Timing is everything

I drove into my driveway around 7:45pm, last night, the sun was doing its magic through some of the leaves in my back yard trees. I didn't have much time, I gabbed the D60 and 70-300mm VR and did what I could before the moment disappeared.

I am also reminded that it's hard for me to manually focus the lens, as the AF on modern-day DSLR's doesn't like being subject to the sun.........

Post-rain magic

The best time to capture drama often occurs right after a heavy rain, as long as the wind hasn't done its damage. I had to work the duty desk, this morning, in Mahone Bay and went to the town park to see what I could find.

As always, the 70-300mm VR is the tool of choice for intimate details.

Early morning - the best time of the day

With summer still upon us for while, the sun rises around 6am and it's warm enough to venture out without the need for a jacket. The wee hours of the morning provide the best quality of light and, more importantly, little or no wind. I enjoy shooting webs but gentle breezes often ruin the opportunity.

To boot, you can often find mist and fog to help dramatize the scene, all free of charge!

D60 and Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8.

Fascination with moving water........

I seem to have this affinity for shooting water, especially when it's moving. I rthink it's because we are unable to imagine how it looks at long exposures or very short ones, our eye is like a movie camera as it records our life. With a camera, you can easily show these extremes.

The AF-S 70-300mm VR is the ideal tool to isolate such images.

Environmental portraits

One of my favourite aspects of people shooting is being able to capture the moment when they are focused on their environment. I spied Craig at the head of New Germany Lake as I was returning from polishing up a new listing, the light was just perfect. My Nikon AF-S 70-300mm VR is great for this sort of thing, I was able to get a tight shot plus I had some help with judicious cropping. Of all the shots I recoded, this was the only one where he bothered to see who was shooting........Kudos to today's modern DSLR with their quiet shutters.

New equipment is only a tool

I was fortunate enough to find a refurbished Nikon D60 body which was virtually brand-new-in-box (Opanda says there were only 40 shutter firings!) directly from Nikon Canada. I am always excited to get new photo gear, but do not really expect to get necessarily better images. Last night's evening light lingered, beautifully, as I visited one of my favourite local vistas and liberally shot away until the sun was almost gone.

Technology has certainly made it easier to enhance what photographers can record - Vibration Reduction, spherical lens elements, savvy software - all contribute to the cause.

Anyway, the camera works fine and my eye seems to be as sound as ever.