Sunday 31 October 2010

Sculpture by the Sea 2010

Sculpture by the Sea in Sydney has been running annually since 1997, the exhibition is along the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk and is a free public arts event. I photographed the exhibition last year and you can see that 2009 blog post *HERE*
Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/60 sec
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Sunrise on an overcast but warm Sunday morning I was among at least a hundred other keen photographers.
Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/30 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f8, 1/60 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/325 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 16mm f2.8, 1/160 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/1000 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f8, 1/30 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/3200 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/800 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f8, 1/50 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/1600 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/5000 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/5000 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/4000 sec
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Saturday 23 October 2010

Perspective and a New Toy

Hmm found a real bargain lens whilst browsing in a camera store the other day, so on an impulse I splashed out. The 50mm focal length is a 'standard' lens on the full frame (film 35mm equivalent or FX format). Like the Nikkor 35mm f2 prime I have which, which is about equivalent in its effective focal length to a 50mm prime would be on a full frame camera (Nikon D3, D700 or a Canon 5D Mk II etc). That is its closest to what you see with your eyes for the D300. The 35mm f2 is tack sharp and has great bokeh too and has been on my camera a lot since I got it.
The 50mm 1.4 gives extremely sharp, crisp focus and is ideal for portraiture on the D300. It translates to a 75mm lens and is the similar in performance to an 85mm 1.4 of a full frame (FX) body. 1.4 maximum aperture means this is a very 'fast' lens and is great for very low light conditions and gives fantastic and pleasing bokeh (background blur). Maybe this will be new favourite, well see. See related concepts in this * POST *
Chinese Lucky Buddha Beer bottle, mmm contents was good too . . .
Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/60 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f5.6, 1/400 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/1000 sec
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Peek a Boo Dog hiding and watching . . .
Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/250 sec
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Sunday 17 October 2010

Refraction and Reflection

A rainbow is created when rain is across a landscape and sunlight strikes the water at an appropriate angle relative to an observer for the colour spectrum to be revealed in that place. Light, of course as you would know, appears to be white but is really made up of a mixture of red, yellow, green, blue, violet, orange and indigo light. According to the laws of physics a rainbow will always be in front of you while your back is to the sun. No two people ever see the same rainbow as the eyes of two people cannot occupy the same place in space at the same time, each observer sees a different rainbow because the raindrops are constantly in motion so its appearance is always changing. Each time you see a rainbow it is unique to you. The legend that a pot of gold can be found at the rainbow's end originated in Silesia, a part of old Europe in an area located mostly in present day Poland with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic and Germany. It was told that angels put the gold there. The most famous of all rainbow legends is that at the end of every rainbow lays a pot of gold guarded by the mischievous mythical creature the Leprechaun. Like a parody of all materialistic pursuits you can never actually get to the end of a rainbow because it moves relative to your position, as long as the rain and sun is producing the phenomenon.
Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 70mm f8, 1/500 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 200mm f8, 1/400 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 70mm f8, 1/640 sec
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Saturday 9 October 2010

Centennial Park, Sydney

Centennial Park is 189 hectares designed in the Victorian period tradition featuring formal gardens, ponds, grand avenues, statues, historic buildings and sporting fields. It's situated 5Km inland from Bondi Beach and adjacent to the Sydney Cricket Ground. In 1825, convict labour was used to build a 3.5 km underground aqueduct, known as Busbys Bore, from the Busbys Pond in Centennial Park to Hyde Park to supply Sydney water from 1837 to 1859. Formal gardens established around Busby’s Pond known as the Column Garden contain many species of flowering and succulent plants. Link to: Centannial Park Flickr Group
Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/100 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f5.6, 1/400 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/125 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f5.6, 1/500 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/2500 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/125 sec
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Thursday 7 October 2010

Flowers, Birds and Buddha

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2.2, 1/1000 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/3200 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/800 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/1600 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/400 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 200mm f2.8, 1/2000 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 200mm f2.8, 1/2000 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, 200mm f2.8, 1/160 sec
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