Author: Geoff

Selecting a Nikon DSLR Camera

What camera shall I buy? This is a very commonly asked question and to assist in selecting a camera I will briefly summarize the range of Nikon, Digital SLR cameras available and provide links to reviews, together with a brief summary of the main differences between the cameras. I will cover the main differences between the cameras… Continue reading Selecting a Nikon DSLR Camera

Nikon Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX Lens Review

This lens is a DX format lens and is not suitable for the FX format, it provides a 5.5 times zoom range with a focal length of 55-300mm. This lens is Nikons first lens to use a high refractive index, HRI lens element, with a refractive index of 2.0 or higher. The use of a HRI lens element provides the… Continue reading Nikon Nikkor 55-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR AF-S DX Lens Review

Nikon Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR AF-S Lens Review

This lens is an FX format, full frame 10.7 mtimes zoom covering focal lengths from 28mm to 300mm. This lens covers a very large focal length range and would be suitable as a travel lens where fast apertures are not required. The lens is very compact and lightweight and has  built in vibration reduction, VR II. The lens is provided with two… Continue reading Nikon Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED VR AF-S Lens Review

Nikon Nikkor 24-120mm f/4.0G ED VR Lens Review

This is an FX format, full frame lens with a 5 times zoom lens with a fixed maximum aperture of f/4 through the full 24 mm to 120 mm range of focal lengths. The lens has built in vibration reduction, with VR II, offering camera shake and vibration compensation equivalent to a shutter speed increase of four steps. This… Continue reading Nikon Nikkor 24-120mm f/4.0G ED VR Lens Review

Nikon D3100 Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera

Nikon have released a new entry level DSLR camera, this camera appears to have everything needed for a sophisticated entry level camera. THe camera is basically DX format, with a 14.2 MPixel CMOS image sensor. EXPEED 2 image processing system is used to suppress noise, improve tonal range and give beautiful colors. ISO sensitivity up to 3200ISO… Continue reading Nikon D3100 Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera

Night Images

An image of the Loy Yang Power Station at Traralgon, Victoria, taken in drizzling rain at night. This image was taken with the Nikon 24-120mm, VR zoom lens and the Nikon D700 camera, there is a review of this lens here. This image was captured using a tripod and a remote cable realease, to give an extra sharp image, avoiding any camera movement.

Nikkor, Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED AF-S DX Lens Review

The Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 lens is a lens specifically designed for the smaller Nikon DX format. This lens is a great general purpose photojournalist lens, it is a true professional quality lens. This lens has a constant 2.8 aperture throughout its zoom range. This lens was my mainly used lens for many years with the D2H camera. The lens covers a 3x zoom range.

Organising a Photographic Web Site

Pelicans Preening, Burrum Heads, Queensland

The Blogging and Gallery software is quite simple to implement and use, being standard Wordpress software. There are many options available with Wordpress to select alternative themes to differentiate the look of your web site from other sites.

Photography from a Bird Hide

Here are a few images from the Bird Observatory at Broome, Western Australia. This is a purposely built bird hide on Roebuck Bay, Western Australia. There are many birds in this area both inland and along the shore line. The area is most important as a sanctuary for migratory shorebirds at certain times of the year.

What Is In Your Bag

Camera Bag

Those of us who are into photography, generally over a period of time we will collect quite a lot of photographic equipment. Personally I prefer a backpack to transport my gear as I find it easier to carry than a shoulder type bag. As we collect more equipment our bag will be carrying many valuable items, so make sure your bag is of good quality. If we purchase an excellent quality bag it will last many years, in fact I still have an old trunk style bag I have had for over 30 years.

Protecting your Lenses

Protecting your lenses is a very big consideration in your photography. Firstly if you love photography you will have quite a lot of money outlayed on your gear and most of that outlay will be on your lenses. Many photographers make big mistakes here, they will purchase expensive lenses and then get cheap filters to put on them to protect the front element, but the cheap filters will degrade the image.

Capturing the Wide Expanses of the Outback

The above image has been captured at Lake Argyle in the Kimberlies, Western Australia. It is a composite image stitched together in PTGui software with post processing in Photoshop. Lake Argyle is situated near Kununurra on the western side of the Kimberly Ranges. There are beautiful sunset cruises on Lake Argyle to give the best views of this area.

City Park Photography at Night

The Brisbane Wheel

Southbank is generally a hive of activity on the banks of the Brisbane River, one of the highlights is the Brisbane Wheel, an extremely large ferris wheel with spectacular lighting, occasionally the colors of the lights on the wheel are changed giving it a different look. The above image of the ferris wheel was captured with an exposure of 6 seconds, ISO100, using a tripod and remote release.