wreckdiver1321
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Rented a 24-70mm f/2.8 for tonight's show. Good lord this is one serious lens. If I threw it at someone, it might kill them. Hopefully I get some good shots, we shall see.
WreckDiver1321's Daily Photos - Attempt 2!
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So, last Wednesday I had the pleasure of doing some concert shooting. The singer in a local band is a close family friend, so I was able to get in for free and really push my D3100 as far as it can go. I rented a Nikkor 24-70 f/2.8 just for this show. Even at 2.8, the light was so bad that I spent most of the night shooting at 1600 ISO (the 3100 HATES 3200 ISO!) and between 1/40-1/50. I used a bit of fill flash in a few spots, bust mostly it was just ambient light.
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For the longest time, I have been seriously eyeing up getting myself a D7100. They are a great camera that is extremely capable, work pretty well in low light, and have great image quality. However, I have been looking to take my photography to another level recently. I love the specs of the D7100, but I would really like some better low light performance. That means I am now looking to go full frame. Aside from the improved high ISO performance, there is just something really alluring about making the switch to FX format. Plus, I'm only about $200 into DX glass. I don't think there is any better time for me to make the switch. Also, later on down the line, I will be well invested into very high quality FX glass that I can use on future bodies. All of this means that I am pretty sold on the D610. I am going to rent one for a day just to make sure, but from what I have read and researched, it seems like a great camera, especially when paired with good lenses.
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Went up to mom and dad's place in the mountains on Saturday. My brother and I have had the opportunity to do some exploring.
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More from up north!
Some deer made their way out onto mom and dad's lawn during one afternoon. Took the opportunity to break out my rarely used 55-200mm and get snapping.
Some deer made their way out onto mom and dad's lawn during one afternoon. Took the opportunity to break out my rarely used 55-200mm and get snapping.
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The next day, we went out on a boating trip, where I got some nice action shots of my brother water skiing. This is a tough thing to do when you're on a less than smooth lake with a non VR lens completely zoomed in, but I think I managed fairly well.
This one is my absolute favorite by far.
This one is my absolute favorite by far.
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Went to the local fair to get some shots. Wasn't a great night for shooting, but not too bad.
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On Friday, I went out very briefly and shot the back alleys again.
Later that night, I got together with a few folks at a friend's house for a fire.
Later that night, I got together with a few folks at a friend's house for a fire.
BackdoorArts
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Always love strolling through this thread. Great shots!!
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Many thanks Jake!
Unfortunately, I am starting to think I'm outpacing my D3100 at this point. Pinching pennies (extremely impatiently) for the D610!
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More street photography!
I hit the local farmer's market on Saturday to do some street shots, and I came out with some cool stuff. A note on settings: usually when I do street shooting, I am in A mode, at 100-200 ISO (on sunny days), with the 35mm f/1.8 at 2.8. I usually move my focus point around depending on subjects, and normally I have it in spot metering, but I forgot to change the metering mode this time, which led to some bad exposures.
I hit the local farmer's market on Saturday to do some street shots, and I came out with some cool stuff. A note on settings: usually when I do street shooting, I am in A mode, at 100-200 ISO (on sunny days), with the 35mm f/1.8 at 2.8. I usually move my focus point around depending on subjects, and normally I have it in spot metering, but I forgot to change the metering mode this time, which led to some bad exposures.
BackdoorArts
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Many thanks Jake!
Unfortunately, I am starting to think I'm outpacing my D3100 at this point. Pinching pennies (extremely impatiently) for the D610!
Maybe so, but you're doing pretty darn good with watch you're shooting with!!
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BackdoorArts
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It's not the camera, it's the photographer right?
Always. Doesn't mean we don't occasionally run out of runway though.
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Stopped by a friend's house on Sunday to visit. Got a couple cool shots.
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Always. Doesn't mean we don't occasionally run out of runway though.
Great way to put it!
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Now posting in full res to show EXIF data! On my computer at least, the site automatically resizes the pics. Let me know if it doesn't work for everyone.
More walkabout shooting around the house...
More walkabout shooting around the house...
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Spent more time walking around town recently.
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Also stopped in at the local dive shop to have my scuba tanks filled, and took some shots while I was there.
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Just a couple quick grabs today. I saw an interesting angle of my fiancee getting ready. I'm not totally happy with the shot, but it's a step in a good direction.
And grabbed this one when I was walking downtown.
And grabbed this one when I was walking downtown.