times to attract them to the area. This image has been captured with my much loved 300mm f/4 telephoto lens. But…
What is the most important component in your photography. To many people they would reply the camera or the lens but are they correct. From my perspective many of the current cameras are very similar in image quality, admittedly in the Nikon range which I use, there are the FX and DX range of cameras where…
I love capturing industrial landscapes at night time. For some reason the colours and subjects seem to stand out and contrast against the night sky. The above image of the power station was captured on a wet night which seemed to create nice lighting and reflections on the roadway. It was captured using a tripod…
I love photographing water falls, there are so many options open to you. You can get the whole scene or just crop, so that you just get a small portion of the falls. Also you can have the option of a fast shutter speed to freeze the action of the water or as I generally…
Yes the 50mm f/1.8D lens is the cheapest lens in the Nikon range. Years ago the 50mm lens used to be regarded as the standard lens and was generally provided when you purchased a new camera. I have not used a lens of this focal length for many years as I have generally used zoom…
Normally I am not too keen on images unless most of the subject matter is quite sharp. Sometimes we use selective focus with a low aperture to blur out some part of the image. The images in this post have been intentionally taken with a long exposure to intentionally blur the flowing water. I quite…
