January 2009

Colour saturation

by NickL on January 19, 2009 · 2 comments

[image title="nlp_1692" size="medium" id="1993" align="center" alt="Portsmouth fishing nets - 1/250 sec at f/11, 30mm (45mm), RAW, ISO 1100 (Auto), D300" ] Portsmouth fishing nets – 1/250 sec at f/11, 30mm (45mm), RAW, ISO 1100 (Auto), D300 The auto ISO feature is quite intriguing, ISO 1100, hmmm, never considered that one before but the colour looks [...]

The beauty is in the detail

by NickL on January 18, 2009 · 2 comments

[image title="Portsmouth Cathedral" size="medium" id="1997" align="center" alt="1/200sec, f2.8, ISO 1600, 30mm (45mm), Nikon D300" ] Portsmouth Cathedral – 1/200sec, f2.8, ISO 1600, 30mm (45mm), Nikon D300, RAW If you read the post that I wrote on Saturday, you may have already seen this image but during the course of this week I shall be picking [...]

[image title="Waiting for a ferry" size="medium" id="1991" align="center" ] We have just returned from spending a fantastic few hours in Portsmouth. We attended an exhibition, I took some shots with the D300 (see above click on thumbnails to view slide show), we did a little shopping and even looked for somewhere to eat. Our attempts [...]

Good news from the Hospital

by NickL on January 16, 2009 · 0 comments

Good news today, things are going well in Renal land and good news received from Dr Andrews today. I now don’t need to go back for two weeks and the next trip to St Helier is likely to be my last. Two weeks after that, I shall be returning to Frimley Park which is my [...]

Red kites over Burnham train station

by NickL on January 15, 2009 · 2 comments

I often blog about Red Kites. Just spotted 3 over Burnham station. I guess train lines are a good hunting ground for carrion? Sent from my iPod

Photowalks

by NickL on January 14, 2009 · 0 comments

I am planning a series of photowalks for the year ahead and whilst in the planning phase would like to invite people to make suggestions. They must all be in the UK and preferably the south since that is where I am based. The idea behind these walks is simple a bunch of photographers meet [...]

The new D300 and its first spin

by NickL on January 12, 2009 · 0 comments

Getting a new camera is always exciting but this time round I haven’t rushed out to buy the latest model as soon as it came out, well not quite and anyway has the patient wait been worth it. The answer is very much a resounding yes. The other strange thing is every time I buy [...]