READY? SET… GO!!  That’s what the t-shirts said for a “fun run” organized by a friend to raise money for a breast cancer fund. Getting almost 100 people into a group photo was a tough one though. Luckily I had a super-wide lens in the bag, and there was a staircase I could climb for [...]
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Posted in Portrait on Jan 19th, 2010
When I had sacked-off and traded-in a couple of DX lenses [Nikkor 17-55 f/2.8 and the 18-200 VR], I bought a brand-new 24-70 f/2.8 Nano and a used 80-200 f/2.8 . The 24-70 performs well, as expected. But the lens that really shines out is this older 80-200. When I tested it at the shop, [...]
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AÂ lovely foggy morning today, perfect for a walk around the park. Â Â Â
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A friend organized a FunRun fund-raiser on Dec 9th 09 to assist a co-worker at her office. I did not run, but walked and took some photos for the team….   That’s not fog or mist in the 3rd photo – but clouds of dust billowing from the morning street-sweeping. You can see one of the [...]
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Posted in Destruction, Equipment, Kingfisher on Jan 5th, 2009
Was planning to go out at dawn today to photograph a large bee-hive I have observed in a public park, and also a Kingfisher who comes and perches on a tree-stump waiting his opportunity to grab a nice fish out of the pond. Cleaned out the camera and the 300mm lens… was packing up the [...]
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