Recent content by niblue

Thanks! I was lucky with the timing of the northern lights during the theme period, as well as them being mostly green.

Congrats to Bill!

There was a faint aurora visible from the village tonight, and fortunately the main colour was green! D500, Tamron 16-300, 2s & f/3.5 at 16.0mm and iso2000. I was walking the dog so didn't have a tripod so had to brace the camera using a fencepost.

Nikon D500, Tamron 16-300, 1/320s & f/6.0 at 175.0mm and iso1400. I decided I'd shoot something for this on my dog walk with Obi today. I had quite a few options but in the end I liked these deteriorating fenceposts become little mossy ecosystems.

I think I might take a picture of one of my knees (or perhaps just a general selfie) for this theme...

From today's dog walk. Nikon D500, Tamron 16-300mm, 1/500s & f/6.3 at 300.0mm and iso2800

Excellent - thank you. Was a lucky shot of the bottom of a rainbow when out walking my dog.

This is one I took today on a beach visit for my dogs 3rd "gotcha day". As well as the rock in the foreground the island is called the Bass Rock. Nikon D500, Tamron 16-300, 1/320s f/9.0 at 44.0mm and iso100

Rainbow. D500 & Tamron 16-300mm, 1/320, F6.3, ISO140

I'm using the Tamron 16-300 as my walkabout/snapshot lens, previously on a D7100 and now on a D500. For a single lens solution I think it's a pretty decent performer (bearing in mind it is a superzoom) and reasonably compact as well.

Night sky over my garden. Nikon D7100, Tokina ATX 12-24mm F4 at 12mm. 30 second exposure at F4 and ISO 400.

Thanks!

Obi at Slaggan Bay in the North West of Scotland. Nikon D7100 and Tamron 16-300mm, 21st August 2025.

I've got a Tamron 16-300 that I use as my walkabout lens on a D7100. It's very versatile and the results are decent for a superzoom. These are some examples shot with that combination: Optically it's of course not as good as the 24-120mm F4 I use on my D800, but that combination is a bit...

D800 & Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6